Eco Drive - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

03 Your driving environment

Eco DRIVe*

General
Quieter and cleaner
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Environmental care is one of Volvo Car Corpo-
ration's core values and it influences all of our
operations. This target-orientation has resulted
in the DRIVe vehicle series whose concept
consists of an interaction between several sep-
arate energy-saving functions, all with the
common purpose of reducing fuel consump-
tion, which in turn contributes to reduced
exhaust emissions.
An car with this button on the
instrument panel and....
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manual gearbox has the
Eco Start/Stop DRIVe function.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
More information and settings
The MY CAR menu system in the car includes
instructions which explain parts of the DRIVe
concept along with several possible settings
and options - see page 149.
Eco Start/Stop DRIVe
General information on Start/Stop
The engine is switched off - it becomes quieter and
cleaner....
Certain engines can be fitted with a
Eco Start/Stop DRIVe function which is acti-
vated during e.g. stationary traffic or waiting at
traffic lights.
The engine's automatic restart sequence runs
so smoothly that it is hardly noticeable that the
engine has actually been switched off. The
experience is that the engine has been running
the whole time but with an extremely quiet and
low idling speed.
The Eco Start/Stop DRIVe function gives the
driver the opportunity for a more active envi-
ronmentally conscious way of driving the car
by means of being able to disengage gear and