Hi
I have a 1994 850 volvo automatic wagon and the up arrow came on today. I do not own a Haynes manual. I have read some responses regarding the up arrow on various websites but can't make much sense of it. What does this light mean? My car has about 180,000 miles on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Claire
Transmission warning light -- you're tranny has now gone into "limp-home" mode and gear changes are now on that basis. Essentially, you've just lost first gear.
Get the car into the shop asap and get the tranny checked out. This is a general warning that the computer has found a fault with the transmission. Can range from a very simple item to a major issue.
The shop will pull the tranny codes and give you an estimate.
Like the Rolls Royce, Volvo's need the occassional adjustment. Looks like your wallet is about to be adjusted....
He he he...
claire...the arrow just indicates a "towing gear" feature most volvos have...it is just one gear down from drive...used in the event you are going down a long hill, say at 70mph...you take your foot off the gas and you want to slow down a bit more w/out using the brakes....you can depress this button (usually on the side or somewhere near the button you press to go into drive from park)...it is a little button...sometimes a bit hidden...anyway, you press this button and the tranny will slip into a bit lower gear...and start to slow down...the arrow will be lit, indicating this gear is selected...when you hit the button again, it should go off, and the tranny is back to "normal"....simetimes the switch or button gets stuck,,,just work it a few times...it may go back to normal...
claire wrote:
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