Jeep 2013 Grand Cherokee - User Guide - Manual (Page 94)

AUTOSTICK®
• AutoStick ® is a driver-interactive transmission feature that offers manual gear
shifting to provide you with more control of the vehicle. AutoStick ® allows you to
maximize engine braking, eliminate undesirable upshifts and downshifts, and
improve overall vehicle performance.
• This system can also provide you with more control during passing, city driving, cold
slippery conditions, mountain driving, trailer towing, and many other situations.
AutoStick® Operation
• When the shift lever is in the DRIVE position, the transmission will operate
automatically, shifting between the five available gears. To engage AutoStick ® ,
simply tap the shift lever to the right or left (+/-) while in the DRIVE position, or tap
one of the steering wheel-mounted shift paddles (+/-). Tapping (-) to enter
AutoStick
® mode will downshift the transmission to the next lower gear, while
using (+) to enter AutoStick ® mode will retain the current gear. When AutoStick ®
is active, the current transmission gear is displayed in the instrument cluster. In
AutoStick
® mode, the transmission will shift up or down when (+/-) is manually
selected by the driver (using the shift lever, or the shift paddles), unless an engine
lugging or overspeed condition would result. It will remain in the selected gear
until another upshift or downshift is chosen, except as described below:
• Normally, in AutoStick ® mode, the transmission will automatically shift up
when maximum engine speed is reached. If, however, AutoStick ® is engaged
while in SPORT mode, the transmission will remain in the selected gear even
when maximum engine speed is reached. The transmission will upshift only
when commanded by the driver.
• 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 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 engaged.
• 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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