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STARTING AND OPERATING
AUTOSTICK — If Equipped
You can shift in or out of the autostick mode at any time
withou t taking you r foot off the accelerator pedal. If you
choose the Overd rive mode, the transm ission will oper-
ate autom atically; shifting betw een the five available
gears. When you wish to engage autostick, simply move
the shift lever to the Right or Left (D+/ D-) position while
in DRIVE. The transm ission will rem ain in the current
gear until an upshift or downshift is chosen.
Autostick is a driver-interactive transm ission that offers
manu al gear shifting capability to provid e you with more
control. Autostick allow s you to maxim ize engine brak-
ing, eliminate und esirable upshifts and downshifts, and
improve overall vehicle perform ance. This system can
also provid e you with more control during passing, city
driving, cold slippery cond itions, mountain driving,
trailer tow ing, and many other situ ations.
PARKING BRAKE
Autostick Operation
When the parking brake is applied with the ignition
switch on, the brake light in the instru ment cluster will
turn on.
By placing the shift lever in the DRIVE position it can be
moved from side to side. This allow s the driver to select
a higher or lower range of gear ratios. Moving the lever
to the left (-) triggers a downshift and to the right (+) an
upshift. The gear position will be show n in the transm is-
sion gear display, located in the instru ment cluster.
NOTE: This light only show s that the parking brake is
applied. It does not show the degree of brake application.
| Categories | Chrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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