Dodge Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 269

CONTENTS
Starting Procedures - Gas Engines . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Manual Transmission - If Equipped . . . . . . . . 274
Automatic Transmission - If Equipped . . . . . . 274
Normal Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
If Engine Fails To Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
After Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Engine Block Heater - If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 277
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Automatic Transmission With Overdrive . . . . . 278
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
STARTING AND OPERATING
Manual Transmission - 6 Speed (G56) . . . . . . 285
Recommended Vehicle Shift Speeds . . . . . . . . 285
Manual Transmission - 6-Speed (G238) . . . . . 286
Recommended Shift Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Downshifting - All Manual Transmissions . . . . 287
Four-Wheel- Drive Operation - If Equipped . . . 288
Manually Shifted Transfer Case Operating
Information/Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Shifting Procedure - Manually Shifted Transfer
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
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