Gear Position Display

Courtesy of JAGUAR CARS, INC.

The gear position shows the current selector position: P, R, N, D or S.

When the transmission is in manual 'CommandShift' mode, the display will show the currently selected gear S1, S2, S3, S4, S5 or S6.

The gear position is illuminated in response to 'CAN' bus messages from the transmission control module (TCM).

The instrument cluster has no control over the gear position display and obtains the information by monitoring the controlling CAN bus messages. If the instrument cluster detects ten incorrect CAN bus messages, 'TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG' is illuminated in the message center.

If a correct CAN bus message is received when the ignition is next switched on, the error is erased and the message removed.