2008 Volvo S60 Owner's Manual - Page 124

Neutral - no gear engaged. Use the parking brake. D (Drive) D is the normal driving position and should be used as often as possible to help improve fuel economy. The vehicle should not be moving when shifting from R to the D position. Shift gate positions You can move the gear selector freely between the MAN and D positions while driving. Depress the button on the front of the gear selector knob to move between the R, N, D, and P positions. 135 06 Starting and driving Automatic transmission (option) Manual shifting You can move the gear selector freely between the MAN and D positions to select forward gears while driving. Gears 3, 4, 5, and 6 (where applicable) have a "lock-up" function which reduces engine speed and helps save fuel. NOTE Reverse, Neutral, and Park cannot be selected in Geartronic mode. The currently selected gear will be displayed in the instrument panel (see page 48). To access the MAN shifting position from D, move the gear selector to the left to MAN . To return to the D position from MAN , move the gear selector to the right. While driving If you select the MAN position while driving, the gear that was being used in the D position will also initially be selected in MAN position. Move the gear selector forward (toward "+") to shift to a higher gear or rearward (toward "-") to shift to a lower gear. If you hold the gear selector toward "-", the transmission will downshift one gear and will utilize the braking power of the engine. If the current speed is too high for using a lower gear, the downshift will not occur until the speed has decreased enough to allow the lower gear to be used.