Open the drive-mode control in the center display and choose Hybrid for normal use, Pure for electric priority, Power for maximum response or constant AWD for sustained traction.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for the 2025 S60 T8 AWD plug-in hybrid. These modes are not the operating modes of the S60 B5 or B5 AWD mild hybrids.
- Retail trim / version
- 2025 S60 T8 AWD plug-in hybrid
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Verified for the 2025 S60 T8 AWD plug-in hybrid. These modes are not the operating modes of the S60 B5 or B5 AWD mild hybrids.
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Step by step.
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With the S60 stationary or when safe to use the center display, open the drive-mode control.
- 02
Choose Hybrid for automatic use of gasoline and electric propulsion or Pure to prioritize electric driving.
- 03
Choose Power when maximum combined response is needed or constant AWD when sustained all-wheel traction is required.
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Confirm the selected mode in the driver display and monitor any availability message.
Important limits
- Pure depends on sufficient traction-battery charge and other operating conditions.
- Power and constant AWD increase energy use, and the gasoline engine can start even when electric driving is requested.
Quick checks.
- ✓If Pure is unavailable, charge the traction battery and retry after temperatures and system conditions normalize.
- ✓If a mode is canceled, read the driver-display message before trying again.
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2025 Volvo S60 Plug-in Hybrid User Manual — Drive Modes and Changing Drive Mode
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