Tapshift; Tapshift ® Manual Performance Shifter - Pontiac 2004 Grand Prix Get To Know

Door Chime Loudness
You can adjust the loudness of the door
chime that occurs with certain functions
in your Grand Prix. With the ignition ON,
and the radio OFF, press and hold the
#6 button on the radio. The radio will
display either a LOUD or NORMAL
readout. Hold the button until the setting
changes. The button must be released
and pressed again each time you want
to change the volume.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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TAPshift

Manual Performance
Shifter
Models with TAPshift
shifted by following the instructions
below.
Manual (M)
Placing the console shifter in the "M"
(Manual) position allows the driver to
shift gears by using the TAPshift
dles located on the steering wheel.
Push either paddle once to upshift to
the next gear. Pull either paddle once to
downshift to the next gear. The com-
mand gear will be displayed in the
Driver Information Center (DIC) and
also in the Head-Up Display (HUD).
® can be manually
® pad-
While Driving
If the Manual position is selected while
driving, the gear that the vehicle is in will
be displayed. If the current vehicle
speed is too high when requesting a
lower gear, the downshift will not occur
and a chime will indicate that the
requested gear was denied.
If the current vehicle speed is too low
when requesting a higher gear, the
upshift will not occur and a chime will
indicate that the requested gear was
denied. As the vehicle slows to a stop,
the transmission will automatically shift
down to first gear.
Starting From a Stop
The vehicle will automatically be in first
gear as it comes to a stop or when ini-
tially started up in the Manual mode. The
vehicle may be started in second gear
from a stop. A second gear start may be
used for starting on slippery roads.
Commanding the vehicle to start up in
third gear will not occur and a chime will
indicate that the request was denied. As
vehicle speed increases, it will not auto-
matically upshift. It will stay in either first
or second gear (if second gear was
selected) until the paddle is pushed to
upshift. As the engine speed increases
during full-throttle acceleration, the
"upshift" light/symbol will illuminate on
the DIC/Trip Computer and HUD, indi-
cating that the paddle should be pushed
to upshift. If the upshift is not command-
ed by pushing the paddle, the vehicle
speed will be limited in order to protect
the engine.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
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