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Dodge 2015 Challenger-SRT - Owner Manual User Manual

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• If normal AutoStick mode is engaged (shift lever in

MANUAL position), manual gear selection will be

maintained until the shift lever is returned to DRIVE,

or as described below. The transmission will not

upshift automatically at redline in this mode, nor will

downshifts be obtained if the accelerator pedal is

pressed to the floor.

• 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 can be helpful in

snowy or icy conditions.

• If a requested downshift would cause the engine to

over-speed, that shift will not occur.

• The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low

of a vehicle speed.

• Holding the (-) paddle depressed, or holding the shift

lever in the (-) position, will downshift the transmis-

sion to the lowest gear possible at the current speed.

• Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when

AutoStick is engaged.

• The system may revert to automatic shift mode if a

fault or overheat condition is detected.

To disengage AutoStick mode, return the shift lever to the

DRIVE position, or press and hold the (+) shift paddle (if

the shift lever is already in DRIVE) until “D” is once

again indicated 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.

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