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SRT8 AUTOSTICK® Steering Wheel Mounted Paddle Shifters Or Console Mounted Shifter • AutoStick® is a driver-interactive transmission feature that offers manual gear shifting to provide you with more control of the vehicle. AutoStick® allows you to maximize engine braking, and improve overall vehicle performance. • This system can also provide you with more control during passing, city driving, cold slippery conditions, mountain driving, trailer towing, and many other situations. Operation • When the shift lever is in the DRIVE position, the transmission will operate automatically, shifting between the five available gears. To engage AutoStick®, simply move the shift lever to the right or left (+/-) while in the DRIVE position, or press one of the steering wheel mounted shift paddles (+/-). When AutoStick® is active, the current transmission gear is displayed in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) portion of the instrument cluster. In AutoStick® mode, the transmission will shift when manually selected by the driver (using the shift lever, or the shift paddles), unless an engine lugging or overspeed condition would result. It will remain in the selected gear until another upshift or downshift is chosen, except as described below: • The transmission will automatically downshift as the vehicle slows (to prevent engine lugging) and will display the current gear. • The transmission will automatically downshift to first gear when coming to a stop. • You can start out 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. • Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when AutoStick® is engaged. To disengage AutoStick® mode, hold the shift lever to the right or press and hold the (+) shift paddle until "D" is once again displayed in the instrument cluster. You can shift in or out of the AutoStick® mode at any time without taking your foot off the accelerator pedal. ELECTRONIC CONTROL DAMPING SYSTEM • This vehicle may be equipped with an electronic controlled damping system. This system reduces body roll and pitch in many driving situations including cornering, acceleration and braking. There are three modes of operation: 66

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AUTOSTICK®
SteeringWheelMountedPaddleShiftersOrConsoleMountedShifter
• AutoStick® is a driver-interactive transmis-
sionfeaturethatoffersmanualgearshifting
to provide you with more control of the
vehicle.AutoStick®allowsyoutomaximize
enginebraking,andimproveoverallvehicle
performance.
• Thissystemcanalsoprovideyouwithmore
control during passing, city driving, cold
slipperyconditions,mountaindriving,trailer
towing,andmanyothersituations.
Operation
• WhentheshiftleverisintheDRIVEposi-
tion,thetransmissionwilloperateautomati-
cally, shifting between the five available
gears. To engage AutoStick®, simply move
theshiftlevertotherightorleft(+/-)whileintheDRIVEposition,orpressoneofthesteering
wheelmountedshiftpaddles(+/-).WhenAutoStick®isactive,thecurrenttransmissiongearis
displayed in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) portion of the instrument
cluster.InAutoStick®mode,thetransmissionwillshiftwhenmanuallyselectedbythedriver
(usingtheshiftlever,ortheshiftpaddles),unlessanengineluggingoroverspeedcondition
wouldresult.Itwillremainintheselectedgearuntilanotherupshiftordownshiftischosen,
exceptasdescribedbelow:
•The transmission will automatically downshift as the vehicle slows (to prevent engine
lugging)andwilldisplaythecurrentgear.
•Thetransmissionwillautomaticallydownshifttofirstgearwhencomingtoastop.
•Youcanstartoutinfirstorsecondgear.Tapping(+)(atastop)willallowstartinginsecond
gear.Startingoutinsecondgearishelpfulinsnowyoricyconditions.
•Thesystemwillignoreattemptstoupshiftattoolowofavehiclespeed.
•TransmissionshiftingwillbemorenoticeablewhenAutoStick®isengaged.Todisengage
AutoStick®mode,holdtheshiftlevertotherightorpressandholdthe(+)shiftpaddleuntil
“D”isonceagaindisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.YoucanshiftinoroutoftheAutoStick®
modeatanytimewithouttakingyourfootofftheacceleratorpedal.
ELECTRONIC CONTROL DAMPING SYSTEM
• This vehicle may be equipped with an electronic controlled damping system. This system
reducesbodyrollandpitchinmanydrivingsituationsincludingcornering,accelerationand
braking.Therearethreemodesofoperation:
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