Volvo S80 Owner's Manual page 104

Mechanical gear selector inhibitor
The gear selector can be moved forward and
back freely between N and D. Other positions
are locked with a latch that is released with the
inhibitor button on the gear selector.
With the inhibitor button depressed the lever
can be moved forwards or backwards between
P, R, N and D.
Automatic gear selector inhibitor
The automatic gearbox has special safety sys-
tems:
Keylock
To remove the remote control key from the
ignition switch, the gear selector must be in the
P position. The remote control key is locked in
all other positions.
Parking position (P)
Stationary car with engine running:
Keep your foot on the brake pedal when mov-
ing the gear selector to another position.
Electric gear inhibitor – Shiftlock Parking
position (P)
To be able to move the gear selector from P to
other gear positions, the brake pedal must be
depressed and key position II must be acti-
vated, see page 70.
Shiftlock – Neutral (N)
If the gear selector is in the N position and the
car has been stationary for at least 3 seconds
(irrespective of whether the engine is running)
then the gear selector is locked.
To be able to move the gear selector from N to
another gear position, the brake pedal must be
depressed and key position II must be acti-
vated, see page 70.
03 Your driving environment
Deactivating the automatic gear selector
inhibitor
If the car cannot be driven, e.g. due to a flat
battery, the gear selector must be moved from
the P position so that the car can be moved.
Lift away the rubber mat on the floor
behind the centre console and open the
hatch.
Fully insert the key blade. Press the key
blade down and keep it held down. Move
the gear selector from the P position. For
information on the key blade, see
page 44.
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