2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew - Six-Speed Automatic Transmission!
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Six-Speed Automatic Transmission
NOTE: Under extreme cold temperatures -10°F (-23°C) and when in DRIVE, transmission operation may be briefly limited to only third gear operation. Normal operation will resume once the transmission temperature has risen to a suitable level.
The electronically-controlled transmission provides a precise shift schedule. The transmission electronics are self-calibrating; therefore, the first few shifts on a new vehicle may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal condition, and precision shifts will develop within a few hundred miles (kilometers).
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Yup, Chrysler transmissions have had that "learning" feature for several generations. It adapts itself over time to the way you drive all in order to provide smooth, efficient shifting. Has all to do with the clutch volume index numbers.
Not sure about newer generation Toyotas but many were designed to not let the transmission shift into 4th gear until the tranny warmed to a certain temperature.
Not sure about newer generation Toyotas but many were designed to not let the transmission shift into 4th gear until the tranny warmed to a certain temperature.
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I don't think thats what he meant. What Dodge did back a few years was when the weather was colded 32c or below. The transmission would start out in 1st gear and may not upshift until the fluid was warm enough to upshift. The 62TE transmission does the same thing, but instead of 1st, it starts out in 3rd.