2012 Dodge Challenger Owner Manual SRT8 - Page 269

STARTING AND OPERATING 267 Shifting CAUTION! Fully press the clutch pedal and lift your foot off the accelerator pedal before shifting gears. As you release the Always make sure the vehicle comes to a complete clutch pedal, lightly press the accelerator pedal. Damage stop before shifting into REVERSE. Failure to do so to the transmission or clutch may occur if you do not may result in transmission damage. fully press the clutch pedal and lift off of the accelerator pedal when shifting. You must always use first gear (or Reverse) when starting from a standing position. The six-speed manual transmission has a spring that centers the shift lever near third and fourth gear. This Recommended Shift Speeds spring helps you know which gear you are in when you To utilize your manual transmission efficiently for fuel are shifting. Be careful when shifting from first to second economy, it should be upshifted as listed in recomor downshifting from sixth to fifth. mended shift speed chart. The spring will try to pull the shift lever toward third and fourth gear. Make sure you move the shift lever into second or fifth gear. If you let the shift lever move in the direction of the pulling, you may end shifting from first to fourth or from sixth to third gear. MANUAL TRANSMISSION RECOMMENDED SHIFT SPEEDS 1-4 4-5 5-6 mph 20 37 48 (km/h) (32) (59) (77) 5