Upshifting

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  1. To upshift into the next higher gear:
    1. Press the top portion of the shift-intent switch.
    2. Apply pressure with the shift lever toward the neutral position.
    3. Press the top portion of the shift-intent switch again, far enough so that the switch goes into a second position inside the body of the shift handle. Then release the switch. See Fig.. This will break torque.

      • Press the top portion (engage the first position) of the shift-intent switch to begin an upshift.

      • Press the top portion again (engage the second position) to break torque.

      Fig. 1, ESS Upshifting Using the Shift-Intent Switch

    4. Immediately move the shift lever to the neutral position.
    5. Allow engine rpm to slow down enough to synchronize with road speed.
    6. Move the shift lever to the next higher gear.
  2. To upshift through the rest of the gears, repeat the substeps above. Before each upshift, push the top of the shift-intent switch into the shift handle body to break torque. The range shift is automatic.
  3. To skip a gear, press the shift-intent switch into the shift handle body, while in Neutral, one time for every gear that is skipped.
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Parent topic: Operation, ESS
Document Number: 0000118823
Manual Publication Date: 2024-05-13
Topic Publication Date: 2024-06-06