2008 Volvo V70 Owner's Manual - Page 104

Geartronic allows you to manually shift among your vehicle's six forward speeds. Geartronic can be selected at any time. To access the manual ( M ) shifting position from Drive ( D), move the gear selector to the right to M (or to S on models equipped with Sport mode). 1 Available on models with 6-cylinder turbo engines only. NOTE On models equipped with Sport mode, the transmission will not switch to manual shifting mode until the gear selector is moved forward or rearward. The selected gear will then be shown in the information display (see page 74). To return to the D position from M or S, move the gear selector to the left. While driving If you select the M position while driving, the gear that was being used in the Drive position will also initially be selected in the M 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 at a time 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. If you slow to a very low speed, the transmission will automatically shift down. Shiftlock - Neutral ( N) If the gear selector is in the N position and the vehicle has been stationary for at least 3 seconds (irrespective of whether the engine is running) then the gear selector is locked. To be able to move the gear selector from N to another gear position, the brake pedal must be depressed and the ignition must be in position II , see page 80. Shiftlock override If the vehicle cannot be driven, for example because of a dead battery, the gear selector must be moved from the P position so that the vehicle can be moved2 . Lift away the rubber mat on the floor of the storage compartment behind the center console and open the hatch. 2 If the battery is dead, the optional electric parking brake cannot be applied or released. Connect an auxiliary battery if the battery voltage is too low, see page 111.