Control system for automatic transmission

A control system for an automatic transmission, comprising a gear transmission unit for establishing a predetermined gear stage by applying a plurality of frictional engagement elements selectively, wherein said gear transmission unit includes a main transmission portion capable of establishing at least a reverse gear stage, and an auxiliary transmission portion capable of switching a high gear stage and a low gear stage, and wherein said auxiliary transmission portion is set to the high gear stage at the shifting time to the reverse gear stage,

• wherein the improvement comprises:
• means for detecting generation of a command for shifting to the reverse gear stage;
• reverse stage establishment control means for establishing the reverse gear stage by controlling the application of predetermined ones of said frictional engagement elements of said main transmission portion when the reverse stage shifting command is generated;
• engine torque control means for executing a torque-down of an engine at the time of controlling the engagement of said frictional engagement elements for establishing the reverse gear stage;
• means for detecting establishment of the reverse gear stage in said main transmission portion;
• means for setting said auxiliary transmission portion to the high gear stage by controlling the applications of predetermined ones of said frictional engagement elements of said auxiliary transmission portion in response to the detected output of said means;
• means for detecting a shift of said auxiliary transmission portion to the high gear stage;
• and
• means for sending a signal to end the engine torque-down to said engine torque control means in response to the detected output of said detecting means.