2005 Dodge Neon Owner Manual - Page 120

120 STARTING AND OPERATING 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 SPEEDS SIZE 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) If you exceed these speeds, you may notice the engine cut in and out. This is caused by an electronic limiter in the engine computer. The engine will run normally when you reduce engine speed. Downshifting Proper downshifting may improve fuel economy and prolong engine life.