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AUTOSTICK—IFEQUIPPED
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 four available
gears. When you wish to engage autostick, simply move
the shift lever to the AUTOSTICK position. The transm is-
sion 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.
Move the lever back to the Overd rive position to shift out
of the Autostick mode.
AutostickOperation
The Autostick position is just below the Overd rive posi-
tion and is identified by the word “AUTOSTICK”. When
you place the shift lever in the Autostick position, it can
be moved from side to side. Moving the lever to the left
AutostickGeneralInformation
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triggers a downshift and to the right (+) an upshift.
engine speed reaches abou t 6300 RPM.
The gear position will be show n in the transm ission gear
display, located in the instru ment cluster.
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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