Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 134

03 Your driving environment
Gearboxes
ward a short distance, and then wait
another moment with your foot on the
brake pedal.
IMPORTANT
Use the foot brake to hold the car station-
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ary on an uphill gradient - do not hold the
car with the accelerator pedal. The gear-
box could then overheat.
Symbol Message
Transm. overheat
brake to hold
Transm. overheat park
safely
Transm. cooling let
engine run
A For fastest cooling: run the engine at idling speed with the gear lever in the N or P position, until the message clears.
The table shows three steps with an
increased degree of seriousness should the
transmission become too hot. In parallel with
the text message, the driver is also advised
that the car's electronics are temporarily
changing the driving characteristics. Follow
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For important information regarding
Powershift transmission and towing - see
page 335.
Text message and action
In some situations the combined instrument
panel may show a message at the same time
as a symbol is illuminated.
Driving characteristics
Difficulty in maintaining even speed at
constant engine speed.
Significant pulling in the car's traction.
No drive due to overheated gearbox.
the instructions in the text message where
appropriate.
Action
Transmission overheated. Keep the car stationary using the
A
foot brake.
Transmission overheated. Park the car immediately in a safe
manner. A
Transmission overheated. For fastest cooling: Run the engine
at idling speed with the gear lever in the N or P position until
the message clears.
NOTE
The table's examples are no indication that
the car is defective but instead show that a
safety function has been activated inten-
tionally to prevent damage to one of the
car's components.