2018 Fusion Owner's Manual

Transmission

SelectShift™Automatic Transmission (If Equipped)

Grade assist: • Provides additional grade braking with a combination of engine motoring and high-voltage battery charging to help maintain vehicle speed when descending a grade. • As your vehicle determines the amount of engine motoring and high-voltage battery charging, you may notice the engine speed increasing and decreasing to help maintain your vehicle speed when descending a grade. • The gradeassist lamp in the instrument cluster is illuminated. Sport (S) (If Equipped) Putting the vehicle in sport (S): • Provides additional engine braking and extends lower gear operation to enhance performance for uphill climbs, hilly terrain or mountainous areas. This increases engine RPM during engine braking. • Provides additional lower gear operation through the automatic transmission shift strategy. • Provides gear selection more quickly and at higher engine speeds. Low (L) (If Equipped) • Provides maximum engine braking. • The transmission may be shifted into low (L) at any vehicle speed. • Is not intended for use under extended or normal driving conditions and results in lower fuel economy.

Your vehicle is equippedwith a SelectShift Automatic transmission. The SelectShift Automatic transmission gives you the ability to change gears up or down, without a clutch as desired. In order toprevent the engine fromrunning at too low an RPM, which may cause it to stall, SelectShift still automaticallymakes some downshifts if it has determined that you have not downshifted in time. Although SelectShift makes some downshifts for you, it still allows you to downshift at any time as long as the SelectShift determines that damage will not be caused to the engine from over-revving. Note: Engine damage may occur if you maintain excessive engine revving without shifting. SelectShift does not automatically upshift, even if the engine is approaching the RPM limit. It must be shifted manually by pressing the + button. Pull the+paddleonthesteeringwheel to activate SelectShift. • Pull the right paddle (+) to upshift. • Pull the left paddle (–) to downshift.

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