Jeep 2006 Grand Cherokee SRT User Manual download pdf (Page 240)

Autostick Operation

By placing the shift lever in the D (Drive) position the lever

can be moved from side to side. This allows the driver to

engage the AutoStick mode. Moving the shift lever to the

right (+) or the left (-) will engage the Autostick mode. In

normal driving mode (Boxed “D” displayed in the

PRNDL), moving the shift lever to the right (+) will engage

the Autostick mode putting the transmission in the cur-

rently engaged gear. Moving the shift lever to the Left (-)

will engage the Autostick mode and downshift the trans-

mission 1 gear. For example, the transmission is in Normal

Mode and is currently operating in 3rd gear, a boxed D is

displayed in the PRNDL, a push to the right will engage

the Autostick mode in 3rd and a Boxed 3 will be displayed

in the PRNDL. A push to the left (-) will engage Autostick

mode and downshift to 2nd gear and a Boxed 2 will be

displayed in the PRNDL. Once Autostick mode is engaged

a move to the Right (+) or left (-) will trigger a upshift (+)

or trigger a downshift (-).

NOTE: In the Autostick mode, the transmission will

only shift up and down when Left or Right (D-/D+) is

manually selected by the driver.

The transmission will not honor a downshift command if

the downshift would result in a engine overspeed condi-

tion. The transmission will always honor a upshift com-

mand from 1st to 2nd gear, however 2nd - 3rd, 3rd - 4th,

and 4th – 5th upshift commands will not be honored if

the vehicle speed is to low to maintain operation in the

commanded gear. The transmission will automatically

downshift as the vehicle slows to a stop.

When in the Autostick mode, as the engine RPM nears

the engine maximum speed, an “UPSHIFT” message will

appear in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center

(EVIC) portion of your instrument cluster. This message

appears in order to alert the driver that the engine speed

is approaching it’s maximum value and a upshift to the

next gear is required. In the event that the driver does not

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Jeep 2006 Grand Cherokee SRT User Manual Page 240