Five-Speed Automatic Transmission - Jeep 2013 Grand Cherokee SRT8 Owner's Manual

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Five-Speed Automatic Transmission

The shift lever position display (located in the instrument
cluster) indicates the transmission gear range. You must
press the brake pedal to move the shift lever out of PARK
(refer to "Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock System" in
this section). To drive, move the shift lever from PARK or
NEUTRAL to the DRIVE position.
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 (kilometers).
Only shift from DRIVE to PARK or REVERSE when the
accelerator pedal is released and the vehicle is stopped.
Be sure to keep your foot on the brake pedal when
shifting between these gears.
The transmission shift lever has only PARK, REVERSE,
NEUTRAL, and DRIVE shift positions.
Manual shifts can be made using the AutoStick® shift
control (refer to "AutoStick®" in this section). Moving
the shift lever left or right (-/+) while in the DRIVE
position, or tapping one of the steering wheel-mounted
shift paddles (-/+), will manually select the transmission
gear, and will display the current gear in the instrument
cluster as 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Gear Ranges
DO NOT race the engine when shifting from PARK or
NEUTRAL into another gear range.
NOTE:
• After selecting any gear range, wait a moment to allow
the selected gear to engage before accelerating. This is
especially important when the engine is cold.