Dodge 2009 Ram 1500 User Manual
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STARTING AND OPERATING
CONTENTS
Ⅵ Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
▫ Normal Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
▫ Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
▫ If Engine Fails To Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
▫ After Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Ⅵ Engine Block Heater — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 311
Ⅵ Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
▫ Key Ignition Park Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
▫ Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock System . . 313
▫ Brake/Transmission Interlock Manual
Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
▫ Four–Speed Automatic Transmission —
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
▫ Five–Speed Automatic Transmission —
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Ⅵ Four-Wheel Drive Operation — If Equipped . . 326
▫ Electronically Shifted Transfer Case
(Four-Position Switch) — If Equipped . . . . . . 327
▫ Shifting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
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