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STARTING AND OPERATING
The gear shifting process is continu ously adapted , de-
pend ent on the driving style, the driving situ ation and
the road characteristics.
WARN ING!
It is dangerou s to shift the selector lever out of “P” or
“N” if the engin e speed is high er than idle speed . If
you r foot is not firm ly on the brak e pedal, the
veh icle could accelerate quickly forw ard or in re-
verse. You could lose control of the veh icle and hit
som eon e or som eth ing. Only shift into gear when
the engin e is idlin g norm ally and when you r righ t
foot is firm ly on the brak e pedal.
NOTE:
•
After selecting any driving position, wait a moment to
allow the gear to engage fully before accelerating,
especially when the engine is cold.
• Ifthetherekey istoatheneedLOCKto restartpositionthe beforeengine,restarting.be sure toTrans-cycle
mission engagem ent may be delayed up to 10 second s
after restart if the key is not cycled to the LOCK
position first.
Automatic Transmission — General Information
The autom atic transm ission selects ind ivid ual gears au-
tom atically, depend ent upon:
• pThereciseelectronicallyshift sched ucontrolledle. The transmtransmissionissionelectronicsprovid esarea
self-calibrating. Therefore, the first few shifts on a new
vehicle may be som ewhat abru pt or soft until after the
break-in period . This is a norm al cond ition, and pre-
cision shifts will develop within a few shift cycles.
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Altitu de
Vehicle Load ing
Driving Style
Selector lever position
Accelerator position
Vehicle speed
| Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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