Dodge 2005 Dakota Owner's Manual page 205

Never drive with your foot resting on the clutch pedal, or
attempt to hold the vehicle on a hill with the clutch pedal
partially engaged, as this will cause abnormal wear on
the clutch.
Recommended Shift Speeds
To use your manual transmission for fuel economy it
should be upshifted as listed below. Shift at the vehicle
speeds listed for acceleration. Earlier upshifts during
cruise conditions (relatively steady speeds) will result in
increased fuel economy, and may be used as indicated.
Higher upshift speeds may be used to obtain a desired
acceleration rate.
STARTING AND OPERATING 205
6 Speed Manual Transmission Shift Speed in mph
(km/h)
Accel-
En-
gine Model Axle eration
Rate
3.21 ACCEL
3.7L ALL & &
3.55 CRUISE
3.21 ACCEL
4.7L All & &
3.55 CRUISE
1 to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 to
2 3 4 5 6
15 24 34 47 56
(24) (39) (55) (76) (90)
10 19 27 37 41
(16) (31) (44) (60) (66)
15 25 40 45 50
(24) (40) (65) (72) (81)
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