Paddle Switches

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Two gear change 'paddle' switches are fitted at the rear of the steering wheel and allow the driver to operate the transmission as a semi-automatic manual gearbox using the Jaguar sequential shift feature.

Each paddle switch has three connections; ground, illumination PWM (pulse width modulation) supply and ground switch signal. The paddle switches are hardwired to the right steering wheel switchpack. Operation of the paddle switch completes a ground path to the switchpack. The switchpack converts the completed ground signal into a LIN bus signal which is passed via the clockspring to the CJB (central junction box). The CJB converts the signal into a high speed CAN bus signal to the TCM.

Pulling the left downshift (-) paddle provides down changes and pulling the right upshift (+) paddle provides up changes. The first operation of either paddle, after sport mode is selected, puts the transmission into permanent manual Jaguar sequential shift mode. Rotation of the TCS back to the D position, returns the transmission to conventional automatic operation.

Temporary operation of manual Jaguar sequential shift mode can also be operated with the TCS in the D position. Operation of either the upshift or downshift paddles activates the manual mode operation. If the TCS is in D, Jaguar sequential shift will cancel after a time period or can be cancelled by pressing and holding the + paddle for approximately 1.2 seconds.

The temporary operation of the paddles in the 'D' position is disabled in some markets as a default at delivery. This can be overridden in the instrument cluster menu and the driver can configure the paddle operation as 'Active in 'S' only' or 'Active in 'D' and 'S".