Automatic Gearbox - Geartronic - Volvo V40 Cross Country Owner's Manual

Automatic gearbox
Combined instrument panel "Digital" with gear
shift indicator.
With "Analogue" combined
instrument panel, the gear
positions and indicator
arrows are displayed in its
centre.
Related information
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Manual gearbox (p. 272)
The gear lever's gearshift pattern varies depending on engine option.
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Automatic gearbox - Geartronic*

An automatic gearbox with Geartronic differs
from an Automatic gearbox - Powershift (p.
276), in that it has a hydraulic torque con-
verter that transfers power from engine to
gearbox. It has two different gear modes -
Automatic and Manual.
D: Automatic gear positions. +/–: Manual gear
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positions. S: Sport mode*.
The combined instrument panel shows the
position of the gear selector using the follow-
P R N D S 1
ing indications: , , , , *,
08 Starting and driving
Gear positions
Symbol "S" for Sport mode is ORANGE when
the mode is active.
P – Parking position
Select P when starting the engine or when
the car is parked.
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In order to be able to move the gear
selector from P-position, the brake pedal
must first be depressed firmly.
The gearbox is mechanically blocked when
the P position is engaged. Apply the parking
brake as well, as a precaution - , see Parking
brake (p. 292).
NOTE
2 3
, , etc.
The gear selector must be in P position to
allow the car to be locked and alarmed.
IMPORTANT
The car must be stationary when posi-
tion P is selected.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Automatic gear positions are
indicated on the right of the
combined instrument panel.
(Only one marker is illumi-
nated at a time - the one
showing the current gear
selector position.)
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