Autostick - If Equipped; Operation; General Information - Chrysler Journey Owner's Manual

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STARTING AND OPERATING
AUTOSTICK — IF EQUIPPED
AutoStick
providing manual shift control, giving you
more control of the vehicle. AutoStick
allows you to maximize engine braking,
eliminate undesirable upshifts and down-
shifts, and improve overall vehicle perfor-
mance. This system can also provide you
with more control during passing, city driv-
ing, cold slippery conditions, mountain
driving, trailer towing, and many other
situations.

Operation

When the shift lever is in the AutoStick
position (below the DRIVE position), it can
be moved from side to side. This allows
the driver to manually select the transmis-
sion gear being used. Moving the shift
lever to the left (-) triggers a downshift and
to the right (+) an upshift. The gear posi-
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is a driver-interactive feature
tion will display in the instrument cluster on
the transmission range indicator.
NOTE: In AutoStick mode, the transmis-
sion will only shift up or down when the
driver moves the shift lever to the right (+)
or left (-). AutoStick is deactivated when
the shift lever is moved out of the
AutoStick (+/-) position.

General Information

• You can launch the vehicle from a stop
in any gear except top gear. The system
will ignore attempts to upshift into top
gear at too low of a vehicle speed.
• If a ratio other than first is selected, and
the vehicle is brought to a stop, the
transmission control logic will automati-
cally select the first gear ratio.
• Starting out in second gear is helpful in
snow or icy conditions. To select sec-
ond gear after the vehicle is brought to
a stop, tap the shift lever to the right (+)
once.
• Avoid using speed control
AutoStick is engaged.
• Transmission shifting will be more no-
ticeable when AutoStick is engaged.
• If a downshift would cause the engine
to over-speed, that shift will not occur
until it is safe for the engine.
• Mostly the transmission will stay in the
manually selected ratio, however:
− If the system detects powertrain
overheating, the transmission will re-
vert to the automatic shift mode and
when