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Dodge 2009 Ram 1500 User Manual

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STARTING AND OPERATING

CONTENTS

Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

Normal Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
If Engine Fails To Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
After Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Engine Block Heater — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 311
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

Four-Wheel Drive Operation — If Equipped . . 326

Electronically Shifted Transfer Case

(Four-Position Switch) — If Equipped . . . . . . 327

Shifting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

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