Dodge 2014 Durango - Owner Manual User Manual

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result. It will remain in the selected gear until another
upshift or downshift is chosen, except as described
below.

• The transmission will automatically downshift as the

vehicle slows (to prevent engine lugging) and will
display the current gear.

• 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.

Tapping (+) at a stop will allow starting in second gear.
Starting out in second gear is 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

AutoStick® is engaged.

• The system may revert to automatic shift mode if a

fault or overheat condition is detected.

To disengage AutoStick® mode, press and hold the (+)
shift paddle until

ЉDЉ is once again indicated in the

instrument cluster. You can shift in or out of AutoStick®
mode at any time without taking your foot off the
accelerator pedal.

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