Originally Posted by semtex

Why don't you just try turning it off to be sure? I mean, would it really hurt anything just to give it a shot in the spirit of process of elimination? Also, if your car was speeding up when you were coming off the highway, that would actually cause SRM to hold the revs higher, as the faster you're doing when you drop to a lower gear, the higher the revs need to be for a smooth match.