The "adaptive shift program" is adaptive only in that it continually monitors the rate and the amount of throttle application to decide the choice of fixed programs of economy or sport.

It doesn't memorize and stay locked in these two after a given person drives car.

There is some adaptive control that looks at the time a shift takes to complete and ramps up the line pressure if a shift is delayed in completion to minimize wear.

This should never be a concern though as the adaptive memory for this is only reset if the Volvo workstation is hooked to car and the adaptives are cleared. This is done when a new gearbox is installed.

If you were to reset this adaptive function and then go drive the car like a madman immediately then you might end up with harsh shifts due to that adaptive feature "relearning" shift pressure program under the wrong conditions.