2014 Dodge Charger User Guide - Page 98

2014 Dodge Charger Manual

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES SHIFT LEVER OVERRIDE- 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION • If a malfunction occurs and the shift lever cannot be moved out of the PARK position, you can use the following procedure to temporarily move the shift lever: • Turn the engine OFF. • Firmly apply the parking brake. • Remove the rubber liner from the storage tray (located next to the shifter on the center console). • Press and maintain firm pressure on the brake pedal. • Insert a screwdriver or similar tool into the access port (in the left side of the storage bin), and push and hold the override release lever in. • Move the shift lever to the NEUTRAL position. • The vehicle may then be started in NEUTRAL. • Reinstall the rubber storage bin liner. 1 - Shift Lever Override Access Port MANUAL PARK RELEASE - 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION WARNING! Always secure your vehicle by fully applying the parking brake, before activating the Manual Park Release. Activating the Manual Park Release will allow your vehicle to roll away if it is not secured by the parking brake or by proper connection to a tow vehicle. Activating the Manual Park Release on an unsecured vehicle could lead to serious injury or death for those in or around the vehicle. 96

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SHIFTLEVEROVERRIDE-5SPEEDTRANSMISSION
• Ifamalfunctionoccursandtheshiftlever
cannotbemovedoutofthePARKposi-
tion,youcanusethefollowingprocedure
totemporarilymovetheshiftlever:
•TurntheengineOFF.
•Firmlyapplytheparkingbrake.
•Removetherubberlinerfromthestor-
agetray(locatednexttotheshifteron
thecenterconsole).
•Press and maintain firm pressure on
thebrakepedal.
•Insertascrewdriverorsimilartoolinto
theaccessport(intheleftsideofthe
storage bin), and push and hold the
overridereleaseleverin.
•Move the shift lever to the NEUTRAL
position.
•ThevehiclemaythenbestartedinNEU-
TRAL.
•Reinstalltherubberstoragebinliner.
MANUALPARKRELEASE—8SPEEDTRANSMISSION
WARNING!
Alwayssecureyourvehiclebyfullyapplyingtheparkingbrake,beforeactivatingthe
ManualParkRelease.ActivatingtheManualParkReleasewillallowyourvehicletoroll
awayifitisnotsecuredbytheparkingbrakeorbyproperconnectiontoatowvehicle.
ActivatingtheManualParkReleaseonanunsecuredvehiclecouldleadtoseriousinjury
ordeathforthoseinoraroundthevehicle.
1—ShiftLeverOverrideAccessPort
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
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