Autostick Switch Description - Dodge Intrepid Service Manual

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AUTOSTICK SWITCH
DESCRIPTION
Autostick is a driver-interactive transmission fea-
ture that offers manual gear shifting capability to
provide you with more control. Autostick allows you
to maximize engine braking, eliminate undersirable
upshifts and downshifts, and improve overall vehicle
performance. This sysytem can also provide you with
more control during passing, city driving, cold slip-
pery conditions, mountain driving, trailer towing,
and many other situations.
OPERATION
Autostick is a driver–interactive transaxle feature
that offers manual gear shifting capability. When the
shifter is moved into the Autostick position, the
transaxle remains in whatever gear it was using
before Autostick was activated. Moving the shifter to
the left (towards the driver) causes a downshift and
moving to the right (towards the passenger) causes
an upshift. The instrument cluster will illuminate
the selected gear. The vehicle can be launched in 1st,
2nd, or 3rd gear while in the Autostick mode. The
speed control is operable in 3rd and 4th gear Auto-
AUTOMATIC SHIFTS WILL OCCUR UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
TYPE OF SHIFT
4-3 coast downshift
3-2 coast downshift
2-1 coast downshift
1-2 upshift
2-3 upshift
4-3 kickdown shift
MANUAL SHIFTS ARE NOT PERMITTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS
TYPE OF SHIFT
3-2 downshift
2-1 downshift
13-47 mph w/sufficient throttle
3-4 upshift
stick mode. Speed control will be deactivated if the
transaxle is shifted to 2nd gear. Shifting into OD
position cancels the Autostick mode, and the trans-
axle resumes the OD shift schedule.
DEACTIVATION
The autostick feature will be deactivated if one of
the following conditions occur:
• DTC
accompanied by all PRNDL lights turning on in Park
and Neutral. This will result in a DTC P0706 if three
such errors are detected after any one "key–on".
• DTC P0951–Autostick Input Circuit
• DTC P1797–Manual Shift Overheat–(Transmis-
sion oil temperature >275° F) or (Engine coolant tem-
perature >255° F).
Acceptable
achieved to reactivate Autostick after a high temper-
ature fault:
• Transmission Oil Temperature <255° F
• Engine Coolant Temperature <240° F
AUTOMATIC OVERRIDES
For safety, durability, and driveability, some shifts
are executed automatically or prevented.
APPROXIMATE SHIFT POINT
2.7L
13 mph
9 mph
5 mph
6300 engine rpm
6300 engine rpm
APPROXIMATE SHIFT POINT
Above 74 mph @ closed throttle or 70 mph otherwise
Above 41 mph @ closed throttle or 38 mph otherwise
P0706–Check Shifter
powertrain temperature
3.5L
13 mph
9 mph
5 mph
6600 engine rpm
6600 engine rpm
13-47 mph w/sufficient throttle
Below 15 mph
LH
Signal–usually
must be