Chevrolet Camaro 2012 Owner's Manual page 241

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.
While in M (Manual Mode), the
transmission will prevent shifting to
a lower gear if the engine speed is
too high. If the tap down
button is held while the vehicle
slows down, the M in the DIC will
flash, and the downshift will be
allowed when vehicle speed is low
enough. Continuing to hold the tap
down (Minus) button will not cause
the transmission to continue
downshifting. Each downshift must
be requested separately by
releasing and reapplying the tap
down (Minus) button.
Driving and Operating
ZL1 vehicles equipped with a
(Minus)
Head-Up Display (HUD) also have
shift timing lights across the top of
the display. As you approach a shift
point, the row of lights grow closer
together. The transmission should
be shifted before the lights come
together in the middle of the display.
If the lights begin flashing, you have
exceeded the shift point. Shift
immediately.
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