david (81.33.100.65) - Sat Nov 22 03:17:01 2008

My 850 drives off with no problem but wont shift into top gear.. Arrow flashes and goes into "safe mode" and only third gear is available. I spoke to an "expert" who told me the box had to come out (without even seeing the car!). I since found that he takes the boxes out and takes a large deposit before leaving the cars unfixed with box on the floor.....Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

Reply #1 jon (86.161.104.172) - Wed Jan 7 15:10:51 2009

The gearbox is telling you that you have driven the car in third gear by mistake. Reset the box by making sure you have selcted economy and not sport, that the box is in summer and not winter setting. Switch off the engine. then swithch on the ignition without starting the engine. Move the gerat selector to drive, back to park, then agin, sometimes yoou need to do this tree or four times. the flashing arrow with switch off. switch off the ignition. Now start the car as usual, your box should be back to normal and the flashing arrow should be off. If not, try again. It has worked on all of my cars, four so far.. Jon

Reply #2 Tertius (196.15.218.171) - Wed Jan 28 07:42:23 2009

The car is a volvo850 T5 auto. All of a sudden my reverse gear

went missing. all the other gears forward are fine but the

reverse went missing. When selecting reverse you can feel it

engage but very little drive is present. Any good answers

and or remedies other than buying another auto box.

Thanks

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