2010 Chrysler PT Cruiser Owners Manual

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STARTING AND OPERATING
LOW—1st
youmovetheshiftleverintotheAutoStickposition,it
Thisrangeshouldbeusedformaximumenginebraking      canbemovedfromsidetoside.Movingthelevertothe
when descending steep grades. In this range, up shifts  left(-)triggersadownshiftandtotheright(+)anupshift.
willoccuronlytopreventengineoverspeedwhiledown     The gear position will be shown in the gear display,
shifts from second to first gear will occur as early as  locatedintheinstrumentcluster.
possible.
NOTE:
In AutoStickmode, the transmission will only shift
up and down when the driver manually moves the
shiftleverright(D+)orleft(D-).
AUTOSTICK— IF EQUIPPED
AutoStickisadriver-interactivetransmissionthatoffers
manualgear-shiftingcapabilitytoprovideyouwithmore
control.AutoStickallowsyoutomaximizeenginebrak-
ing,eliminateundesirableupshiftsanddownshifts,and
improve overall vehicle performance. This system can
alsoprovideyouwithmorecontrolduringpassing,city
driving, cold slippery conditions, mountain  driving,
trailertowing,andmanyothersituations.
An UPSHIFT message will appear in the Electronic
Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) portion of the in-
strument cluster. This message appears in order to
alert the driver to upshift to  the next gear. The
UPSHIFT message will display while operating the
vehicle at higher  engine revolutions per  minute
(RPM).
Operation
The AutoStickposition is just below the OVERDRIVE
positionandisidentifiedbytheword“AutoStick”.When
Product Specification
CategoriesChrysler Manuals
Model Year2010
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