2010 Chrysler Sebring Owner Manual - Page 245

244 STARTING AND OPERATING • Insert a key, screwdriver, or finger into the hole at the NOTE: If a malfunction occurs, the system will trap the front of the cup holder and push and hold the manual key in the ignition switch lock cylinder to warn you that this safety feature is inoperable. The engine can be started override release lever forward. and stopped, but the key cannot be removed until you • While holding the release lever forward, move the obtain service. shift lever from PARK to NEUTRAL. Four-Speed/Six-Speed Automatic Transmission • Release the manual override. The electronically controlled transmission provides a NOTE: If this occurs, even if the override is successful, precise shift schedule. The transmission electronics are it is recommended that you visit a dealer at your earliest self-calibrating; therefore, the first few shifts on a new possible convenience. Your dealer has diagnostic equip- vehicle may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal ment to determine if the problem could recur. condition, and precision shifts will develop within a few hundred miles/kilometers. Automatic Transmission Ignition Interlock System This system prevents the key from being removed unless Gear Ranges the shift lever is in PARK. It also prevents shifting out of PARK PARK unless the ignition switch is in the ON position, This range supplements the parking brake by locking the and the brake pedal is applied. transmission. The engine can be started in this range. Never attempt to use PARK while vehicle is in motion. Apply parking brake when leaving vehicle in this range.