CHEVROLET 2013 Camaro - Manual (Page 221)

Black plate (29,1) Chevrolet Camaro Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 4/18/12
Driving and Operating 9-29
Manual Mode
Electronic Range Select
(ERS) Mode
Vehicles with axle code GW8 have
an ERS Mode. ERS Mode allows
you to choose the top-gear limit of
the transmission with fully automatic
gear selection. This can help control
the vehicle's speed while driving
downhill or towing a trailer. The
vehicle has an electronic shift
position indicator within the
instrument cluster. When using the
ERS mode a number will display
next to the M, indicating the current
maximum gear allowed. Vehicles
with this feature have indicators on
the steering wheel. The controls are
on the back of the steering wheel.
To use this feature:
1. Move the shift lever to
M (Manual Mode).
2. Press the plus/minus buttons on
the back of the steering wheel,
to increase or decrease the gear
range available.
When you shift from D (Drive) to
M (Manual Mode), the transmission
will shift to a lower gear range. The
highest gear available for this range
is displayed next to the M in the
DIC. The number displayed in the
DIC is the highest gear that the
transmission will be allowed to
operate in. This means that all
gears below that number are
available. For example, when
4 (Fourth) is shown next to the M,
1 (First) through 4 (Fourth) gears are
automatically shifted by the vehicle.
The transmission will not shift into
5 (Fifth) until the + (Plus) button is
used or you shift back into D (Drive).
While in M (Manual Mode), the
transmission will prevent shifting to
a lower gear range if the engine
speed is too high. The DIC will still
indicate the lower gear range
selected, but the transmission will
not initiate the downshift until the
vehicle has met a minimum speed
requirement.
Tap Shift
Vehicles with any axle other than
GW8 have a Tap Shift Mode. Tap
Shift allows the driver to manually
control the automatic transmission.
To use Tap Shift, the shift lever must
be in M (Manual Mode). Vehicles
with this feature have indicators on
the steering wheel. The controls are
on the back of the steering wheel.
Tap the left control to downshift, and
the right control to upshift. The DIC
display indicates the gear the
vehicle is in.