2010 Jeep Patriot Owner's Manual - Page 301

300 STARTING AND OPERATING • When heavy Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) applica- • If the system detects powertrain overheating, the tion is detected transmission will revert to the automatic shift mode and remain in that mode until the powertrain cools off. General Information • If the system detects a problem, it will disable the • If a ratio other than first is selected and the vehicle is AutoStick mode and the transmission will return to brought to a stop, the transmission control logic will the automatic mode until the problem is corrected. automatically select the first gear ratio. • If a low range is selected and the engine accelerates to FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION - IF the rev limit, the transmission will automatically select EQUIPPED This feature provides full time, on-demand, four-wheel the next higher ratio. drive (4WD). • If a downshift would cause the engine to overspeed, that shift will not occur until it is safe for the engine. However. the CVT will stay in the manually selected ratio.