
CAUTION!
When descending a hill, be very careful to downshift
one gear at a time to prevent overspeeding the engine
which can cause valve damage.
To prevent clutch and transmission damage, your vehicle
should be downshifted at speeds no greater than those
listed in the Maximum Recommended Downshifting
Speed chart.
Maximum Recommended Downshifting Speeds
Gear
Selec-
tion
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Maxi-
mum
Speed
10 mph
(16
km/h)
19 mph
(31
km/h)
32 mph
(51
km/h)
50 mph
(80
km/h)
68 mph
(109
km/h)
FOUR-WHEEL- DRIVE OPERATION — IF
EQUIPPED
Four-Wheel-Drive Dodge Ram Trucks are equipped with
either a Manually Shifted transfer case or an Electroni-
cally Shifted transfer case. See the operating instructions
for your transfer case, located within this section.
Manually Shifted Transfer Case Operating
Information/Precautions
The transfer case provides 4 mode positions - 2 (rear)-
wheel-drive high range, 4-wheel-drive high range, neu-
tral, and 4-wheel-drive low range.
This transfer case is intended to be driven in the 2-wheel-
drive position (2H) for normal street and highway con-
ditions such as dry hard surfaced roads.
When additional traction is required the transfer case 4H
and 4L positions can be used to lock the front and rear
driveshafts together and force the front and rear wheels
to rotate at the same speed. This is accomplished by
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Страница 165: ...Ash Tray Automatic Transmission Ash Tray Manual Transmission UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 165 3 ...
Страница 188: ...INSTRUMENT CLUSTER Instrument Cluster 6 7L Diesel Engine 188 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL ...
Страница 263: ...Operating Tips Chart UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 263 4 ...
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