Automatic Transmission Ignition Interlock System; Four-Speed/Six-Speed Automatic Transmission - If Equipped; Gear Ranges - Dodge 2010 Avenger Owner's Manual

• Insert the ignition key and rotate it to the ON position
• Remove the cup holder liner
• Insert a key, screwdriver, or finger into the front hole
then push and hold the manual override release lever
forward.
• While holding the release lever forward, move the
shift lever from PARK to NEUTRAL. Release the
override
NOTE: If this occurs, even if the override is successful,
it is recommended that you visit a dealer at your earliest
possible convenience. Your dealer has diagnostic equip-
ment to determine if the problem could recur.

Automatic Transmission Ignition Interlock System

This system prevents the key from being removed unless
the shift lever is in PARK. It also prevents shifting out of
PARK unless the key is in the ON position and the brake
pedal is applied.
NOTE: If a malfunction occurs, the system will trap the
key in the ignition cylinder to warn you that this safety
feature is inoperable. The engine can be started and
stopped, but the key cannot be removed until you obtain
service.
Four–Speed/Six–Speed Automatic Transmission —
If Equipped
The electronically controlled transmission provides a
precise shift schedule. The transmission electronics are
self-calibrating; therefore, the first few shifts on a new
vehicle may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal
condition, and precision shifts will develop within a few
hundred miles.

Gear Ranges

PARK
This range supplements the parking brake by locking the
transmission. The engine can be started in this range.
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