FORD 2010 Fusion v.2 - Manual (Page 217)

D (Drive) with Overdrive
The normal driving position for the best fuel economy. Transmission
operates in gears one through six.
D (Drive) with Overdrive Cancel and Grade Assist
Initially, moving the lever to (M)
activates two features at the same
time: Overdrive cancel and grade
assist. The message center display
on the instrument cluster will show
D and the overdrive cancel and
grade assist lamp will illuminate.
1. Overdrive cancel
• Overdrive is deactivated.
• The transmission operates in
gears one through five.
• The overdrive cancel and grade assist lamp in the instrument cluster
is illuminated.
2. Grade assist
• Improves driving experience in hilly terrain or mountainous areas by
providing additional grade (engine) braking and extends lower gear
operation on uphill climbs.
• Provides additional engine braking through the automatic transmission
shift strategy which reacts to vehicle inputs (vehicle acceleration,
accelerator pedal, brake pedal and vehicle speed).
• Allows the transmission to select gears that will provide the desired
engine braking based on the vehicle inputs mentioned above. This will
increase engine RPM during engine braking.
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