Volvo V50 Owner's Manual page 114

released.. If the gear selector is moved to
+ (plus) the car changes up a gear.
The selected gear is indicated in the
combined instrument panel (see page 38).
NOTE! Geartronic contains two safety
functions:
• Geartronic does not permit downshifting/
kick-down which would result in an
engine speed high enough to damage the
engine. Nothing happens if the driver tries
to shift down in this way. The original gear
remains engaged.
• 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.
W – Winter
The W button by the gear
selector engages and disen-
gages the winter programme
W. The symbol W is shown
in the combined instrument
panel when the winter
programme is activated.
The winter programme starts the gearbox in a
higher gear to facilitate starting off on
slippery surfaces. The lower gears are only
activated with kick-down when the winter
programme is engaged.
The W programme can only be selected in
position D.
To prevent overrevving, the gearbox control
program has a protective downshift inhibitor.
Starting and driving
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