Volvo S60 Twin Engine Owner's Manual page 450

STARTING AND DRIVING
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WARNING
Always use the parking brake when park-
ing on an inclined surface. Engaging a gear
or the automatic transmission's P position
is not sufficient to hold the car stationary in
all situations.
NOTE
To be able to lock the car and arm the
alarm, the gear position must be in P.
Help functions
The system will change to P position automat-
ically
if the car is switched off in position D or R.
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if the driver unfastens the seatbelt and
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opens the driver's door when the car is
running with the gear selector in a position
other than P.
To park a car without wearing the seatbelt and
with the door open - exit the P position by
selecting R or D again.
If the car is switched off in neutral position,
there is no automatic change-over to P posi-
tion. This is to allow you to wash the car in the
type of car wash that requires the car to be
rolled through the facility.
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Reverse position - R
Select position R to reverse. The car must be
stationary when reverse position is selected.
Neutral position - N
No gear is engaged and the engine can be
started. Apply the parking brake if the car is
stationary with the gear selector in N position.
To be able to move the gear selector from the
N position to another gear position, the brake
pedal must be depressed and the ignition
position must be II.
Drive position - D
D is the normal driving position. Shifting up
and down takes place automatically based on
the level of acceleration and speed.
The car must be stationary when changing
gear from R position to D position.
Brake position - B
Overview of brake positions in the driver display.
From B position, it is possible to change gear
manually. The B position can be selected at
any time during travel. The car brakes using its
electric motor when the accelerator pedal is
released, while also charging the hybrid bat-
tery. This gives more opportunities for
recharging the hybrid battery, since charging
also takes place without the driver using the
brake pedal.
Select brake position by moving the gear
selector backwards from the D position. The
driver display shows which gear is being used.