I'm pretty sure I know lots of things about lots of things, but how auto trannies work isn't one of them. Have rebuilt a few manual transmissions in the past and I come from the era of carburetors when life was simpler. I have no interest in learning how an auto tranny works at this point. I just want to get into our truck, turn the ignition on and go.
I have a better idea of what locking out a gear means now thanks to above posts.
I pulled out our owner's manual and there is no mention anywhere about locking out gears. What it says about the transmission in part is:
All gear ranges are available when using Tow/haul. Tow/haul delays upshifts to reduce frequency of transmission shifting. Tow/Haul also provides engine braking in all forward gears when in the D (Overdrive) position.All gear ranges are available when using Tow/haul. Tow/haul delays upshifts to reduce frequency of transmission shifting. Tow/Haul also provides engine braking in all forward gears when in the D (Overdrive) position.
Our year and make doesn't have a feature of being able to lock out gears and I find that Tow/haul works really well for us so I can forget about having to figure out how to lock out gears.
