Dodge 2008 Ram Pickup 1500 - Manual (Page 275)

STARTING AND OPERATING
CONTENTS
Ⅵ Starting Procedures – Gas Engines . . . . . . . . . . . 278
▫ Normal Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
▫ Automatic Transmission – If Equipped . . . . . . 279
▫ Manual Transmission – If Equipped . . . . . . . . 279
▫ If Engine Fails To Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
▫ After Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Ⅵ Engine Block Heater — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 282
Ⅵ Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
▫ Automatic Transmission With Overdrive . . . . . 283
Ⅵ Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
▫ Shifting — 2500/3500 Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
▫ Shifting — 1500 Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
▫ Downshifting – All Manual Transmissions . . . . 292
▫ Reverse Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Ⅵ Four-Wheel Drive Operation — If Equipped . . . . 294
▫ Manually Shifted Transfer Case Operating
Information/Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
▫ Shifting Procedure - Manually Shifted Transfer
Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
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