TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER OF VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

摘要

A shift control device is provided with a structure wherein when a driver selects a manual shift mode, an appropriate shift level is set as an initial shift level in conformity to a driver's will to have or not to have a drive-force source braking effect. When a shift lever 72 is operatively moved to an S-position to select an S-mode, depending on whether a stay time in a position "D" continuing for a certain time period or more (step S2), a shift mode switching or a manual shift mode direct-selecting is determined, and then an initial shift level is individually determined for a shift mode switching (YES in step S2) and a manual shift mode direct-selecting (NO in step S2). This determines appropriate initial shift level in conformity to the driver's will to have the drive-force source braking effect in the shift mode switching and that not to have the drive-force source braking effect in the manual shift mode direct-selecting.