2013 Dodge Durango Owner Manual - Page 468

466 STARTING AND OPERATING WARNING! (Continued) practices that limit your response to changing traffic or road conditions. You might lose control of the vehicle and have a collision. automatically upshifts through underdrive first and second gears, direct third gear and overdrive fourth and fifth gears. The DRIVE position provides optimum driving characteristics under all normal operating conditions. To access all six available gears, you must use the Electronic Range Select (ERS) shift control (refer to "Electronic Range Select (ERS) Operation" in this section). CAUTION! Towing the vehicle, coasting, or driving for any other reason with the transmission in NEUTRAL can cause severe transmission damage. Refer to "Recreational Towing" in "Starting And Operating" and "Towing A Disabled Vehicle" in "What To Do In Emergencies" for further information. When frequent transmission shifting occurs (such as when operating the vehicle under heavy loading conditions, in hilly terrain, traveling into strong head winds, or while towing heavy trailers), use the Electronic Range Select (ERS) shift control (refer to "Electronic Range Select (ERS) Operation" in this section) to select a lower gear range. Under these conditions, using a lower gear DRIVE range will improve performance and extend transmission This range should be used for most city and highway life by reducing excessive shifting and heat buildup. driving. It provides the smoothest upshifts and downIf the transmission temperature exceeds normal operatshifts, and the best fuel economy. The transmission ing limits, the powertrain controller will modify the