Key Ignition Park Interlock; Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock System; Nine-Speed Automatic Transmission - Chrysler 2016 200 Owner's Manual

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NOTE: You must press and hold the brake pedal while

shifting out of PARK.

Key Ignition Park Interlock

This vehicle is equipped with a Key Ignition Park Inter-

lock which requires the transmission to be in PARK

before the engine can be turned off. This helps the driver

avoid inadvertently leaving the vehicle without placing

the transmission in PARK. This system also locks the

transmission in PARK whenever the ignition switch is in

the OFF position.

This vehicle is equipped with a Brake Transmission Shift

Interlock system (BTSI) that holds the transmission gear

selector in PARK unless the brakes are applied. To shift

the transmission out of PARK, the engine must be

running and the brake pedal must be pressed. The brake

pedal must also be pressed to shift from NEUTRAL into

DRIVE or REVERSE when the vehicle is stopped or

moving at low speeds.

The transmission is controlled using a rotary electronic

gear selector located on the center console. The transmis-

sion gear range (PRNDL/S) is displayed both above the

gear selector and in the Electronic Vehicle Information

Center (EVIC) or the Driver Information Display (DID).

To select a gear range, simply rotate the gear selector.

Push down on the gear selector and then rotate it, to

access the L or S position. You must also press the brake

pedal to shift the transmission out of PARK, or to shift

from NEUTRAL into DRIVE or REVERSE when the

vehicle is stopped or moving at low speeds (refer to

Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock System in this sec-

tion). To shift past multiple gear ranges at once (such as

STARTING AND OPERATING 455

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