Shift Control and Shift Rod

GENERAL INFORMATION
To allow the rear-of-vehicle transmission location, the transmission shift shaft has been relocated to the front of the transmission. The shift shaft is connected to a transmission shift rod which contains two sealed universal-style joints, enabling the range of motion necessary in order to shift gears. The shift rod is connected to the transmission shift control which is a lubricated and sealed unit, mounted to the driveline support assembly. The mounting system utilized for the shift control incorporates rubber insulators. The cockpit of the vehicle is isolated from the driveline through the use of a shift control closeout boot which seals off the shift control and the driveline tunnel shift control opening.

GEAR SELECT (SKIP SHIFT)
To ensure good fuel economy and compliance with federal fuel economy standards, SECOND and THIRD gears are inhibited when shifting out of FIRST gear under the following conditions:
^ Coolant temperature is above 50° C (122° F).
^ Vehicle speed is between 20 and 29 km/h (12 and 19 mph).
^ Throttle is opened 35 percent or less.

REVERSE LOCKOUT
A reverse lockout system (consisting of a reverse lockout solenoid which operates a reverse lockout mechanism) is utilized to prevent shifting into REVERSE gear when the vehicle is moving forward at a speed of 5 km/h (3 mph) or more.