Ford 2016 EXPLORER Owner's Manual page 184

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• Provides additional grade braking with
a combination of engine motoring and
high-voltage battery charging to help
maintain vehicle speed when
descending a grade.
• As your vehicle determines the amount
of engine motoring and high-voltage
battery charging, you may notice the
engine speed increasing and
decreasing to help maintain your
vehicle speed when descending a
grade.
• The grade assist lamp in the instrument
cluster is illuminated.
The grade assist lamp will
appear in the instrument cluster
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when grade assist is turned on.
Press the transmission control switch
again to return to drive (D).
SelectShift Automatic
Transmission
Your SelectShift automatic transmission
gives you the ability to manually change
gears.
If equipped with a toggle on the
gearshift lever:
Explorer (TUB), enUSA, First Printing
Transmission
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• Press the (+) button to upshift.
• Press the (-) button to downshift.
If equipped with steering wheel
paddles:
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• Pull the right paddle (+) to upshift.
• Pull the left paddle (-) to downshift.
With your vehicle in drive (D), the paddle
shifters provide temporary manual control.
They allow you the ability to shift gears
quickly, without taking your hands off the
steering wheel. You can achieve extensive
manual control by moving the gearshift
lever to sport (S).
The system determines when temporary
manual control is no longer in use and
returns to automatic control.
Upshift to the recommended shift speeds
according to the following chart:
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