Gearboxes; Manual Gearbox - Volvo V40 Cross Country Owner's Manual

Gearboxes

There are two main types of gearbox - Manual
and Automatic.
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Manual gearbox (p. 269)
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Automatic gearbox - Geartronic (p. 270)
and Powershift (p. 274)
IMPORTANT
To prevent damage to any drive system
components, the working temperature of
the gearbox is checked. If there is a risk of
overheating, a warning symbol in the com-
bined instrument panel lights up and a text
message is shown. Follow the recommen-
dation given in the text message.

Manual gearbox

The function of the gearbox is to change the
gear ratio depending on speed and power
requirements.
Gearing pattern.
The 6-speed box is available in two versions -
reverse gear position differs between them.
Look at the actual gearshift pattern imprinted
on the gear lever.
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Depress the clutch pedal fully during
each gear change.
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Take your foot off the clutch pedal
between gear changes.
WARNING
Always apply the parking brake when
parking on a slope - leaving the car in gear
is not sufficient to hold the car in all situa-
tions.
08 Starting and driving
Reverse gear inhibitor
The reverse gear inhibitor hinders the possi-
bility of mistakenly attempting to engage
reverse gear during normal forward travel.
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Follow the gearing pattern printed on the
gear lever and start from neutral position,
N before moving it to R position.
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Engage reverse gear only when the car is
stationary.
Related information
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Gearboxes (p. 269)
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269