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Transmission info - 960 and S/V90 (AW30/40) 900 1996

posted by  Volvodad on  Tue Aug 2 19:26 CST 2016
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My 1998 S90 had three modes on a little panel beside the shift lever quadrant. I don't 100 % recall the letters but IIRC they stood for Sport, Economy and Winter. Sport is supposed to keep the car longer in a gear before upshift and to kickdown quicker for passing power. Economy is normal operation. Winter started the car off in third gear - which is actually a 1:1 ratio - to reduce torque to the drive wheels in low traction conditions. I recall a note in the owners' manual to avoid extended use of the W mode in case it causes transmission overheating.

If you have selected a mode other than "W" and the car seems to pull away sluggishly in a high gear, that switch assembly (or the TCM) may be the problem.
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Bob: Son's XC70, my 83 244DL, 89 745 (Chev LT-1 V8), 98 S90 (recently sold) and 2010 XC60. Also '77 MGB and four old motorcycles






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