7. While holding the clutch depressed, rapidly apply the accelerator pedal to wide open
throttle. The engine speed will hold at the pre-selected launch RPM. The engine speed
will hold at the RPM that was set in the “Launch RPM Set-up” screen.
NOTE:
Messages will appear in the instrument cluster to inform the driver if one or more of the
above conditions have not been met.
8. When conditions 4 through 7 have been met, the instrument cluster display will
read “Launch Ready Release Clutch”. Release the clutch quickly and continue to
hold wide open throttle to launch execute shifts. Refer to “Manual Transmission –
If Equipped” in “Starting And Operating” in the Owner’ s Manual on
www.dodge.com/en/owners/manuals for further information.
Release the clutch and continue to hold wide open throttle to launch.
9. Keep the vehicle pointed straight.
Launch mode will be active until the vehicle reaches 62 mph (100 km/h), at which point
the ESC system will return to its current ESC mode.
Launch mode will abort before launch completion, display “Launch Aborted” in the
cluster and return to ESC Full ON under any the following conditions:
• The brake is applied during launch.
• The ESC system detects that the vehicle is no longer moving in a straight line.
• The “ESC OFF” button is pushed to change the ESC system to another mode.
NOTE:
After launch mode has been aborted, ESC will return to its current ESC mode.
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to shift when the drive wheels are spinning and do not have traction.
Damage to the transmission may occur .
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