摘要 |
An automatic transmission 2 has an automatic gearshift mode in which gears of the automatic transmission 2 is automatically controlled by setting a shift position of a shift device 3 in one of a first or a second forward position, e.g. a drive position D or a sports mode position S. The control device 5 also has a manual gearshift mode which changes the gear step by step by operating a separate unit 4 other than the shift device 3 while maintaining the shift position set in the one of the forward positions D, S. When the shift device 3 is in the drive position D the manual gearshift operates in a first mode and when the shift device 3 is in the sports mode position S the manual gearshift operates in a second different mode which is suitable for frequently accelerating/decelerating up and down slopes. If the unit 4 is not operated for a predetermined time the first manual mode changes back to automatic gearshift mode. Unit 4 comprises of shift up switch 41 and shift down switch 42 each of which a paddle type switches mounted on a steering wheel 6. |