5th Gear: Powerflow

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Lincoln MKX and 2014 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

In fifth gear the overdrive clutch drives the rear planetary carrier/center ring gear.
The direct clutch drives the rear sun gear.
The turbine shaft transfers torque to the center sun gear, rear sun gear, and rear planetary carrier/center ring gear.
The torque from the three inputs locks the three planetary gearsets which produces a gear ratio of 1 to 1