Autostick Operation; Autostick General Information - Dodge 2009 Journey Owner's Manual

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AutoStick Operation

By placing the shift lever one shift-level below the DRIVE
position, it can be moved from side to side. This allows
the driver to select a higher or lower range of gears.
Moving the shift lever to the Left (-) triggers a downshift
and to the Right (+) an upshift. The gear position will
display in the instrument cluster on the transaxle range
indicator.
NOTE: In Autostick mode, the transaxle 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.

AutoStick General Information

You can start out in 1st or 2nd gear. The system will
ignore attempts to upshift at too low of a vehicle
speed.
If a ratio other than 1st is selected, and the vehicle is
brought to a stop, the transaxle control logic will
automatically select the 1st gear ratio.
Starting out in 2nd gear is helpful in snow or icy
conditions.
Avoid using speed control when Autostick is en-
gaged.
The transaxle will automatically shift up when maxi-
mum engine speed is reached while Autostick
engaged.
Transaxle shifting will be more noticeable when
Autostick is engaged.
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