Shift Patterns: Downshifts
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Under certain conditions, the transmission will downshift automatically to a lower gear range (without moving the gearshift lever). There are 3 categories of automatic downshifts; Coastdown, Torque Demand and Forced or Kickdown shifts.