Cadillac 2004 XLR, Руководство пользователя

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Driver Shift Control
The driver shift control feature gives you more manual
control over the operation of the transmission.
To use this feature,
move the shift lever
from the AUTOMATIC
OVERDRIVE (D) position
to the left and into the
driver shift control gate.
A plus symbol will also appear on the shift console
above the AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (D) indicator and
minus symbol will appear below the indicator.
To request an upshift, briefly move the shift lever up
toward the plus symbol. To request a downshift, briefly
move the shift lever down toward the minus symbol.
The Driver Information Center (DIC), or Head-Up
Display (HUD) if equipped, will display the change in
gear range, though the actual upshift or downshift may
be delayed until the engine speed is correct for the
requested gear range.
The currently selected gear will be remembered as the
selected gear range and will be displayed on the
DIC, or HUD, if equipped. See
DIC Warnings and
Messages on page 3-59 or Head-Up Display (HUD) on
page 3-29.
The gear range indicated in the DIC or HUD is only a
requested range of available gears. It does not indicate
that the vehicle will operate only in that specific gear.
The actual gear the vehicle will choose depends
on a combination of the driver-requested gear range,
vehicle speed and throttle position.
If you do not upshift as the engine approaches the
redline engine rpm for the selected gear range,
an engine speed limiter will prevent over-revving by
limiting the engine rpm available. No automatic upshift
will occur until you request it. Operating the engine
for extended periods of time against the speed limiter is
not recommended.
Not all manual downshift requests will be accepted by
the transmission. To prevent over-revving the engine,
each gear range has a maximum vehicle speed
associated with it. Any downshift request above this
speed will be ignored by the transmission.
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