General information, Driving on slippery surfaces, Acceleration – Dodge 2010 Challenger_SRT - Owner Manual User Manual

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You can shift in or out of the AutoStick

௡ mode at any

time without taking your foot off the accelerator pedal.
When you wish to engage AutoStick

௡, 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

௡, 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௡ is en-

gaged.

• The transmission will automatically shift up when

maximum engine speed is reached while AutoStick

௡ is

engaged.

• Transmission shifting will be more crisp/abrupt when

AutoStick

௡ 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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