Ram Trucks 2012 3500 - Owner Manual User Manual
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Ⅵ Four-Wheel Drive Operation — If Equipped . . 409
▫ Manually Shifted Transfer Case – If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
▫ Shifting Procedure – Manually Shifted
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
▫ Transfer Case Position Indicator Light . . . . . . 413
▫ Electronically Shifted Transfer Case
(Four-Position Switch) – If Equipped . . . . . . . 413
▫ Shifting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
▫ Electronically Shifted Transfer Case
(Five-Position Switch) – If Equipped . . . . . . . 420
▫ Shifting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Ⅵ Axle Locker System (2500 Models Only) — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Ⅵ Stabilizer/Sway Bar System — Power Wagon
Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
Power Wagon Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
▫ Off-Road Driving Tips And Vehicle
Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
▫ Driving In Snow, Mud And Sand . . . . . . . . . 434
▫ Crossing Obstacles (Rocks And Other High
Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
▫ Hill Climbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
▫ Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
▫ Airing Down For Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . 443
▫ Vehicle Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
▫ After Driving Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Ⅵ Limited-Slip Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
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