Automatic Gearbox - Volvo C30 2012 Owner's Manual

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Automatic gearbox

Geartronic automatic gear positions
D: Automatic gear positions. M (+/–): Manual gear
positions.
The information display shows the position of
the gear selector using the following indica-
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tions: P , R , N , D , 1 , 2 , 3
page 47.
P – Parking position
Select position P when you wish to start the
engine or park the car.
IMPORTANT
The car must be stationary when position
P is selected.
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The brake pedal must be depressed in order
to be able to disengage the gear lever from
the P position.
The gearbox is mechanically blocked when
the P position is engaged. Always apply the
parking brake when parking the car.
Always apply the parking brake when park-
ing on a slope - the automatic transmis-
sion's P position is not sufficient to hold the
car in all situation.
R – Reverse
The car must be stationary when position R is
selected.
, 4 , 5 or 6 , see
N – Neutral
No gear is engaged and the engine can be
started. Apply the parking brake when the car
is stationary with the gear selector in posi-
tion N.
The brake pedal must be depressed in order
to be able to disengage the gear lever from
the N position if the car has been stationary
for more than 3 seconds.
NOTE
WARNING
NOTE
D – Drive
D is the normal driving position. The car auto-
matically shifts up and down depending on the
level of acceleration and speed. The car must
be stationary when the gear selector is moved
to position D from position R.
Geartronic manual gear positions (+/-)
The driver can also change gear manually
using the Geartronic automatic gearbox. The
car engine-brakes when the accelerator pedal
is released.
Manual gearshift mode is obtained by moving
the lever to the side from position D to the end
position at +/–. The information display shifts
the indication from D to one of the figures
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, which is equivalent to the gear that is
engaged just then, see page 47.
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Move the lever forwards towards + (plus)
to change up a gear and release it, the lever
returns to its rest position between + and
–.
or
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Pull the lever back towards – (minus) to
change down a gear and release it.
The manual gearshift mode (+/–) can be
selected at any time while driving.
Geartronic automatically shifts down if the
driver allows the speed to decrease lower than
1 –