2014 Dodge Charger Owner Manual - Page 424

422 STARTING AND OPERATING would result. It will remain in the selected gear until • In either DRIVE or SPORT mode, the transmission will another upshift or downshift is chosen, except as deautomatically downshift as the vehicle slows to a stop (to prevent engine lugging) and will display the curscribed below. rent gear. Tapping the (+) paddle (at a stop) will allow • If AutoStick® is engaged while in DRIVE mode, the starting in second gear. After a stop, the driver should transmission will automatically shift up when maximanually upshift (+) the transmission as the vehicle mum engine speed is reached. If the accelerator is fully accelerates. depressed, the transmission will downshift when possible (based on current vehicle speed and gear). Lack • If a requested downshift would cause the engine to over-speed, that shift will not occur. of accelerator pedal activity will cause the transmission to revert to automatic operation. • The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low • If AutoStick® is engaged while in SPORT mode, of a vehicle speed. manual gear selection will be maintained until either To disengage AutoStick® mode, press and hold the (+) SPORT mode is exited or as described below. The shift paddle until "D" or "S" is once again indicated in transmission will not upshift automatically at redline the instrument cluster. You can shift in or out of the in this mode, nor will downshifts be obtained if the AutoStick® mode at any time without taking your foot accelerator pedal is pressed to the floor. off the accelerator pedal.