2012 Volvo XC70 Owner's Manual - Page 115
2012 Volvo XC70 Manual
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03 Your driving environment Transmission Automatic transmission before the gear lever can be moved from the P position. Always apply the parking brake when the vehicle is parked. Press the control to apply the brake, see page 121. Apply the parking brake if the vehicle is stationary with the gear selector in position N. Drive (D) D is the normal driving position. The car automatically shifts between the various forward gears, based on the level of acceleration and speed. The car must be at a standstill when shifting from position R to position D. 03 Geartronic-manual shifting Geartronic allows you to manually shift among your vehicle's six forward speeds. Geartronic can be selected at any time. G021351 Shiftgate positions1 Depress the button on the front of the gear selector knob to move the gear selector between the R, N, D, and P positions. The gear selector can be moved freely between the Geartronic (manual shifting) and Drive (D) positions while driving. • To access the manual shifting position from Drive (D), move the gear selector to the right (to the area marked M in the illustration. • To return to the D position from the manual CAUTION The vehicle must be stationary when position P is selected. shifting position, move the gear selector to the left. Park position (P) Select the P position when starting or parking. While driving • If you select the manual shifting position Reverse ®) The vehicle must be stationary when position R is selected. while driving, the gear that was being used in the Drive position will also initially be selected in the manual shifting position. Shiftlock When P has been selected, the transmission is mechanically blocked in this position. The brake pedal must be depressed and the ignition must be in at least mode II (see page 82) • Move the gear selector forward (toward "+") to shift to a higher gear or rearward (toward "-") to shift to a lower gear. Neutral position (N) No gear is engaged and the engine can be started with the gear selector in this position. 1 The information display (see page 75) shows the gear selector's position or the selected gear by displaying the following: P, R, N, D, S, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. `` 115