Dodge 2012 Challenger-SRT - Owner Manual User Manual

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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.

CAUTION!

Always make sure the vehicle comes to a complete
stop before shifting into REVERSE. Failure to do so
may result in transmission damage.

You must always use first gear (or Reverse) when starting

from a standing position.
Recommended Shift Speeds
To utilize your manual transmission efficiently for fuel

economy, it should be upshifted as listed in recom-

mended shift speed chart.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION

RECOMMENDED SHIFT SPEEDS

1-4

4-5

5-6

mph

(km/h)

(32)

(59)

(77)

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