Jeep 2015 Grand Cherokee - Owner Manual - Manual (Page 437)

• 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
(or third gear, in 4LO range, Snow mode, or Sand
mode). 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 will downshift the
transmission to the lowest gear possible at the current
speed.
• Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when
Paddle Shift mode is enabled.
• The system may revert to automatic shift mode if a
fault or overheat condition is detected.
NOTE: When Selec-Speed or Hill Descent Control is
enabled, Paddle Shift mode is not active. Pushing the
(+/-) shift paddles in Selec-Speed or Hill Descent Control
simply limits the highest allowed gear. Shifts below and
up to that gear will occur automatically.
To disengage Paddle Shift mode, push and hold the (+)
shift paddle until ЉDЉ or ЉSЉ is once again indicated in the
instrument cluster. You can shift in or out of Paddle Shift
mode at any time without taking your foot off the
accelerator pedal.
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