Volvo Powertronic Manuale Utente

Operating InstructionsPowertronicT0008277

6 DrivingDriving programmePressure switch E/P is only used during au-tomatic gear change and this switch is usedto select the economy programme or the

Driving 7Reversing with a laden vehicleWhen reversing down steep inclines with aladen vehicle there is a risk of the frontwheel locking. On these occa

8 DrivingIn case of gearbox malfunctionAn ”L” on the display and a yellow infor-mation lamp indicate that a data link to theengine has been broken. Th

Oil 9Oil TemperatureNormal working temperature for the gear-box is approximately 80-95½C. Whendriving at full throttle for long periods withthe torque

10 OilChecking the oil levelOil grades: gearbox oil complying withDexron requirements®III and Allison C-4for automatic transmissions.Check the oil lev

Index 11Index2/1 switch . . ... 6AAutomatic programme . . . . . 4Auxiliary brakes ... 7Available gears ... 3CChanging up and down wit

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ContentsIntroduction ... 1Powertronic, general ...

Introduction 1Powertronic, generalPowertronic is a fully automatic gearboxwhich changes gear without loss of power.The gearbox is available with five g

2 Instruments and controlsInfo DisplaySelect the GAUGES menu from the displayto view information on Powertronic (ap-plies to both a stationary vehicle

Instruments and controls 32. Current gearThe section furthest to the right in the win-dow shows the current gear and showswhether the torque converter

4 Instruments and controlsGear selectorT0008278On the gear selector lever is a spring-loaded three-way switch the positions ()and (∇) plus a zero-posi

Driving 5Automatic gear changeGear changing is fully automatic.If the selector lever is moved to (M) - whendriving with the automatic programme en-gag