ELECTRONIC SHIFTER
• Your vehicle is equipped with a fuel effi-
cient eight-speed transmission. The
electronic Transmission Shifter is located
on the center console. The transmission
gear (PRND) is displayed both above the
shifter control and in the Electronic Ve-
hicle Information Center (EVIC).
• To select a gear range, simply rotate the
shifter control.
NOTE:
You must press the brake pedal to shift the
transmission out of PARK or from NEUTRAL
into DRIVE or REVERSE.
• To shift past multiple gear ranges at once
(such as Park to Drive), simply rotate the switch to the appropriate detent.
• Select the DRIVE range for normal driving.
AUTOSTICK®
• AutoStick® is a driver-interactive trans-
mission feature providing manual shift
control, giving you more control of the
vehicle.
• AutoStick® allows you to maximize en-
gine braking, eliminate undesirable up-
shifts and downshifts, and improve over-
all 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 transmission is in DRIVE, it will operate automatically, shifting between the
eight available gears. To engage AutoStick®, simply tap one of the steering wheel-
mounted shift paddles (+/-). Tapping (-) to enter AutoStick® will downshift the transmis-
sion to the next lower gear, while using (+) to enter AutoStick® will retain the current gear.
• When AutoStick® is active, the current transmission gear is displayed in the instrument
cluster.
• In AutoStick® mode, the transmission will shift up or down when (+/-) is manually
selected by the driver, unless an engine lugging or overspeed condition would result.
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