Dodge 2011 Challenger - Owner Manual User Manual

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NOTE:

During cold weather, you may experience in-

creased effort in shifting until the transmission fluid

warms up. This is normal.

Shifting
Fully press the clutch pedal and lift your foot off the

accelerator pedal before shifting gears. As you release the

clutch pedal, lightly press the accelerator pedal. Damage

to the transmission or clutch may occur if you do not

fully press the clutch pedal and lift off of the accelerator

pedal when shifting.
The six-speed manual transmission has a spring that

centers the shift lever near third and fourth gear. This

spring helps you know which gear you are in when you

are shifting. Be careful when shifting from first to second

or downshifting from sixth to fifth.
The spring will try to pull the shift lever toward third and

fourth gear. Make sure you move the shift lever into

second or fifth gear. If you let the shift lever move in the

direction of the pulling, you may end shifting from first

to fourth or from sixth to third gear.

Manual Shifter

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