Volvo V90 Owner's Manual page 483

Changing drive mode
Select the drive mode that best suits the current
driving conditions.
Change the drive mode using the control in the
centre console.
Remember that not all drive modes are available
in all situations.
To change drive mode:
1. Press the drive mode control DRIVE MODE.
> A pop-up menu is opened in the centre
display.
2. Roll the wheel upward or downward until the
desired drive mode is highlighted.
Applies to certain markets.
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3. Press the drive mode control or tap directly
on the touch screen to confirm the selection.
> The selected drive mode is indicated in
the driver display.
If a drive mode is greyed-out in the pop-up menu
then it cannot be selected.
Related information
Drive modes (p. 477)
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STARTING AND DRIVING
Energy distribution in hybrid drive
using map data*
The Hybrid drive mode is the car's normal mode
where the electric motor and internal combus-
tion engine work individually or together in hybrid
drive. If a destination has been selected in the
navigation system*, the Predictive Efficiency
function distributes the electric energy in an
intelligent way along the whole driving distance
using the map data.
Fuel consumption can then be reduced com-
pared with normal hybrid drive when the car is
first driven on electricity, to then change over to
being driven by the internal combustion engine
when the hybrid battery has been discharged.
If the distance to the destination is greater than
the calculated range in electric drive, the function
distributes the electric energy to the option most
advantageous for the whole driving distance. This
makes it possible to avoid situations where nor-
mal hybrid drive would otherwise use a large pro-
portion of the electric energy, for example, to run
electric drive at high speed on a motorway and
then use the internal combustion engine at low
speed in urban driving.
Greatest fuel saving is when the driving distance
starts with motorway driving, is between 50 and
100 km (30 and 60 miles) long and the hybrid
battery is fully charged when starting.
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* Option/accessory.