When I'm driving around town; it's flat, and there's no need for break-neck acceleration. In that instance, I'm in D, and normal mode. No sweat.

However, when we're driving up the mountain to come home (town is just above sea level, and home is at 2400'), I generally put it into tow mode. The road up the mountain is narrow, winding, and steep in parts. Normal mode is always one gear behind, and tow mode makes sure that it is in the gear you need coming out of a narrow, steep curve.

 

sport mode is pretty damn aggressive. I could see using tow haul or limiting the gears. I don't see a need, not lugging the engine cruising with very little load. soon as you press the gas it drops a few gears and accelerates.

 

Mine does the same going from first to third, particularly when the engine / trans are cold. Seems to be normal operation. My only particular gripe is when its really cold outside and you first take off in the morning, that 1 - 3 shift bogs the engine. The simple solution for me is to use Sport mode. That gets me second gear and no bog.

 

That makes me feel a bit better. I may just be noticing it because the newness of the truck is wearing off, and we are regressing weather wise so morning temps have been in the 30's lately.

 

Tow/Haul mode on mine is more aggressive than Sport mode. Under normal driving conditions all Sport mode does for me is limit the top gear and give some engine braking. I don't like to lug any of my engines but that doesn't mean I'm racing them either. If it were a manual 6 I'd drive around town in 4th most of the time.

BTW I do have the 5.0L w/6sp.

 

gotcha, ya with the 10 speed sport mode delays shifts to hold the rpm, shifts are much faster and firmer. I think that it doesn't skip gears either, ive only played around with it once or twice. When i get a few more miles on it ill check it out some more lol.

 

The trick is to drive 'normal' in sport mode.... When I feel like playing and blowing the soot out of the engine, when I stomp on it in sport mode and after it gets to about 60 or 70 in 3rd gear and I let off, it stays in 3rd gear for a long time before finally up shifting.

From what I'm reading, there is obviously operational differences between the 6 and 10 speed.

 

i just tried on my way back from lunch, 45mph about stayed at 2600rpm, forgot what gear it held.

 

Don't forget to punch that traction control button TWICE to get into Advanced Sport Trac Mode for even more fun!

 

really? I think mine is just on and off. i guess ill have to read the manual lol. I hit it once the light come on the dash, hit it again and it goes off.

 

ok for the '17 at least:

double press in sport mode, stability and traction control are on but at "higher threshold targets".

press once traction control off.

press and hold for 5 seconds+ stability and traction control off

put it in 4L roll stability, stability control and traction control come off.

learn something new every day lol.

 

Put your foot on the brake and press and hold traction button and I believe it pretty much turns everything off.