Automatic Transmission - Volvo 164 Owner's Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Automatic transmission

Gear selector positions
The gear selector positions are marked on
the console next to the gear selector.
The gear selector can be moved freely be-
tween positions D and 2 while the other
positions are provided with a gate which
i s "opened" by depressing the button in the
knob of the gear selector.
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To change from D and 2 to positions N or
1 press lightly on the button with the palm
of the hand. With the button thus lightly
depressed, the selector lever can thus be
moved between the four positions, 1, 2, D
and N.
Changing to positions R and P requires
more force on the button with, e.g., the
thumb. This manipulation is also required
to move the lever out of P position. In
other words, when the button is pushed
down fully, the selector lever can be mov-
ed freely between all the transmission po-
sitions.
P-position
The P position is selected for parking with
or without the engine running. When park-
i ng on a hill, the parking brake should also
be applied.
I n P position, the gearbox is mechanically
l ocked.
The P position may only be selected when
the car is standing still.
R-position
The R position is used for reversing.
The R position may only be selected when
the car is standing still.
N-position
The N position is the neutral position, that
i s, no gear is engaged.
D-position
Position D is the normal driving position.
The car starts off here in first gear and
upchanges to second and
automatically
third gear according to road speed and
accelerator position. With decreasing ve-
hicle speed, you get automatic downchange
from third to second and first.
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