2015 Dodge Charger Owner Manual - Page 399

STARTING AND OPERATING 397 WARNING! Do not downshift for additional engine braking on a slippery surface. The drive wheels could lose their grip and the vehicle could skid, causing a collision or personal injury. SPORT MODE - WITHOUT PERFORMANCE CONTROL For vehicles equipped with Drive Modes, Refer to "Performance Control - If Equipped" within "Uconnect Settings" in "Understanding Your Instrument Panel" chapter for further information. ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) - IF EQUIPPED This vehicle is equipped with an active on-demand All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system which makes available optimum traction for a wide variety of road surface and Your vehicle is equipped with a Sport Mode feature. This driving conditions. The system minimizes wheel slip by mode is a configuration set up for typical enthusiast automatically redirecting torque to the front and rear driving. The engine, transmission, and steering systems wheels as necessary. are all set to their SPORT settings. Sport Mode will To maximize fuel economy, your AWD vehicle automatiprovide improved throttle response and modified shift- cally defaults to rear-wheel drive (RWD) when road and ing for an enhanced driving experience, as well the environmental conditions are such that wheel slip is greatest amount of steering feel. This mode may be unlikely to occur. When specific road and environmental activated and deactivated by pressing the Sport button conditions require increased levels of road traction, the on the instrument panel switch bank. vehicle automatically shifts into AWD mode. Automatic 5