Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 2020 Supplement Manual page 22

3. Press the manual (M) button within 5
seconds after shifting to Neutral.
Note: A Stay in Neutral Mode confirmation
message appears in the information display
when your vehicle has entered Stay in
Neutral Mode and the neutral (N) button
on the transmission selector slowly blinks.
To exit Stay in Neutral Mode, press the
brake pedal and shift to park (P) or start
the engine and apply brakes to shift to
another gear, for example drive (D) or
reverse (R).
Drive (D)
Drive (D) is the normal driving position for
the best fuel economy and smoothness.
Shift the transmission selector to drive (D)
to allow your vehicle to move forward and
shift automatically through the forward
gears.
The transmission shifts to the appropriate
gear for optimum performance based on
ambient temperature, road slope, vehicle
load and your input.
Manual (M)
To select manual (M), place the
transmission selector in drive (D) and press
the M button in the middle of the selector.
With the transmission selector in manual
(M), the driver can change gears up or
down using the paddle shifters. After
pressing the manual (M) button while the
transmission is in drive (D), you now have
control of selecting the gear you desire
using the (+) and (-) paddle shifters to
upshift and downshift.
To exit manual (M) and return to drive (D),
press the M button again.
Mustang (CZG) GT500, United States of America, Vehicles With: SVT Performance Package, enUSA, First-Printing
Transmission
SelectShift
Transmission
Your vehicle has a SelectShift Dual Clutch
transmission. The SelectShift Dual Clutch
transmission gives you the ability to
change gears up or down without a clutch
as desired.
Selectshift is operational in both drive (D),
known as Live in Drive, and manual (M).
While the vehicle can be started as low as
-22°F (-30°C), the transmission does not
shift from park (P) until the transmission
fluid temperatures warms up above -4°F
(-20°C).
If the transmission is overheating from
extreme use, it can result in the following
symptoms.
Clutch Over Temperature: This message
indicates one or both clutches are
overheating and may open to protect the
system. This occurs when the clutch
absorbs too much energy in the form of
slip, due to a variety of reasons.
Some examples of what could cause this
are:
• Launch control at an RPM set speed
higher than optimal for the current
conditions. The best mitigation is to
either lower the RPM set speed for
launch control maneuvers, or not
holding the RPM set speed as long in
preparation for launch control.
• Slow uphill driving with no throttle
application, known as creeping, or
using the throttle instead of the brake
to prevent rolling back on an uphill
grade. These maneuvers cause the
clutches to be in a constant state of
slip. The best mitigation is to use the
brake when at a standstill, or find a
safe place to stop and put the
transmission in park (P) until you can
achieve a faster uphill speed of
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h).
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Dual Clutch