General Information - Chrysler 2010 PT Cruiser Owner's Manual

accelerator pedal. If you choose the OVERDRIVE mode,
the transaxle will operate automatically; shifting between
the four available gears. When you wish to engage
AutoStick , simply move the shift lever to the AutoStick
position. The transaxle will remain in the current gear
until an upshift or downshift is chosen.
Move the shift lever back to the OVERDRIVE position to
shift out of the AutoStick mode.

General Information

• You can start out in first, second, or third gear. Shifting
into fourth gear can occur only after vehicle speed
reaches 15 mph (24 km/h). The system will ignore
attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle speed.
• The transaxle will automatically downshift to 1st gear
when coming to a stop.
• The transaxle will automatically upshift from first to
second gear and from second to third gear when
engine speed reaches about 6,300 RPM.
• Downshifts from third to second gear above 74 mph
(119 km/h) and from second to first gear above
41 mph (66 km/h) will be ignored.
• Starting out in third gear is helpful in snowy or icy
conditions.
• While in the AutoStick mode, the Electronic Speed
Control will only function in third or fourth gear.
Downshifting out of third gear will turn off the speed
control.
• Transaxle shifting will be more noticeable when
AutoStick is engaged.
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