Shift Patterns: Notes

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The vehicle is equipped with adaptive shift strategy. Whenever the battery has been disconnected for any type of service or repair, the strategy parameters stored in keep alive memory will be lost. The strategy will start or relearn once the battery is reconnected and the vehicle is driven. This is a temporary condition and normal operating mode will be resumed once the PCM relearns all the parameters from the driving conditions. There is no set time frame for this process.

The customer must be notified that they may experience slightly firm upshifts, delayed or early shifts. This operation is considered normal and will not affect the function or durability of the transmission. As the PCM relearns, this temporary condition will be replaced by normal operating condition.

The transmission upshifts and downshifts are firmer with tow/haul ON than when tow/haul is OFF.