FORD 2013 Mustang v.2 - Manual (Page 161)

S (Sport)
Moving the gearshift lever to S (Sport):
• Provides additional grade (engine) braking and extends lower gear
operation to enhance performance for uphill climbs, hilly terrain or
mountainous areas. This will increase engine RPM during engine braking.
• Provides additional lower gear operation through the automatic
transmission shift strategy which reacts to vehicle inputs (vehicle
acceleration, accelerator pedal, brake pedal and vehicle speed).
• Gears are selected more quickly and at higher engine speeds.
Note: The system will stay in S (Sport) until the gear shift lever is
moved into another gear for example P (park) or D (Drive).
SelectShift Automatic
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Your SelectShift automatic transmission gives you the ability to manually
change gears if you’d like. To use SelectShift, move the gearshift lever
into S (Sport). Now you can use the thumb toggle on the side of your
gearshift lever to select gears.
• Press (+) on the gearshift lever
to manually upshift the
transmission.
• Press (–) on the gearshift lever
to manually downshift the
transmission.
The information display in the instrument cluster will show the current
selected gear you are in.
In order to prevent the engine from running at too low an RPM, which
may cause it to stall, SelectShift will automatically make some downshifts
even if it has determined that you have not downshifted in time.
Although the SelectShift will make some downshifts for you, it will still
allow you to downshift at any time as long as the SelectShift determines
that the engine will not be damaged from over-revving.
Note: Engine damage may occur if excessive engine revving is held
without shifting.
Note: Some models have a “blink” feature (if equipped). If manually
selecting a gear that is out of the current vehicle speed range the vehicle
will not make the requested shift and will ”blink” the current gear.
Transmission 161
2013 05+ Mustang (197)
Owners Guide gf, 2nd Printing
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