2004 Dodge Neon Owner's Manual - Page 120

120 STARTING AND OPERATING Never shift into REVERSE until the vehicle has come to a complete stop. NOTE: During cold weather, until the transaxle lubricant 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 SIZE SPEEDS 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 14 23 29 45 2.0L (23) (37) (47) (72) TABLE 2-MANUAL TRANSAXLE RECOMMENDED SHIFT SPEEDS IN MPH (KM/H) ENGINE CRUISE SHIFT SPEEDS SIZE 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 12 18 25 32 2.0L (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 30 50 80 110 2.0L (48) (80) (129) (177)