RAM 1500 2022 Owner's Manual page 161

Electronic Range Select (ERS)
1 — Shift Up "+"
2 — Shift Down "–"
To exit ERS mode, simply push and hold the "+"
button until the gear limit display disappears from
the instrument cluster.
WARNING!
Do not downshift for additional engine braking
on a slippery surface. The drive wheels could
lose their grip and the vehicle could skid,
causing a collision or personal injury.
AutoStick — If Equipped
AutoStick is a driver-interactive transmission
feature providing manual shift control, giving you
more control of the vehicle. AutoStick allows you to
maximize engine braking, eliminate undesirable
upshifts and downshifts, and improve overall
vehicle performance. This feature can also provide
you with more control during passing, city driving,
cold slippery conditions, mountain driving, trailer
towing, and many other situations.
Paddle Shifters
1 — "-" Paddle
2 — "+" Paddle
Operation
In AutoStick mode, you can use the gear selector
(in the SPORT position), or the paddle shifters, to
manually shift the transmission. To activate
AutoStick mode, move the gear selector into the
SPORT (S) position (beside the DRIVE position), or
tap one of the paddle shifters on the steering
wheel. Tapping the "-" shift paddle to enter
STARTING AND OPERATING
AutoStick mode will downshift the transmission to
the next lower gear, while tapping "+" to enter
AutoStick mode will retain the current gear. The
current transmission gear will be displayed in the
instrument cluster.
AutoStick mode has the following operational
benefits:
The transmission will automatically downshift

as the vehicle slows (to prevent engine lugging)
and will display the current gear.
The transmission will automatically downshift to

FIRST gear when coming to a stop. After a stop,
the driver should manually upshift "+" the trans-
mission as the vehicle is accelerated.
You can start out, from a stop, in FIRST or

SECOND gear (or THIRD gear, in 4WD LOW).
Tapping "+" (at a stop) will allow starting in
SECOND gear. Starting out in SECOND or THIRD
gear can be helpful in snowy or icy conditions.
If a requested downshift would cause the

engine to over-speed, that shift will not occur.
The system will ignore attempts to upshift at too

low of a vehicle speed.
Holding the "-" paddle pressed, or holding the

gear selector in the "-" position, will downshift
the transmission to the lowest gear possible at
the current speed.
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