Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 121

06 Starting and driving
Automatic gearbox
P – Parking position
Select position P when you wish to start the
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engine or park the car.
IMPORTANT
The car must be stationary when position P
is selected.
NOTE
The brake pedal must be depressed to
move the gear selector from the P position.
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In P the gearbox is mechanically locked. Al-
ways apply the parking brake when parking
the car.
R – Reverse
The car must be stationary when R is select-
ed.
N – Neutral
N is the neutral position. No gear is engaged
and the engine can be started. Apply the
parking brake when the car is stationary with
the gear selector in position N.
D – Drive
D is the normal driving position. The car au-
tomatically shifts between the different gears
of the gearbox based on the level of acceler-
ation and speed. The car should be station-
ary when D is selected from position R.