06 Starting and driving
Automatic transmission (option)
06
150
based on the level of acceleration and speed.
The car must be at a standstill when shifting to
position
D
from position
R
.
Manual shifting – Geartronic
The manual shifting mode (Geartronic) can be
selected at any time to manually select forward
gears, including while the car is moving.
NOTE
Reverse, Neutral, and Park cannot be
selected in Geartronic mode.
•
To access the Manual (
M
) shifting position
from Drive (
D
), move the gear selector to
the right to
M
.
•
To return to the Drive (
D
) position from
M
,
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 trans-
mission will automatically shift down.
Cold starts (turbo engines)
When driving before the engine has reached its
normal operating temperature, the transmis-
sion will shift up at slightly higher engine
speeds to heat the three-way catalytic con-
verter as quickly as possible.
Kickdown
Automatic shift to a lower gear (kickdown) is
achieved by depressing the accelerator pedal
fully and briskly. An upshift will occur when
approaching the top speed for a particular gear
or by releasing the accelerator pedal slightly.
Kickdown can be used for maximum acceler-
ation or when passing at highway speeds.
Safety function
To help prevent excessive engine speeds (rpm)
that could lead to engine damage, the engine
management system includes a function that
prevents kickdown from taking place if the
engine speed is too high.
Kickdown will not occur if the driver attempts
to use this function when engine speeds are
too high. The transmission will remain in the
currently selected gear.
Summary of Contents for 2009 S40
Page 1: ...VOLVO S40 Owner s manual Web Edition...
Page 2: ......
Page 8: ...Contents 12 12 Index Index 276...
Page 9: ...Contents...
Page 15: ...01 SAFETY...
Page 47: ...01 Safety 01...
Page 49: ...02 INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS...
Page 50: ...02 Instruments and controls Instrument overview 02 G019488...
Page 89: ...02 Instruments and controls 02...
Page 91: ...03 CLIMATE...
Page 102: ...G020908 Front seats 104 Interior lighting 107 Storage compartments 109 Rear seat 113 Trunk 115...
Page 103: ...04 INTERIOR...
Page 109: ...04 Interior Storage compartments 04 G026508...
Page 117: ...05 LOCKS AND ALARM...
Page 133: ...05 Locks and alarm 05...
Page 135: ...06 STARTING AND DRIVING...
Page 171: ...06 Starting and driving 06...
Page 173: ...07 WHEELS AND TIRES...
Page 199: ...07 Wheels and tires 07...
Page 200: ...G020920 Washing and cleaning the car 202 Paint touch up 206...
Page 201: ...08 CAR CARE...
Page 207: ...08 Car care 08...
Page 209: ...09 MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING...
Page 237: ...09 Maintenance and servicing 09...
Page 239: ...10 AUDIO...
Page 259: ...10 Audio 10...
Page 261: ...11 SPECIFICATIONS...
Page 262: ...11 Specifications Label information 11 G032544 G026483...
Page 284: ...12 Index 12...
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