Owner's Manual

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 transmission
range indicator.
NOTE: In AutoStick威 mode, the transmission will only
shift up or down when the driver moves the shift lever to
the right (+) or left (-).
AutoStick威 is deactivated when the shift lever is moved
from the AutoStick (+/-) position into the DRIVE
position.
General Information
•
You can start out, from a stop, in any gear except sixth.
The system will ignore attempts to upshift 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
automatically select the first gear ratio.
• Starting out in second gear is helpful in snowy or icy
conditions.
• Avoid using speed control when AutoStick威 is en-
gaged.
• The transmission will automatically shift up when
maximum engine speed is reached while AutoStick威 is
engaged.
• Transmission shifting will be more noticeable when
AutoStick威 is engaged.
• If a downshift would cause the engine to overspeed,
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 revert to the automatic shift mode
and remain in that mode until the powertrain cools off.
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