Dodge 2011 Caliber - Owner Manual - Manual (Page 304)

DRIVE
This range is used for most city and highway driving.
AUTOSTICK
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— IF EQUIPPED
AutoStick ௡ is a driver-interactive transmission that offers
six manual ratio changes to provide you with more
control. AutoStick
௡ allows you to maximize engine brak-
ing, eliminate undesirable upshifts and downshifts, and
improve overall vehicle performance. This system can
also provide you with more control during passing, city
driving, cold slippery conditions, mountain driving,
trailer towing, and many other situations. Automatic
ratio changes upward will only occur to protect the
Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission (CVT)
and/or the engine from overspeed. Changes down will
only happen at minimum engine speed to prevent stall-
ing.
Operation
NOTE: AutoStick
௡ is not functional until the CVT
warms up in cold weather.
AutoStick ௡ operation is activated in the DRIVE position
by moving the shift lever side-to-side. Moving the shift
lever to the (+) side will activate AutoStick
௡ and shift up
to the next higher manual ratio, unless you are already
operating in or near Overdrive, in which case sixth gear
ratio will be selected. In like manner, moving the shift
lever to (-) will activate AutoStick
௡ and shift to the next
lower manual ratio. After AutoStick
௡ is activated, the
manual ratio selected is displayed in the transmission
ratio display and tipping the shift lever to the (+) or (-)
direction will cause an upshift or downshift by one ratio.
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