Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock (Btsi) System; 8-Speed Automatic Transmission - Jeep WRANGLER 2020 Owner's Manual

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B /T S
RAKE RANSMISSION HIFT
I (BTSI) S
NTERLOCK YSTEM
This vehicle is equipped with a 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.
8–S A T
PEED UTOMATIC RANSMISSION
The transmission gear range (PRNDM) is
displayed both beside the gear selector and in
the instrument cluster. To select a gear range,
push the lock button on the gear selector and
move the selector rearward or forward. To shift
the transmission out of PARK, the engine must
be running and the brake pedal must be
pressed. You must also press the brake pedal to
shift from NEUTRAL into DRIVE or REVERSE
when the vehicle is stopped or moving at low
speeds. Select the DRIVE range for normal
driving.
NOTE:
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).
In the event of a mismatch between the gear

selector position and the actual transmission
gear (for example, driver selects PARK while
driving), the position indicator will blink
continuously until the selector is returned to
the proper position, or the requested shift
can be completed.
The electronically-controlled transmission
adapts its shift schedule based on driver inputs,
along with environmental and road conditions.
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 gear selector provides PARK,
REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE and MANUAL
(AutoStick) shift positions. Manual shifts can be
made using the AutoStick shift control. Toggling
the gear selector forward (-) or rearward (+)
while in the MANUAL (AutoStick) position
(beside the DRIVE position) will manually select
the transmission gear, and will display the
current gear in the instrument cluster
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Gear Selector
NOTE:
If the gear selector cannot be moved to the
PARK, REVERSE, or NEUTRAL position (when
pushed forward), it is probably in the AutoStick
(+/-) position (beside the DRIVE position). In
AutoStick mode, the transmission gear (1, 2, 3,
etc.) is displayed in the instrument cluster.
Move the gear selector to the right (into the
DRIVE [D] position) for access to PARK,
REVERSE, and NEUTRAL.