2006 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual SRT8 - Page 193

STARTING AND OPERATING 193 An UPSHIFT message will appear in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) portion of your instrument cluster when using Autostick. This message appears in order to alert the driver to upshift to the next gear. The UPSHIFT message will display while operating the vehicle at higher engine revolutions-per-minute (RPM). Shifting into or out of the autostick mode can be done at any time without taking your foot off the accelerator pedal. When the driver wishes to engage autostick, simply move the shift lever to the Left or Right (D-/D+) position while in DRIVE. Hold the shift lever to the right for at least one second to disengage autostick. The transmission will now operate automatically; shifting between the five available gears. Autostick General Information • You can start out in first or second gear. The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle speed. • The transmission will automatically downshift to first gear when coming to a stop. • Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or icy conditions. • Avoid using speed control when autostick is engaged. • The transmission will not automatically shift up when maximum engine speed is reached while autostick is engaged. • Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when autostick is engaged. 5