Driving
2
(Second)
Use2(Second)tostart-uponslipperyroadsortoprovideadditional
enginebrakingondowngrades.
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(First)
Providesmaximumenginebraking.
Allowsupshiftsbymovinggearshiftlever.
Willnotdownshiftinto1(First)athighspeeds;allowsfor1(First)
whenvehiclereachesslowerspeeds.
Forceddownshifts
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AllowedinD(Overdrive)orDrive.
Presstheacceleratortothefloor.
Allowstransmissiontoselectanappropriategear.
Driving with a 6–speed automatic transmission (if equipped)
ThisvehicleisequippedwithanAdaptiveTransmissionShiftStrategy.
AdaptiveTransmissionShiftStrategyofferstheoptimaltransmission
operationandshiftquality.Theadaptiveinformationwillbestored
automaticallyinthePowertrainControlModule(PCM)andTransmission
ControlModule(TCM).Whenthevehicle’sbatteryhasbeen
disconnectedforanytypeofserviceorrepair,thetransmissionwillneed
torelearnthenormalshiftstrategyparameters,muchlikehavingtoreset
yourradiostationswhenyourvehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnected.
TheAdaptiveTransmissionShiftStrategyallowsthetransmissionto
relearntheseoperatingparameters.Thislearningprocesscouldtake
severaltransmissionupshiftsanddownshifts;duringthislearning
process,slightlyfirmershiftsmayoccur.Afterthislearningprocess,
normalshiftfeelandshiftschedulingwillresume.
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| Categories | Ford Explorer Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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