2009 Chrysler 300 Owners Manual

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STARTING AND OPERATING
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The gear shifting process is continuously adapted, de-
pendent on the driving style, the driving situation, and
theroadcharacteristics.
Shiftleverposition
Acceleratorposition
Vehiclespeed
• preciseThe electronically-controlledshiftschedule.Thetransmissiontransmissionelectronicsprovidesarea
self-calibrating.Therefore,thefirstfewshiftsonanew
vehiclemaybesomewhatabruptorsoftuntilafterthe
break-in period. This is a normal condition, and pre-
cisionshiftswilldevelopwithinafewshiftcycles.
TheshiftleverisautomaticallylockedwhileinthePARK
position. To move the shift lever out  of the PARK
position,thebrakepedalmustbefirmlydepressedbefore
theshiftlockwillrelease.
NOTE:
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Afterselectinganydrivingposition,waitamomentto
allow the gear to engage fully before accelerating,
especiallywhentheengineiscold.
Movetheshiftlevertothedesiredpositiononlywhenthe
engineisidlingnormallyandthebrakepedalisapplied.
Donotreleasethebrakepedaluntilreadytodrive.The
vehiclemayotherwiseacceleratequicklywhentheshift
leverisinDRIVEorREVERSEposition.
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Ifthereisaneedtorestarttheengine,besuretocycle
thekeytotheLOCKpositionbeforerestarting.Trans-
missionengagementmaybedelayedupto10seconds
after restart if the key is not cycled to the LOCK
positionfirst.
Product Specification
CategoriesChrysler 300 Manuals, Chrysler Manuals
Model Year2009
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