Gear Availability

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MANUAL LEVER POSITION	TRANSMISSION GEAR OPERATION	DESCRIPTION
P	Park	Forward or reverse gears not available. Output shaft is held to the transmission case.
R	Reverse	Transmission allows reverse only.
N	Neutral	Forward or reverse gears not available. Output shaft moves freely.
D		6 forward gears are available. Gears are dependent on vehicle speed and throttle position with coast braking.
D Tow/Haul		1st through 6th gears are available. The shift scheduling is altered for higher shift speeds for a given throttle position. Transmission provides engine braking.
D Range Select		All gears available. Driver has the option to lockout higher gears by pressing "-" on the selector lever. Driver can also enable higher gears that have been locked out by pressing "+". Transmission automatically shifts through lower gears that have not been locked out.
M SelectShift™		All gears available upon driver request. Driver has the ability to shift the transmission using the "+" "-" switches on the selector lever.
2		2nd gear hold, no upshift. Downshift to 2nd gear when 2 position is selected above a calibrated speed.
1		1st gear hold with engine braking, no upshift. The transmission downshifts to 1st gear when 1 is selected above a calibrated speed under minimum to moderate accelerator pedal position.