Srt8; Paddle Shift Mode - Jeep Grand Cherokee User Manual

SRT8

PADDLE SHIFT MODE

• Paddle Shift Mode is a driver-interactive transmission feature that offers manual
gear shifting to provide you with more control of the vehicle. Paddle Shift Mode
allows you to maximize engine braking, eliminate undesirable upshifts and
downshifts, and improve overall vehicle performance.
• This system can also provide you with more control during passing, city driving,
cold slippery conditions, mountain driving, trailer towing, and many other
situations.
Paddle Shift Mode Operation
• When the shift lever is in the DRIVE position, the transmission will operate
automatically, shifting between the five available gears. To engage Paddle Shift
Mode, simply tap the shift lever to the right or left (+/-) while in the DRIVE position,
or tap one of the steering wheel-mounted shift paddles (+/-). Tapping (-) to enter
Paddle Shift Mode will downshift the transmission to the next lower gear, while
using (+) to enter Paddle Shift Mode will retain the current gear. When Paddle
Shift mode is active, the current transmission gear is displayed in the instrument
cluster. In Paddle Shift Mode, the transmission will shift up or down when (+/-) is
manually selected by the driver (using the shift lever, or the shift paddles), unless
an engine lugging or overspeed condition would result. It will remain in the
selected gear until another upshift or downshift is chosen, except as described
below:
• Normally, in Paddle Shift Mode, the transmission will automatically shift up
when maximum engine speed is reached. If, however, Paddle Shift Mode is
engaged while in SPORT mode, the transmission will remain in the selected gear
even when maximum engine speed is reached. The transmission will upshift
only when commanded by the driver.
• The transmission will automatically downshift as the vehicle slows (to prevent
engine lugging) and will display the current gear.
• The transmission will automatically downshift to first gear when coming to a
stop. After a stop, the driver should manually upshift (+) the transmission as the
vehicle is accelerated.
• You can start out in first or second gear. Tapping (+) (at a stop) will allow starting
in second gear. Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or icy conditions.
• The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle speed.
• Avoid using speed control when Paddle Shift mode is engaged.
• Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when Paddle Shift Mode is
engaged.
• To disengage Paddle Shift Mode, hold the shift lever to the right or press and
hold the (+) shift paddle until "D" is once again displayed in the instrument
cluster. You can shift in or out of the Paddle Shift Mode at any time without
taking your foot off the accelerator pedal.
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