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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Kurt H. Nickerson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling a transmission gearshift includes engaging control elements whose engagement is required for operation in first gear and reverse gear without grounding the transmission's input, grounding said input provided a range other than park is selected, grounding the transmission's output, releasing the input, producing first gear provided first gear is selected, and producing reverse gear provided reverse gear is selected.