Shift Lever Assembly: Description
In vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, the Shift Lever Assembly (2) is located at the front of the center console (1).
The Shift Lever Assembly provides four shift positions which are:
- Park (P)
- Reverse (R)
- Neutral (N)
- Drive (D)
In the Drive (D) position, five forward gears are available. On the Shift Lever Assembly next to the "D" is a "+" symbol and a "-" symbol. While in the Drive position, pushing the shift lever to the right toward the "+" on the Shift Lever Assembly will upshift one range at a time. Conversely, pushing the shift lever to the left toward the "-" on the Shift Lever Assembly will downshift one range at a time. This enables the other forward gears to be accessed (engine speed permitting). Also, pushing and holding the shift lever to the left or right will change the transmission gear that is accessed when the shift lever is put into the Drive (D) position.
Also located on the Shift Lever Assembly is the transmission mode switch (W/S). In Standard (S) mode, the vehicle transmission starts off in first gear at all times. In Winter (W) mode, the vehicle transmission starts off in second gear unless manually downshifted and the forward gears have a reduced RPM range. In Winter mode, if transmission kickdown occurs, transmission upshifts and downshifts are the same as Standard mode operation.