2014 Dodge Charger User Guide - Page 74

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SRT 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. 72

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AUTOSTICK®
SteeringWheelMountedPaddleShiftersOrConsoleMountedShifter
• AutoStick® is a driver-interactive trans-
missionfeaturethatoffersmanualgear
shiftingtoprovideyouwithmorecontrol
ofthevehicle.AutoStick®allowsyouto
maximize engine braking, and improve
overallvehicleperformance.
Thissystemcanalsoprovideyouwithmore
control during passing, city driving, cold
slippery conditions, mountain driving,
trailertowing,andmanyothersituations.
Operation
• WhentheshiftleverisintheDRIVEposi-
tion,thetransmissionwilloperateauto-
matically,shiftingbetweenthefiveavail-
ablegears.ToengageAutoStick®,simply
movetheshiftlevertotherightorleft(+/-)whileintheDRIVEposition,orpressoneofthe
steering wheel mounted shift paddles (+/-). When AutoStick® is active, the current
transmissiongearisdisplayedintheElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC)por-
tionoftheinstrumentcluster.InAutoStick®mode,thetransmissionwillshiftwhen
manuallyselectedbythedriver(usingtheshiftlever,ortheshiftpaddles),unlessan
engineluggingoroverspeedconditionwouldresult.Itwillremainintheselectedgear
untilanotherupshiftordownshiftischosen,exceptasdescribedbelow:
•Thetransmissionwillautomaticallydownshiftasthevehicleslows(topreventengine
lugging)andwilldisplaythecurrentgear.
•Thetransmissionwillautomaticallydownshifttofirstgearwhencomingtoastop.
•Youcanstartoutinfirstorsecondgear.Tapping(+)(atastop)willallowstartingin
secondgear.Startingoutinsecondgearishelpfulinsnowyoricyconditions.
•Thesystemwillignoreattemptstoupshiftattoolowofavehiclespeed.
•TransmissionshiftingwillbemorenoticeablewhenAutoStick®isengaged.Todisen-
gageAutoStick®mode,holdtheshiftlevertotherightorpressandholdthe(+)shift
paddleuntil“D”isonceagaindisplayedintheinstrumentcluster.Youcanshiftinorout
oftheAutoStick®modeatanytimewithouttakingyourfootofftheacceleratorpedal.
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