2012 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 437

STARTING AND OPERATING 435 be made using the Electronic Range Select (ERS) shift control (described later in this section). Moving the shift lever to the left or right (-/ +) while in the DRIVE position will select the highest available transmission gear, and will display that gear in the instrument cluster as 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Gear Ranges DO NOT race the engine when shifting from PARK or NEUTRAL into another gear range. PARK This range supplements the parking brake by locking the Shift Lever transmission. The engine can be started in this range. Shifting from DRIVE to PARK or REVERSE should be Never attempt to use PARK while the vehicle is in done only after the accelerator pedal is released and the motion. Apply the parking brake when leaving the vehicle is stopped. Be sure to keep your foot on the brake vehicle in this range. pedal when moving the shift lever between these gears. When parking on a level surface, you may place the shift The transmission shift lever has only PARK, REVERSE, lever in the PARK position first, and then apply the NEUTRAL, and DRIVE shift positions. Manual shifts can parking brake. 5