2010 Chrysler Sebring Owner Manual - Page 250

STARTING AND OPERATING 249 the driver to select a higher or lower range of gears. • Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or icy Moving the shift lever to the left (-) triggers a downshift conditions. and to the right (+) an upshift. The gear position will • Avoid using speed control when AutoStick௡ is endisplay in the instrument cluster on the transmission gaged. range indicator. NOTE: In AutoStick௡ mode, the transmission will only • The transmission will automatically shift up when maximum engine speed is reached while AutoStick௡ is shift up or down when the driver moves the shift lever to engaged. the right (+) or left (-). AutoStick௡ is deactivated when the shift lever is moved • Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when AutoStick௡ is engaged. from the AutoStick (+/-) position into the DRIVE position. • If a downshift would cause the engine to overspeed, that shift will not occur until it is safe for the engine. General Information Mostly the transmission will stay in the manually • You can start out, from a stop, in any gear except sixth. selected ratio, however. The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low • If the system detects powertrain overheating, the of a vehicle speed. transmission will revert to the automatic shift mode • If a ratio other than first is selected, and the vehicle is and remain in that mode until the powertrain cools off. brought to a stop, the transmission control logic will automatically select the first gear ratio. 5