Transmission Operation - Fleetwood 1999 American Tradition Parts And Service Manual

Your motor home is equipped with an automatic transmis-
sion. Please note that this transmission does not provide a
PARK position. You MUST set the parking brake whenever
you park the motor home.
Up- and downshifting is automatic under most driving condi-
tions. You may manually shift the transmission under mar-
ginal or poor traction conditions, up andlor downhill or
mountain driving, or under any driving condition to maintain
complete vehicle control.
This transmission has an electronic control and monitor
system.
No special procedure is required, although the transmission
must be in the NEUTRAL position. The digital display will
indicate NEUTRAL.
SELECT
Displays the range of gears selected by the operator
MONITOR
Displays the current gear of transmission operation.
Shift Selector
The push button shift selector has R,N, D,
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a
MODE button, and a digital display. When a range button
has been pressed, a tone will sound, the SELECT indicator
displays the chosen operation (if the electronic control unit
determines the shift is acceptable), and the transmission
will shift to the starting range as indicated on the MONI-
TOR display. The transmission starts in the lowest gear of
the range and as conditions permit automatically upshifts
until the highest gear in the selected range is in use.
TRANSMISSION
OPERATION
WARNING
The transmission does
not have a "PARK" posi-
tion. Place transmission
in neutral (N) and set the
parking brake when park-
ing the motor home.
STARTING THE VEHICLE
DIGITAL DISPLAY