the automatic transmission that's unique
to zl1 was built to provide the hands-on
satisfaction of a manual transmission
thanks to tap shift technology tap shift
utilizes staged up ships to help you get
the most out of your ZL one in fact it
actually anticipates your shift requests
and pre-fills the clutch for a near
instantaneous reaction to use tap shift
technology move the shift lever from P
or park to M or manual position this
will activate sport shift mode while in
sport shift mode you can activate the
controls for tap shift which are located
on the back of the steering wheel
select plus or minus to increase or
decrease the available gear range tap
shift is not activated until one of the
buttons is pressed after the shift lever
is sent to the manual position when on
the road you may choose to temporarily
enter tap shift mode while in dry
tapping either the plus or minus button
will place the transmission in tap shift
mode for a short period of time in tap
mode if shifting is prevented for any
reason a shift denied message will
display in your driver information
center to immediately exit tap shift
mode while in Drive press and hold the
plus button for two seconds the system
also will return to automatic shifting
after 10 seconds of cruising at a steady
speed or when the vehicle comes to a
stop
for more details on the automatic
transmission and tap shift refer to your
zl1
owner's manual