2012 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 444

442 STARTING AND OPERATING NOTE: To select the proper gear position for maximum deceleration (engine braking), tap the shift lever to the left (-) repeatedly as the vehicle slows. The transmission will shift to the range from which the vehicle can best be slowed down. Torque Converter Clutch A feature designed to improve fuel economy has been included in the automatic transmission on your vehicle. A clutch within the torque converter engages automatically at calibrated speeds. This may result in a slightly different feeling or response during normal operation in Overdrive Operation the upper gears. When the vehicle speed drops or during The automatic transmission includes an electronically some accelerations, the clutch automatically disengages. controlled Overdrive (sixth gear). The transmission will automatically shift into the Overdrive gear if the follow- NOTE: The torque converter clutch will not engage ing conditions are present: until the transmission fluid and engine coolant are warm [usually after 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km) of driving]. • the shift lever is in the DRIVE position, Because the engine speed is higher when the torque • the transmission fluid has reached an adequate tem- converter clutch is not engaged, it may seem as if the perature, transmission is not shifting into Overdrive when cold. This is normal. Using the Electronic Range Select (ERS) • the engine coolant has reached an adequate temperafeature, when the transmission is sufficiently warm, will ture, demonstrate that the transmission is able to shift into and • vehicle speed is sufficiently high, and out of Overdrive. • the driver is not heavily pressing the accelerator