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Driving on slippery surfaces, Acceleration – Dodge 2011 Challenger - Owner Manual User Manual

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• You can start out in first or second gear. The system

will ignore attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle

speed.

• The transmission will automatically downshift to first

gear when coming to a stop.

• Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or icy

conditions.

• Avoid using speed control when AutoStick௡ is en-

gaged.

• The transmission will automatically shift up when

maximum engine speed is reached while AutoStick௡ is

engaged.

• Transmission shifting will be more crisp/abrupt when

AutoStick௡ is engaged.

DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES

Acceleration
Rapid acceleration on snow covered, wet, or other slip-

pery surfaces may cause the driving wheels to pull

erratically to the right or left. This phenomenon occurs

when there is a difference in the surface traction under

the rear (driving) wheels.

WARNING!

Rapid acceleration on slippery surfaces is dangerous.
Unequal traction can cause sudden pulling of the rear
wheels. You could lose control of the vehicle and
possibly have a collision. Accelerate slowly and
carefully whenever there is likely to be poor traction
(ice, snow, wet mud, loose sand, etc.).

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