2024 Dodge Durango Paddle Shifters

[Tulecreeper]

I guess I should have started a new thread so I moved this from a continuation of an old question I had a few months ago.

We just bought my wife a 2024 Dodge Durango. Does the 3.6 have MDS? The salesman said he thought so, but I researched and can't find anything that says it does.

On the off-chance that it does, I tried to override it with the (paddle) gear selector like I do with the ERS in my RAM but I can't figure the dang thing out. It won't let me upshift or downshift half the time and then it says, "Shifting Not Allowed". WTH? This is one of the few things I can't figure out about this vehicle.

Even if it doesn't have MDS, why does it have gear shifters if it won't let me use them?

 

[Wild one]

I guess I should have started a new thread so I moved this from a continuation of an old question I had a few months ago.

We just bought my wife a 2024 Dodge Durango. Does the 3.6 have MDS? The salesman said he thought so, but I researched and can't find anything that says it does.

On the off-chance that it does, I tried to override it with the (paddle) gear selector like I do with the ERS in my RAM but I can't figure the dang thing out. It won't let me upshift or downshift half the time and then it says, "Shifting Not Allowed". WTH? This is one of the few things I can't figure out about this vehicle.

Even if it doesn't have MDS, why does it have gear shifters if it won't let me use them?

Do you have the console shifter in the right position? On the Challengers/Chargers the console shifter has to be slid over towards the drivers side to access the paddle shifters,so i'm guessing it's the same in the Durango's.Try pulling the shifter handle over towards your knee. If you look close,you can see an "M" on the shifter handle,you have to pull the shifter over to M which is manual mode,then the paddles should work properly.You can also use the shifter to manually change gears when it's in manual mode,but it works backasswards to any old muscle car console shifter,as you pull it backwards to upshift,and push it forwards to downshift

https://www.dodge.com/tc/durango/gallery.html

 

[Docwagon1776]

Does the 3.6 have MDS?

No.

It won't let me upshift or downshift half the time and then it says, "Shifting Not Allowed".

You may need to enable them in the settings menu. If you're not sure how to navigate the menus to find it, several YouTube videos show it.

Alternately, you may be attempting to shift it to an rpm range it doesn't like. The paddle shifters aren't shifters, they are paddle suggesters. The computer gets your suggestion, then decides if it will do it or not.

 

[Dodge 1500 4X4]

https://www.ramforum.com/attachments/img_4323-2-jpg.543507/

Have rocket will travel!!!

 

[Tulecreeper]

Do you have the console shifter in the right position? On the Challengers/Chargers the console shifter has to be slid over towards the drivers side to access the paddle shifters,so i'm guessing it's the same in the Durango's.Try pulling the shifter handle over towards your knee. If you look close,you can see an "M" on the shifter handle,you have to pull the shifter over to M which is manual mode,then the paddles should work properly.You can also use the shifter to manually change gears when it's in manual mode,but it works backasswards to any old muscle car console shifter,as you pull it backwards to upshift,and push it forwards to downshift

https://www.dodge.com/tc/durango/gallery.html

Yeah, I've tried it in both the "D" position and the "M" position. Still working on it.

 

[Wild one]

https://www.ramforum.com/attachments/img_4323-2-jpg.543507/

Have rocket will travel!!!

I've never been able to get a pic of it on a nitrous launch,but it comes close to jerking the fronts on an all motor launch,lol.

 

[Tulecreeper]

No.



You may need to enable them in the settings menu. If you're not sure how to navigate the menus to find it, several YouTube videos show it.

Alternately, you may be attempting to shift it to an rpm range it doesn't like. The paddle shifters aren't shifters, they are paddle suggesters. The computer gets your suggestion, then decides if it will do it or not.

Yes, I know how to navigate the menu but I don't recall seeing anything about "enabling" the shifters. I'll look again. But that aside, if it does have it, and I enable it, it should do what I tell it and let me hit the freeway in 1st gear if I so choose.

 

[Wild one]

Yeah, I've tried it in both the "D" position and the "M" position. Still working on it.

I'm not really familiar with the Durango's shifter,but you might have to go into the settings and enable the paddle shifters as Doc stated above.

 

[Tulecreeper]

I have researched this a bit, and apparently the shifters are just there for those who want to pretend they're driving a manual shift vehicle. Most comments I've seen the folks are saying they just skip it as they're not much advantage anyway except to make you manually shift.

 

[Wild one]

Yes, I know how to navigate the menu but I don't recall seeing anything about "enabling" the shifters. I'll look again. But that aside, if it does have it, and I enable it, it should do what I tell it and let me hit the freeway in 1st gear if I so choose.

You'll probably hit the engine limiter before you get up to terminal velocity in first gear

 

[Wild one]

I have researched this a bit, and apparently the shifters are just there for those who want to pretend they're driving a manual shift vehicle. Most comments I've seen the folks are saying they just skip it as they're not much advantage anyway except to make you manually shift.

I'm no fan of the tiptronic paddles in the cars,i'll use the console shifter in manual mode way before i use the paddles in the car.I love the paddles in my truck in comparision to the paddles in the wifes last 2 Challengers

 

[Dodge 1500 4X4]

We just bought my wife a 2024 Dodge Durango. Does the 3.6 have MDS? The salesman said he thought so, but I researched and can't find anything that says it does.

Does it have eTorque, I know it came out in 2019 on the Pentastar 3.6 engine, so probibly start/stop.

 

[Tulecreeper]

Does it have eTorque, I know it came out in 2019 on the Pentastar 3.6 engine, so probibly start/stop.

Yes, it has the Stop/Start thing but I figured out how to override that. Unfortunately, it has to be done every time you start the vehicle.

 

[Docwagon1776]

Yes, I know how to navigate the menu but I don't recall seeing anything about "enabling" the shifters. I'll look again. But that aside, if it does have it, and I enable it, it should do what I tell it and let me hit the freeway in 1st gear if I so choose.

I figure you know how to use the menu, I mean if you don't know how to navigate the various sub-menus to the right spot. IIRC, it was not in an intuitive location.

It won't. Even the manual transmissions have lockouts now. I can't shift into reverse in my 6 speed stick Camaro unless I'm completely stopped, like if I'm rolling at 0.5 mph the gate locks me out. I honestly don't know if it'll let me blow the motor in a forward speed, but I assume it will so I don't try. If I ever get it stuck there's no rocking it out, though...terrible off road vehicle, Camaros are.