the parking brake and shift the transmission
into PARK if you must leave the vehicle.
DRIVE
This range is used for most city and highway
driving.
AUTOSTICK
姞
— IF EQUIPPED
AutoStick
姞
is a driver-interactive transmission
that offers six manual ratio changes to provide
you with more control. AutoStick
姞
allows you to
maximize engine braking, eliminate undesir-
able upshifts and downshifts, and improve
overall vehicle performance. This system can
also provide you with more control during pass-
ing, city driving, cold slippery conditions,
mountain driving, trailer towing, and many
other situations. Automatic ratio changes up-
ward will only occur to protect the Continuously
Variable Automatic Transmission (CVT) and/or
the engine from overspeed. Changes down will
only happen at minimum engine speed to pre-
vent stalling.
Operation
NOTE:
AutoStick
姞
is not functional until the CVT
warms up in cold weather.
AutoStick
姞
operation is activated in the DRIVE
position by moving the shift lever side-to-side.
Moving the shift lever to the (+) side will acti-
vate AutoStick
姞
and shift up to the next higher
manual ratio, unless you are already operating
in or near Overdrive, in which case sixth gear
ratio will be selected. In like manner, moving
the shift lever to (-) will activate AutoStick
姞
and
shift to the next lower manual ratio. After
AutoStick
姞
is activated, the manual ratio se-
lected is displayed in the transmission ratio
display and tipping the shift lever to the (+) or
(-) direction will cause an upshift or downshift
by one ratio.
AutoStick
姞
is deactivated:
•
By holding the shift lever to (+) momentarily
•
When the shift lever is shifted out of DRIVE
•
When in sixth position, touching the shift
lever to the right
•
When heavy Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)
application is detected
General Information
•
If a ratio other than first is selected and the
vehicle is brought to a stop, the transmission
control logic will automatically select the first
gear ratio.
•
If a low range is selected and the engine
accelerates to the rev limit, the transmission
will automatically select the next higher ratio.
•
If a downshift would cause the engine to
overspeed, that shift will not occur until it is
safe for the engine. However, the CVT will
stay in the manually selected ratio.
•
If the system detects powertrain overheat-
ing, the transmission will revert to the auto-
matic shift mode and remain in that mode
until the powertrain cools off.
•
If the system detects a problem, it will dis-
able the AutoStick
姞
mode and the transmis-
sion will return to the automatic mode until
the problem is corrected.
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