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Driver Shift Control (DSC)
Notice: If you drive the vehicle at high RPMs
without upshifting while using Driver Shift
Control (DSC), you could damage the vehicle.
Always upshift when necessary while using DSC.
Driver Shift Control (DSC) allows you shift an automatic
transmission similar to a manual transmission.
To use the DSC feature:
1. Move the shift lever to the right from D (Drive) into
the DSC area.
When in DSC mode, the
sport symbol will appear
in the Driver Information
Center (DIC).
The vehicle will remain in sport mode if the
shift lever is not moved. Sport mode will shift
automatically but remain in a gear longer then it
would in normal driving mode based on braking
and acceleration.
2. Press the shift lever forward to upshift or rearward
to downshift.
When using the DSC
mode, the number
displayed on the Driver
Information Center (DIC)
indicates the gear that
the transmission is in.
See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 3-72
for more information on
the DIC.
When starting the vehicle from a stopped condition,
only 1 (First) and 2 (Second) gear may be used.
While using the DSC feature the vehicle will have firmer
shifting and increased performance. You can use this for
sport driving or when climbing/descending hills to stay in
gear longer or to down shift for more power or engine
braking.
The transmission will only allow you to shift into
gears appropriate for the vehicle speed and engine
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM). The transmission will
not automatically shift to the next higher gear if the
engine RPM is too high.
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Summary of Contents for 2009 STS
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Page 158: ...Instrument Panel Overview 3 4...
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Page 478: ...Engine Drive Belt Routing 3 6L V6 Engine 4 4L V8 Engine 6 16...
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