2015 Jeep Patriot Owner Manual - Page 346

344 STARTING AND OPERATING result. It will remain in the selected gear until another upshift or downshift is chosen, except as described NOTE: AutoStick is not available until the CVT warms below: up in cold weather. • The transmission will automatically upshift when necWhen the shift lever is in the DRIVE position, AutoStick essary to prevent engine over-speed. is activated by moving the shift lever side-to-side. Moving the shift lever to the right (+) will activate AutoStick • The transmission will automatically downshift as the vehicle slows (to prevent engine lugging) and will and shift up to the next higher manual ratio, unless you display the current gear. are already operating in or near Overdrive, in which case sixth gear ratio will be selected. In like manner, moving • The transmission will automatically downshift to first the shift lever to the left (-) will activate AutoStick and gear when coming to a stop. After a stop, the driver shift to the next lower manual ratio. The manuallyshould manually upshift (+) the transmission as the selected gear will be displayed in the instrument cluster. vehicle is accelerated. In AutoStick mode, the transmission will shift up or • If a requested downshift would cause the engine to down when (+/-) is manually selected by the driver, overspeed, that shift will not occur. unless an engine lugging or overspeed condition would • Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when AutoStick is engaged. Operation