Manual positions. Volvo 2007, 2007 C30, C30, 2008

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Automatic gearbox

Manual positions

To move from the automatic driving position D to a manual position, move the gear selector to position M. To go from position M to the automatic driving position D, move the selector to position D.

While driving

The manual gearshift mode can be selected at any time while driving. The engaged gear is locked until you choose another gear.

If the gear selector is moved to – (minus) the car changes down a gear and engine brakes at the same time as the accelerator pedal is released. If the gear selector is moved to

+ (plus) the car changes up a gear.

The selected gear is indicated on the com-

bined instrument panel, see page 39.

NOTE

Geartronic contains two safety functions:

• Geartronic does not permit downshifting/ kick-down which would result in an engine speed high enough to damage the engine.

Nothing happens if the driver tries to shift down in this way. The original gear remains engaged.

• Geartronic automatically shifts down if the driver allows the speed to decrease lower than a level suitable for the selected gear, in order to avoid jerking and stalling.

W – Winter

The W button is used to activate and deactivate the winter program W. Display of the W symbol in the combined instrument panel indicates that the winter program is active.

The winter program starts the gearbox in a higher gear to facilitate starting off on slippery surfaces. The lower gears are only activated with kick-down when the winter program is engaged.

The W program can be selected regardless of the position of the gear selector, but is only operational when the selector is in position D.

To prevent overrevving, the gearbox control program has a protective downshift inhibitor.

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