Automatic Shift Mode; Manual Shift Mode; + And - Position Operation - Ford Thunderbird 2004 Owner's Manual

Automatic shift mode

Operates like a normal automatic
transmission for P (Park), R
(Reverse), N (Neutral), D5 and D4.
Refer to Driving with a 5–speed
automatic transmission in this
chapter for P (Park), R (Reverse),
N (Neutral), D5 and D4 information.

Manual shift mode

With the gearshift lever in D5
(Overdrive), the gearshift lever can
be moved to the right and into the
manual shift mode. The transmission
will remain in the manual shift mode
until the gearshift lever is moved
back to D5 (Overdrive).

+ and - position operation

These positions allow the driver to
manually select the appropriate
upshift (+) or downshift (-) and
gear range.
• Can only be entered from the D5
position.
• Gear ranges 1–5 provide the same
function and ratio as found in the
D5 or D4 automatic mode
positions.
• Transmission will not upshift or downshift unless the selector lever is
moved forward or rearward.
• One tap forward (+) will command the transmission to upshift one
gear range.
2004 Thunderbird (tbr)
Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt)
USA English (fus)
Driving
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