2013 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 392

390 STARTING AND OPERATING • You can start out, from a stop, in first or second gear. Tapping (+) (at a stop) will allow starting in second gear. Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or icy conditions. • The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle speed. WARNING! Do not downshift for additional engine braking on a slippery surface. The drive wheels could lose their grip and the vehicle could skid, causing a collision or personal injury. • Avoid using speed control when AutoStick® is ALL-WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) - IF EQUIPPED engaged. This vehicle is equipped with an active on-demand • Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system which makes available AutoStick® is engaged. optimum traction for a wide variety of road surface and To disengage AutoStick® mode, hold the shift lever to the driving conditions. The system minimizes wheel slip by right or press and hold the (+) shift paddle (if equipped) automatically redirecting torque to the front and rear until "D" is once again displayed in the instrument wheels as necessary. cluster. You can shift in or out of the AutoStick® mode at To maximize fuel economy, your AWD vehicle automatiany time without taking your foot off the accelerator cally defaults to rear-wheel drive (RWD) when road and pedal. environmental conditions are such that wheel slip is unlikely to occur. When specific road and environmental