Trucks Chapter 5

What does an automatic transmission use to change its gears?

A torque converter, lever and a button!!!!!!!!

The purpose of upshifting it to

Allow the vehicle to increase speed.

What actions negativley impact your vehicles economy leveL?

Downshift too early

Downshifting early is a common error that may:

Makes it impossible to get into the next gear

In a manual transmission, the controls what gear the transmission is in.

Shift lever

What is the primary difference between a manual and semiautomatic transmission?

The gears automatically change in a semiautomatic transmission

When double clutching is done correctly, and the RPM's are matched during the shift,:

The gears do not grind

Proper smooth shifting is important because is you shift before your vehicle is ready:

The vehicle will jerk forward, your drive wheels may lock, and you could lose control of your vehicle.

When your vehicle reches the maximum speed for a gear, you must:

Upshift

With an auto shift transmission if the transmission is in the drive position:

it will sift the gears as needed based on speed and load