Volvo S40 Owner's Manual page 145

06 Starting and driving
Automatic gearbox
Disengaging the gear selector inhibitor
In certain cases, it may be necessary to move
the car when it is not driveable, for example if
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the battery is flat. Proceed as follows to move
the car:
1. There is a small cover behind P-R-N-D on
the gear selector panel. Open it at the rear
edge.
2. Fully insert the key blade from the remote
control key.
3. Hold the key blade down and at the same
time move the gear lever out of the P posi-
tion.
Cold start
When starting in low temperatures, the gear
changes can sometimes feel hard. This is due
to the gearbox oil's viscosity at low tempera-
tures. To reduce engine emissions, the gear-
box shifts up later than normal when the engine
is started at low temperatures.
NOTE
Depending on the engine temperature when
the engine is started, the idle speed after a
cold start may be higher than normal for
certain engine types.
Text message and action
In some situations the display can show a mes-
sage at the same time as a symbol is illumi-
nated.