2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Manual - Page 437

STARTING AND OPERATING 435 • 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 Paddle Shift mode is enabled. 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 NOTE: When Selec-Speed or Hill Descent Control is (or third gear, in 4LO range, Snow mode, or Sand enabled, Paddle Shift mode is not active. Pushing the mode). Tapping (+) (at a stop) will allow starting in (+/-) shift paddles in Selec-Speed or Hill Descent Control second gear. Starting out in second gear can be helpful simply limits the highest allowed gear. Shifts below and in snowy or icy conditions. up to that gear will occur automatically. • If a requested downshift would cause the engine to To disengage Paddle Shift mode, push and hold the (+) over-speed, that shift will not occur. shift paddle until ЉDЉ or ЉSЉ is once again indicated in the • The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low instrument cluster. You can shift in or out of Paddle Shift of a vehicle speed. mode at any time without taking your foot off the accelerator pedal. • Holding the (-) paddle depressed will downshift the transmission to the lowest gear possible at the current speed. 5