Volvo S40 Manual page 109

Starting and driving
Automatic gearbox
Mechanical gear selector
inhibitor
The gear selector can be moved freely
between N and D. Other positions are locked
with a latch that is released with the inhibitor
button on the gear selector.
Press the inhibitor button to move the lever
forward or back between R, N and D.
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Automatic gear positions
P – Parking position
Select position P when you wish to start the
engine or park the car.
NOTE! The brake pedal must be depressed
to engage the P position.
Important!
The car must be stationary when the P is
selected.
The gearbox is mechanically blocked when P
position is engaged. Always apply the
parking brake when parking the car.
R – Reverse
The car must be stationary when R is
selected.
N – Neutral
N is the neutral position. No gear is engaged
and the engine can be started. Apply the
parking brake when the car is stationary with
the gear selector is in position N.
D – Drive
D is the normal driving position. Shifting up
and down between the different gearbox
ratios takes place automatically based on the
level of acceleration and speed. The car
should be stationary when the gear lever is
moved from position R to position D.
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