Automatic transmission
Gear position is selected automatically to make driving as energy efficient as possible. The transmission also has a manual mode.
The transmission is available in two different versions. The gear selector indicates which transmission the vehicle has. The various gear selectors have different functions.
![P5-1507-gear shifter with gear shift modes](https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/img36df85ac6f580c2ac0a8015235551a54_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png?imwidth=1600)
![P5-1917-Automatic crystal gear shifter](https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/img196cc7885d0feb6ac0a80152383de5f7_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png?imwidth=1600)
The selected gear selector position is displayed in the instrument panel:
P, R, N, D or M. For vehicles with the small gear selector, P position is electric and the gear shift pattern is instead R, N, D or M.