Dodge 2015 Charger - Owner Manual User Manual

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• 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 can be 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 (if equipped), or

holding the shift lever in the (-) position, will down-

shift 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, return the shift lever to the

DRIVE position, or press and hold the (+) shift paddle (if

equipped, and the shift lever is already in DRIVE) until

“D” is once again indicated in the instrument cluster. You

can shift in or out of the AutoStick mode at any time

without taking your foot off the accelerator pedal.

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