Abstract: There is provided temporary high-speed gear setting means which causes an automatic transmission to accomplish first-speed gear after it has once been set to second speed gear, for instance, which is selected as a specific high-speed gear upon switching from a non-drive range to the drive range. While it is made possible to manually switch between gear-shifting control operation in automatic mode performed according to preset shifting characteristics and manual mode in which gear-shifting operation is manually performed by a driver, priority is given to accomplishment of the first-speed gear the temporary high-speed gear setting means when the automatic transmission is switched to the manual mode while it is set to the aforementioned specific high-speed gear by the aforementioned temporary high-speed gear setting means.

Abstract: A traction control system for a motor vehicle has a four wheel steering device for controlling a steering characteristic of the vehicle based on a yaw rate difference between an actual yaw rate and a target yaw rate of the vehicle. The traction control system further has a device for controlling driven torque applied to a driven wheel while a slip is generated in the driven wheel. A correction device is used for correcting the driven torque to be small as a wheel steering angle becomes large while the four wheel steering device is operated.

Abstract: A liquid detergent composition contains:(A) an anionic surfactant having the formula (I):RO(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n SO.sub.3 M (I)wherein R is a C.sub.10 -C.sub.18 alkyl or alkenyl group,n is 0 to 5, andM is hydrogen, an alkaline metal cation, an alkaline earth metal cation, an ammonium cation or a substituted ammonium cation; and(B) an amphoteric ion surfactant having the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R' is a C.sub.10 -C.sub.16 alkyl or alkenyl group, provided that the weight ratio of component (A) to a total amount of components (A) and (B) is 0.2 to 0.8 and the total amount of components (A) and (B) is 0.05% to 0.3% by weight.