Buick LaCrosse Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-
9159288) - 2016 - CRC - 10/5/15
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Driving and Operating
Manual Mode
Driver Shift Control (DSC)
Caution
Driving with the engine at a high
rpm without upshifting while using
Driver Shift Control (DSC), could
damage the vehicle. Always
upshift when necessary while
using DSC.
DSC allows the automatic
transmission to be shifted similar to
a manual transmission. To use the
DSC feature:
With Selective Ride Control
1. Move the shift lever from
D (Drive) to M/S (Manual Mode/
Sport Mode).
The vehicle will be in Sport
Mode. The vehicle will remain
in Sport Mode until the shift
lever is moved back to the
D (Drive) position. The gear
indicator in the instrument
cluster will still display an S for
Sport Mode, and the SPORT
MODE ON message will
display momentarily. See
. When in Sport Mode,
the vehicle will still shift
automatically, but chassis
tuning is modified. See
.
If you press the +/
−
switch on
the side of the shift lever, the
transmission will enter Manual
Mode, and the DIC gear
indicator will change to an M
followed by a number
representing the gear the
vehicle is currently in.
2. In Manual Mode, press the
+ (Plus) end of the switch on
the side of the shift lever to
upshift, or the
−
(Minus) end to
downshift.
Without Selective Ride Control
1. Move the shift lever from
D (Drive) to M (Manual Mode).
The transmission will enter
Manual Mode. The DIC gear
indicator will change to an M
followed by a number
representing the gear the
vehicle is currently in.
2. In Manual Mode, press the
+ (Plus) end of the switch on
the side of the shift lever to
upshift, or the
−
(Minus) end to
downshift.
The display on the instrument
cluster will show which gear the
vehicle is in. The number indicates
the requested gear when pressing
the +/
−
switch on the shift lever.
The transmission will only allow
shifting into gears appropriate for
the vehicle speed and engine
revolutions per minute (rpm). The
transmission will not automatically
shift to the next lower gear if the
engine rpm is too high, nor to the
next higher gear when the maximum
engine rpm is reached.