2015 Dodge Durango Owner Manual - Page 449

STARTING AND OPERATING 447 • The transmission will automatically downshift as the • Holding the (-) paddle depressed will downshift the vehicle slows (to prevent engine lugging) and will transmission to the lowest gear possible at the current display the current gear. speed. • The transmission will automatically downshift to first • Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when gear when coming to a stop. After a stop, the driver AutoStick is engaged. should manually upshift (+) the transmission as the • The system may revert to automatic shift mode if a vehicle is accelerated. fault or overheat condition is detected. • You can start out, from a stop, in first or second gear. To disengage AutoStick mode, press and hold the (+) Tapping (+) at a stop will allow starting in second gear. shift paddle until ЉDЉ is once again indicated in the Starting out in second gear can be helpful in snowy or instrument cluster. You can shift in or out of AutoStick icy conditions. mode at any time without taking your foot off the • If a requested downshift would cause the engine to accelerator pedal. over-speed, that shift will not occur. • The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle speed. 5 WARNING! Do not downshift for additional engine braking on a slippery surface. The drive wheels could lose their (Continued)