You may not be aware of it, but your automatic transmission lets you manually switch gears too.
In fact, you can choose from Sport Mode or SelectShift, depending on your driving style.
Sport Mode
To use Sport Mode, move your gear shift to the S position. It gives you extra braking on various grades of road and lets you use lower gears if you’re on a hilly or mountainous drive.
Keep in mind, Sport Mode shifts at higher engine speeds than drive mode, so your engine may run faster than usual. But that doesn’t mean you’ve lost any power. And remember, your vehicle will stay in Sport Mode until you shift out of it.
SelectShift
To use SelectShift, move your gear shift to the S position. And press the plus-minus buttons on the the side of the gear shift to select gears.
Press plus to upshift and minus to downshift.
Keep in mind your engine will rev at various speeds depending on what gear you’ve shifted to. If your engine RPM is too high or too low, your vehicle will automatically make some shifts for you.
