Volvo XC70 Owner's Manual page 122

03 Your driving environment
Hill Descent Control (HDC)
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with the on/off button on the centre con-
sole
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if a gear higher than 1 is selected on a
manual gearbox
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if a gear higher than 1 is selected on an
automatic gearbox, or if the gear selector
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is moved to position D.
The function can be disengaged at any time. If
it takes place on a steep downhill gradient then
the braking effect will not release directly, but
slowly instead.
NOTE
With HDC activated you may experience a
delay between acceleration pedal activation
and engine response.
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