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Driving tips, Accelerator pedal position – Dodge 2008 Sprinter User Manual

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Controls in detail

Automatic transmission

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Accelerator pedal position
Your style of driving influences how the
automatic transmission shifts gears:
ț Little throttle:

early upshifts

ț More throttle:

later upshifts

ê

The transmission shifts
through all 5 gears.

é

The automatic transmission
shifts only as far as fourth
gear.

è

The automatic transmission
shifts only as far as third
gear.

This position allows you to
use the braking effect of the
engine.

ç

The automatic transmission
shifts only as far as second
gear.

For braking on steep downhill
gradients and for driving:
ț on steep mountain roads
ț in mountainous terrain
ț in arduous conditions

æ

The automatic transmission
only works in first gear.

For braking on extremely
steep downhill gradients and
long downhill gradients.

Driving tips

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