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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
May. 21, 1999
Rita D Hollingsworth, Ortonville, MI (US);
John M Rzepecki, II, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Scott A Miller, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Edward W Czarnecki, Shelby Township, MI (US);
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for selecting between first and second manual shift modes for an automatic transmission is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a gear shift lever with first and second manual positions, placing the gear shift lever in a first manual position, and subsequently placing the gear shift lever in a second position. The method further includes the steps of selecting the first manual shift mode if the gear shift lever remains in the second position for a predetermined time period, cycling between the second and first manual positions while the gear shift lever remains in the second position, and setting a current manual mode equal to a last one of the first and second manual mode prior to the gear shift lever being released.