2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Owner Manual - Page 342

340 STARTING AND OPERATING Driving In Snow, Mud And Sand There is a drastic reduction in traction when driving in Always wear your seat belt and firmly tie down snow, mud or sand. The vehicle will be less responsive to cargo. Unsecured cargo can become projectiles in an steering, acceleration and braking inputs. Therefore you should accelerate slowly, leave greater stopping distances off-road situation. and avoid abrupt vehicle maneuvers. You want to keep a slow constant steady pace. The key is to maintain the When To Use Low Range When driving off-road, shift into 4L (Low Range) for vehicle's momentum. additional traction or to improve handling and control on • Snow - In heavy snow or for additional control and slippery or difficult terrain. Due to the lower gearing, low traction at slower speeds, shift the transmission to a range will allow the engine to operate in a higher power low gear and shift the transfer case to 4L (Low Range) range. This will allow you to idle over obstacles and if necessary. Do not shift to a lower gear than necesdown hills, with improved control and less effort. Also, sary to maintain headway. Over-revving the engine use 4L (Low Range) in rain, ice, snow, mud, sand, to get can spin the wheels and traction will be lost. If you heavy loads rolling, improve traction, or whenever 4H start to slow to a stop, try turning your steering wheel (High Range) traction will not do the job. no more than a 1⁄4 turn quickly back and forth, while still applying throttle. This will allow the tires to get a fresh ЉbiteЉ and help maintain your momentum. WARNING!