Ford GT (2018 year). Manual — part 26

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WARNINGS

Always fully apply the parking brake.
Make sure you shift into park (P) for
vehicles with an automatic

transmission. Switch the ignition off and
remove the key whenever you leave your
vehicle.

Do not apply the brake pedal and
accelerator pedal simultaneously.
Applying both pedals simultaneously

for more than a few seconds will limit
engine performance, which may result in
difficulty maintaining speed in traffic and
could lead to serious injury.

Your Ford GT vehicle is equipped with a
7-speed, dual clutch automatic
transmission. In drive (D), the transmission
shifts automatically, or you can shift with
the paddle shifters. In manual mode, you
must shift the transmission with the
paddle shifters.

Understanding the Positions of
Your Automatic Transmission

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1.

Fully press down the brake pedal.

2. Move the selector to the desired gear.

Park (P)

With the transmission in park (P), your
vehicle locks the transmission and
prevents the wheels from turning. Always
come to a complete stop before putting
your vehicle into park (P).

Automatic Return to Park

Note: This feature does not operate when
your vehicle is in Stay in Neutral mode.

Your vehicle has a feature that
automatically shifts your vehicle into park
(P) when any of the following conditions
occur:
•

You turn the vehicle off.

•

You open the driver's door with your
seatbelt unlatched.

•

Your seatbelt is unlatched when the
driver's door is open.

If you turn your vehicle off when moving,
your vehicle first shifts into neutral (N) until
it slows down enough to shift into park (P)
automatically.

Note: If you have waited an extended
period of time (2-15 minutes) before starting
your vehicle, unlatching your seatbelt causes
this feature to activate, even with the
driver's door closed.

Note: This feature may not work properly
if the door ajar switch is malfunctioning. If
your door ajar indicator does not illuminate
when you open the driver’s door or the
indicator illuminates with the driver’s door
closed, see your authorized dealer.

Reverse (R)

With the selector in reverse (R), your
vehicle moves backward. Always come to
a complete stop before shifting into and
out of reverse (R).

Neutral (N)

With the selector in neutral (N), your
vehicle can be started and is free to roll.
Hold the brake pedal down when in this
position.

Stay in Neutral Mode

Stay in Neutral mode allows your vehicle
to stay in neutral when you exit your
vehicle. Your vehicle must be stationary to
enter this mode.

To enter Stay in Neutral mode:
•

With the engine running.

•

Release the parking brake if applied,
press down the brake pedal and press
the parking brake release switch on the
center console.

•

Press down the brake pedal and move
the transmission selector to neutral
(N).

•

A message appears in your display
screen.

•

Press the manual (M) button to enter
Stay in Neutral mode.

•

Another message appears in your
display screen confirming Neutral
mode is engaged.

•

Stay in Neutral mode remains engaged
as long as the engine is running. If the
engine is turned off, a 30 minute timer
starts and appears in your display
screen.

To exit Stay in Neutral mode, press down
the brake pedal and select a different gear.

Drive (D)

Drive (D) is the normal driving position for
the best fuel economy. In the drive (D)
position, the transmission automatically
shifts through gears one through seven.

Manual (M)

To select manual (M), place the
transmission selector in drive (D) and press
"M" button in the middle of the selector.
Once you select manual (M), you must use
the paddle shifters to upshift or downshift
the transmission.

To exit manual (M) and return to drive (D),
press the "M" button again.

SelectShift™ Automatic
Transmission

Your vehicle is equipped with a SelectShift
Automatic transmission, which gives you
the ability to change gears up or down as
desired.

In order to prevent the engine from running
at too low an RPM, which may cause it to
stall, SelectShift still automatically makes
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
SelectShift determines that no damage
occurs 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 use of
the upshift (+) paddle. When using Manual
(M) shift mode, pay attention to the shift
indicator on the top rim of the steering
wheel and the RPM indicator in the
instrument cluster.

Use the paddles on the steering wheel
to shift.

•

Pull the right paddle (+) to upshift.

•

Pull the left paddle (–) to downshift.

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SelectShift in drive (D):
•

Provides a temporary manual mode
for performing more demanding
maneuvers where extra control of gear
selection is required (for example,
when overtaking). This mode holds a
selected gear for a temporary period
of time dependent on driver inputs (for
example, steering or accelerator pedal
input).

SelectShift in manual (M):
•

Provides a permanent manual gear
selection where full control of gear
selection is required.

The instrument cluster displays your
currently selected gear. If a gear is
requested but not available due to vehicle
conditions (low speed, too high engine
speed for requested gear selection), the
current gear flashes two times.

Upshift to the recommended shift speeds
according to this following chart:

Upshifts When Accelerating (Recom-

mended for Best Fuel Economy)

Shift from:

15 mph (24 km/h)

1 - 2

25 mph (40 km/h)

2 - 3

40 mph (64 km/h)

3 - 4

Upshifts When Accelerating (Recom-

mended for Best Fuel Economy)

45 mph (72 km/h)

4 - 5

50 mph (80 km/h)

5 - 6

55 mph (88 km/h)

6 - 7

Brake-Shift Interlock

WARNINGS

When doing this procedure, you need
to take the transmission out of park
(P) which means your vehicle can

roll freely. To avoid unwanted vehicle
movement, always fully apply the parking
brake prior to doing this procedure. Use
wheels chocks if appropriate.

If the parking brake is fully released,
but the brake warning lamp remains
illuminated, the brakes may not be

working properly. Have your vehicle
checked as soon as possible.

Note: You should only use this procedure
in the event that your vehicle is disabled and
you cannot start the engine in order to shift
into Neutral (N) to move it. Use the provided
Transmission Park Override tool to release
the transmission park mechanism and allow
the rear tires to roll freely.

Note: See your authorized dealer as soon
as this procedure is used.

Note: Do not drive your vehicle until you
verify that the brake lamps are working.

Your vehicle is equipped with a brake-shift
interlock feature that prevents moving the
selector from park (P) when the ignition is
in the on position and the brake pedal is
not pressed.

If you cannot move the selector out of park
(P) position with the ignition in the on
position and the brake pedal pressed, a
malfunction may have occurred. It is
possible that a fuse has blown or your
vehicle’s brake lamps are not operating
properly. See Fuse Specification Chart
(page 146).

If the fuse is good and the brake lamps are
functioning, then there may be a fault in
the system. To roll the car or to allow the
vehicle to be transported for repair, use the
following procedure to place the
transmission into neutral (N) manually. To
place the transmission into neutral (N) in
the event of a battery failure, or other
electrical fault that prevents the shifter
from working, use this procedure.

Manually Placing the Transmission in
Park Override

The transmission park override tool is in
the storage compartment under the rear
hatch.

It requires two people to perform this
procedure properly. One person seated in
the driver's seat, that must remain in
control of vehicle steering, brakes and
parking brake at all times. For instructions
on releasing the parking brake in the event
of a loss of vehicle battery power. See
Electric Parking Brake (page 112). If you
do not have battery power, chock the
wheels so the car does not roll forward or
backward when not intended.

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1.

Remove the plug from the bottom right
side of the storage compartment to
access the park override shaft.

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2. Insert the park override tool onto the

shaft. Hold the tool in the rotated
position to maintain park override when
you move the vehicle.

3. To return the transmission to normal

park function, remove the park override
tool.

4. Re-install the plug and return the tool

to the storage position.