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Dodge 2007 Ram Pickup 3500 User Manual

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STARTING AND OPERATING

CONTENTS

Starting Procedures – Gas Engines . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Normal Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
If Engine Fails To Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
After Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Engine Block Heater — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 306
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Automatic Transmission With Overdrive . . . . . 307

Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Manual Transmission — 6 Speed (G56) . . . . . . 313
Recommended Vehicle Shift Speeds . . . . . . . . 314
Manual Transmission — 6-Speed (G238) . . . . . 314
Recommended Shift Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Downshifting – All Manual Transmissions . . . . 315

Four-Wheel- Drive Operation — If Equipped . . . 316

Manually Shifted Transfer Case Operating

Information/Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

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