2009 Ford Taurus Owners Manual

Driving
D(Drive)withOverdriveCancelandGradeAssist
Pressingthetransmissioncontrol
switchonthesideofthegearshift
leveractivatestwofeaturesatthe
sametime:OverdriveCanceland
GradeAssist.
1.
•
•
•
OverdriveCancel
Overdriveisdeactivated.
Thetransmissionoperatesingearsonethroughfive.
TheO/DOFFlampinthe
instrumentclusterisilluminated.
O/D
OFF
2.
GradeAssist
•
Improvesdrivingexperienceinhillyterrainormountainousareasby
providingadditionalgrade(engine)brakingandextendslowergear
operationonuphillclimbs.
•
•
Providesadditionalenginebrakingthroughtheautomatictransmission
shiftstrategywhichreactstovehicleinputs(vehicleacceleration,
acceleratorpedal,brakepedalandvehiclespeed).
Allowsthetransmissiontoselectgearsthatwillprovidethedesired
enginebrakingbasedonthevehicleinputsmentionedabove.Thiswill
increaseengineRPMduringenginebraking.
OverdriveCancelwithGradeAssistisdesignedtoprovideoptimalgear
selectioninhillyterrainormountainousareas.Itisrecommendedthat
youreturntoO/D(overdrivemode)onflatterraintoprovidethebest
fueleconomyandtransmissionfunction.
ToreturntoO/D(overdrivemode),pressthetransmissioncontrolswitch
again.
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CategoriesFord Manuals, Ford Taurus Manuals
Model Year2009
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