Dodge Avenger 2013 Owner's Manual page 313

STARTING AND OPERATING 311
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
moving the shift lever between these gears.
The transmission shift lever has PARK, REVERSE, NEU-
TRAL, DRIVE, and AutoStick® shift positions. Manual
shifts can be made using the AutoStick® shift control
(refer to "AutoStick®" in "Starting And Operating" for
further information). Moving the shift lever to the left or
5
right (-/+) while in the AutoStick® position (below the
Drive position) will manually select the transmission
gear, and will display the current gear in the instrument
Shift Lever
cluster as 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.