Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 105

03 Your driving environment
Gearboxes
Move the lever forwards towards + (plus) to
change up a gear and release the lever, which
returns to its rest position at M.
Pull the lever back towards – (minus) to change
down a gear and release the lever.
The manual gearshift mode M can be selected
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at any time while driving.
Geartronic automatically shifts down if the
driver allows the speed to decrease lower than
a level suitable for the selected gear, in order
to avoid jerking and stalling.
To return to automatic driving mode: move the
lever to the left-hand end position at D.
NOTE
If the gearbox has a Sport programme then
the gearbox will only become manual after
the lever has been moved forwards or back-
wards in its M position. The information dis-
play then shifts the indication from
show which of the gears
Geartronic - Sport mode (S)
The Sport programme provides sportier cha-
racteristics and allows higher engine speed for
the gears. At the same time it responds more
quickly to acceleration. During active driving,
1 Only on the T6 model.
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the use of a lower gear is prioritised, leading to
a delayed upshift.
Sport mode is obtained by moving the lever
from D position to the end position at M. The
information display shifts the indication from
D to S .
Sport mode can be selected at any time while
driving.
Geartronic - Winter mode
It can be easier to pull away on slippery roads
if 3rd gear is engaged manually.
1. Depress the brake pedal and move the
gear lever from the D position to the end
position at M - the instrument panel display
shifts the indication from
2. Scroll up to gear 3 by pushing the lever
forward towards + (plus) twice - the display
shifts the indication from
3. Release the brake and accelerate carefully.
S to
The gearbox "winter mode" means that the car
1 – 6 is engaged.
moves off with a lower engine speed and
reduced engine power on the drive wheels.
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Kick-down
When the accelerator pedal is pressed all the
way to the floor (beyond the position normally
regarded as full acceleration) a lower gear is
immediately engaged. This is known as kick-
down.
If the accelerator is released from the kick-
down position, the gearbox automatically
changes up.
Kick-down is used when maximum accelera-
tion is needed, such as for overtaking.
Safety function
To prevent overrevving the engine, the gearbox
control program has a protective downshift
inhibitor which prevents the kick-down func-
tion.
Geartronic does not permit downshifting/kick-
down which would result in an engine speed
high enough to damage the engine. Nothing
D to the figure 1 .
happens if the driver still tries to shift down in
this way at high engine speed – the original
gear remains engaged.
1 to 3 .
When kick-down is activated the car can
change one or more gears at a time depending
on engine speed. The car changes up when the
engine reaches its maximum speed in order to
prevent damage to the engine.