2014 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 386

384 STARTING AND OPERATING Eight-Speed Automatic Transmission - If Equipped Your vehicle is equipped with a fuel efficient eight-speed transmission. The electronic shift lever in this vehicle does not slide like a conventional shifter. Instead, the shift lever is spring loaded and moves forward and rearward, always returning to the center position after each gear is selected. once (such as PARK to DRIVE), move the lever past the first (or second) detent. Select the DRIVE range for normal driving. The electronically-controlled transmission provides a precise shift schedule. The transmission electronics are self-calibrating; therefore, the first few shifts on a new vehicle may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal condition, and precision shifts will develop within a few hundred miles (kilometers). The transmission gear range (PRND) is displayed both on the shift lever and in the Electronic Vehicle Informa- Only shift from DRIVE to PARK or REVERSE when the accelerator pedal is released and the vehicle is stopped. tion Center (EVIC). Be sure to keep your foot on the brake pedal when To select a gear range, press the lock button on the shift shifting between these gears. lever and move the lever rearward or forward. You must also press the brake pedal to shift the transmission out of Standard Shifter PARK, or to shift from NEUTRAL into DRIVE or RE- The standard shift lever has PARK, REVERSE, NEUVERSE when the vehicle is stopped or moving at low TRAL, DRIVE, and LOW shift positions. Using the LOW speeds (refer to "Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock Sys- position manually downshifts the transmission to a tem" in this section). To shift past multiple gear ranges at lower gear based on vehicle speed.