Dodge 2008 Ram 2500 PowerWagon - Manual (Page 253)

STARTING AND OPERATING
CONTENTS
Ⅵ Starting Procedures – Gas Engines . . . . . . . . . . . 258
▫ Manual Transmission – If Equipped . . . . . . . . 258
▫ Automatic Transmission – If Equipped . . . . . . 258
▫ Normal Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
▫ If Engine Fails To Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
▫ After Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Ⅵ Engine Block Heater — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 261
Ⅵ Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
▫ Automatic Transmission With Overdrive . . . . . 262
Ⅵ Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
▫ Manual Transmission — 6 Speed (G56) . . . . . . 269
▫ Recommended Vehicle Shift Speeds . . . . . . . . 269
▫ Downshifting – All Manual Transmissions . . . . 270
Ⅵ Four-Wheel- Drive Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
▫ Manually Shifted Transfer Case Operating
Information/Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
▫ Shifting Procedure - Manually Shifted
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
▫ Transfer Case Reminder Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
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