Dodge 2010 Challenger SRT, Owner'S Manual

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You can shift in or out of the AutoStick
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mode at any
time without taking your foot off the accelerator pedal.
When you wish to engage AutoStick
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, simply move the
shift lever to the right (D+) or left (D-) while in the DRIVE
position. The transmission will remain in the current gear
until an upshift or downshift is chosen. When you wish
to disengage AutoStick
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, hold the shift lever to the right
for at least two seconds. The transmission will now
operate automatically, shifting between the five available
gears.
General Information
•
You can start out in first or second gear. The system
will ignore attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle
speed or downshift at too high of a vehicle speed..
•
The transmission will automatically downshift to 1st
gear when coming to a stop.
•
Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or icy
conditions.
•
Avoid using speed control when AutoStick
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is en-
gaged.
•
The transmission will automatically shift up when
maximum engine speed is reached while AutoStick
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is
engaged.
•
Transmission shifting will be more crisp/abrupt when
AutoStick
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is engaged.
DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES
Acceleration
Rapid acceleration on snow covered, wet, or other slip-
pery surfaces may cause the rear wheels to pull errati-
cally to the right or left. This phenomenon occurs when
there is a difference in the surface traction under the rear
(driving) wheels.
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