Volvo XC90 2015-2025 Owners Manual / Starting and driving / Transmission

Volvo XC90: Starting and driving / Transmission

The transmission is part of the vehicle's driveline (power transmission) between the engine and the drive wheels. The function of the transmission is to change gears depending on speed and power needs.

The vehicle has an 8-speed automatic transmission. The number of gears allows the engine's torque and power band to be effectively utilized.

Two of the gears are overdrive gears that save fuel when driving at a constant engine speed. Both the gear selector and the steering wheel paddles can be used to shift up or down manually. The selected gear selector position will be displayed in the instrument panel.

    Regenerative braking

    The vehicle recovers kinetic energy during braking in order to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The battery symbol is shown in the instrument panel when the vehicle is generating power for the battery1...

    Automatic transmission

    Gear position is selected automatically to make driving as energy efficient as possible. The transmission also has a manual mode. The transmission is available in two different versions...

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    Volvo XC90 2015-2025 Owners Manual: Hill Descent Control


    (Option/accessory.) The function for assisting when driving downhill (HDC1) is a low-speed function with increased engine braking. The function makes it possible to increase or decrease the vehicle's speed on steep downhill gradients by only using the accelerator pedal, without applying the brakes...

    Volvo XC90 2015-2025 Owners Manual: Pilot Assist symbols and messages


    (Option/accessory.) (Depending on market, this function can be either standard or optional.) A number of symbols and messages relating to Pilot Assist may be displayed in the instrument panel and/or the head-up display*. A text message can be erased by briefly pressing the button in the center of the rightside steering wheel keypad...

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