Originally Posted by
Bill T.
I just saw your post and wondered about shifting manually. Is there some place that I can get the info on how this is accomplished. I haven't been able to figure this out. (old ya no)
When you pull the lever all the way back, the indicator will say "D", this is the automatic mode.
If you then blip the lever toward you, you will see '4', then '3', '2' and finally '1'.
Blip it away, and you'll go up a gear each time.
If you leave it in '1' and floor it, it will shift up to each gear at about 5600 RPM, until it finally ends up back to 'D' at somewhere over 110 MPH.
On the other hand, if you are driving in 'D', you can also downshift by blipping the lever towards you.
You can downshift one gear at a time, or hold the lever toward you and the transmission will automatically downshift in a manner to not overspeed the engine for a given speed.
The "S/W" switch somewhat alters the shift points, and also caused the car to start in '2' when in "W" position. This is to reduce torque to the rear wheels in icy conditions.
For max performance ( drag strip start ), put it in '1', turn off the traction control, hold the brakes hard and get the engine up to about 2600 RPM.
Floor the pedal, drop the brake at the same time and HANG ON !