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Dodge 2014 Challenger_SRT - Owner Manual User Manual

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• If AutoStick® is engaged while in SPORT mode, the

transmission will remain in the selected gear even

when maximum engine speed is reached. The trans-

mission will upshift only when commanded by the

driver. Engine overspeed protection will be provided

by fuel cut off at or near redline.

• The transmission will automatically downshift as the

vehicle slows (to prevent engine lugging) and will

display the current gear.

• The transmission will automatically downshift to first

gear when coming to a stop. After a stop, the driver

should manually upshift (+) the transmission as the

vehicle is accelerated.

• You can start out, from a stop, in first or second gear.

Tapping (+), (at a stop) will allow starting in second

gear. Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or

icy conditions.

• The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low

of a vehicle speed.

• Avoid using speed control when AutoStick® is en-

gaged.

• Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when

AutoStick® is engaged.

To disengage AutoStick® mode, hold the shift lever to the

right or press and hold the (+) shift paddle until “D” is

once again displayed in the instrument cluster. You can

shift in or out of the AutoStick® mode at any time

without taking your foot off the accelerator pedal.

WARNING!

Do not downshift for additional engine braking on a
slippery surface. The drive wheels could lose their
grip and the vehicle could skid, causing a collision or
personal injury.

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