Down pointing arrow in gear display indicator

I think that arrow is there because there are certain recommended shift points that are indicated for each gear. Might be recommended for economy or some other reason. Each gear will have it and if you do not shift at that point, the arrow will disappear and then will be there for the next gerar's shift point.

I don't think it can be deleted.

Jay

 

The down arrow signifies that you are in "Auto Easy Exit" gearbox mode. Once you shift using a paddle, you are thereafter in manual shift mode. If you press the Auto button to go back into Automatic gearbox mode, the transmission will automatically shift for you, and if you use a paddle to shift, after a short period of time the gearbox will shift into the gear selected by the transmission and revert to automatic operation.

 

Sorry I wasn't clearer. Auto Easy Exit mode means that you start out in Auto mode, but when you shift using the paddle, you are no longer in Auto mode. Exiting Auto was as Easy as pulling the paddle. Although pushing the Auto button would not have been that difficult either.

Whereas if you are in Auto mode, shifting using the paddle will immediately shift gears, but after a few seconds you will revert to Auto mode and the transmission will select for you what it thinks is the proper gear (usually 7 if you are going faster than 37 mph on a level surface without placing a load on the engine).

Hope this helps to clarify.

 

Just another note to clarify...

You only go into Auto Easy exit mode when you turn off the Cali while in manual mode. FYI