2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee User Guide - Page 137

SRT PADDLE SHIFT MODE • Paddle Shift Mode is a driver-interactive transmission feature that offers manual gear shifting to provide you with more control of the vehicle. Paddle Shift Mode allows you to maximize engine braking, eliminate undesirable upshifts and downshifts, 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. • Refer to the Starting and Operating section of your vehicle's Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details. Paddle Shift Mode Operation • When the shift lever is in the DRIVE position, the transmission will operate automatically, shifting between the five available gears. To engage Paddle Shift Mode, simply tap the shift lever to the right or left (+/-) while in the DRIVE position, or tap one of the steering wheel-mounted shift paddles (+/-). Tapping (-) to enter Paddle Shift Mode will downshift the transmission to the next lower gear, while using (+) to enter Paddle Shift Mode will retain the current gear. When Paddle Shift mode is active, the current transmission gear is displayed in the instrument cluster. In Paddle Shift Mode, the transmission will shift up or down when (+/-) is 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: • Normally, in Paddle Shift Mode, the transmission will automatically shift up when maximum engine speed is reached. If, however, Paddle Shift Mode is engaged while in SPORT mode, the transmission will remain in the selected gear even when maximum engine speed is reached. The transmission will upshift only when commanded by the driver. • 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. After a stop, the driver should manually upshift (+) the transmission as the vehicle is accelerated. • 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. • If a requested downshift would cause the engine to over-speed, that shift will not occur. 135