Volvo B13R User Manual

Drivingtips25
Drivingonpoorroadsandindifcultconditions
Indifcultdrivingconditionsormountainous
terrain(forexample,onforestroads,jobsites
oroff-road)itcanbehelpfultousetheP
drivingprogram,whichallowsfewershiftsto
bemade.Thegearselectionisoptimizedfor
higherenginespeeds,inordertoachievegood
responseandaccelerationwhilemaintaining
goodfueleconomy.Thisalsooffershigher
toleranceforshiftsduringon-roadascents.
Topreventunplannedgearchanging,e.g.on
asoftsurfaceorsuddenchangeoftheterrain
thattheautomaticgearchangingcannot
foresee,usemanualmode.
Topreventup-changingwhene.g.driving
uphill,theminusbuttoncanbeheldpressed
in.Thefunctioncanalsobeusedjustbefore
anuphillslopetogetahigherspeedintothe
uphillslope.
Toachievethegreatestdown-change
possible,e.g.justbeforeasteepuphillslope,
holddowntheminusbutton,movetheI-shift
gearselectorpadfrompositionAtoMand
thenreleasetheminusbutton.
Innormaldrivingconditions,returntotheE
drivingprogrambypressingthePerfbutton
foroptimumfuelconsumption.

Volvo B13R Specifications

General

Brand	Volvo
Model	B13R
Category	Buses
Language	English