Dodge 2004 Neon SRT4 - Manual (Page 91)

Never drive with your foot resting on the clutch pedal, or
try to hold the vehicle on a hill with the clutch pedal
partially engaged. This will cause abnormal wear on the
clutch.
Never shift into REVERSE until the vehicle has come to a
complete stop.
NOTE: During cold weather, until the transaxle lubri-
cant has warmed, you may have difficulty shifting. This
is normal and not harmful to the transaxle.
Recommended Shift Speeds
To use your manual transaxle for optimal fuel economy,
it should be upshifted as listed in tables 1 and 2.
TABLE 1-MANUAL TRANSAXLE RECOMMENDED
SHIFT SPEEDS
IN MPH (KM/H)
ENGINE NORMAL ACCELERATION SHIFT
SPEEDS
1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5
2.4L
TURBO
14 23 29 45
(23) (37) (47) (72)
TABLE 2-MANUAL TRANSAXLE RECOMMENDED
SHIFT SPEEDS
IN MPH (KM/H)
ENGINE CRUISE SHIFT SPEEDS
1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5
2.4L
TURBO
12 18 25 32
(19) (29) (40) (51)
For improved performance, your manual transaxle may
be upshifted up to the maximum speeds listed in table 3
(within legal speed limits).
TABLE 3-MANUAL TRANSAXLE RECOMMENDED
SHIFT SPEEDS
IN MPH (KM/H)
ENGINE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCESHIFT
SPEEDS
SIZE 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5
2.4L
30 50 80 110
(48) (80) (129) (177)
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