Dodge MD Series - Page 10

Correct Steering
Is Easy
in Your Trucl{
For years, thi s tru ck ha s L ee n
famou s for it s s te e ring case . In
th e lI ew JIIodcl YOll are driving ,
s teel ' in g IS e\'('n ('a"'et" than e yer before. Parking j greatly
"illlplift ed.
Yo u h old th e whe el li g htl y- th e trllck h o ld s its CO llr "e . or is
ins
tantl y r espons i ve to yo ur c han ge of direction. In traffic, h o ld
th e wh ee l Ill ore ftrlllly- but n eve r h o ld it too tig htl y. Tem e-
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es:.: ('all ~e" fati g llc' and i, hard on th e n er ve .
Parldng Your Truck
0 11 the oppo ~ it c pag e is jll llS trat c( l th e be"t way to park yo ur
truck in a limit ed s pa ce, qui c kly and without any ex tra turn s.
Fo ll ow thi s me thod , and in a very bri ef tim e you will alway. Le
ahk to park in a ,pace illst a lillI.e l onger than th e trurk it. elf.
L('t II ": adel jU :i t a few m ore s ugg e tion s. \V IH'1l YO II l eave th c
truck , "e t th e hatH1 hrak e -not too hard if th e road is l evel, 0
that yo ur tru ck ca n be p ll h ed fo rward or backward by o th er
\'c!lic! es WitllOllt dama g in g yo ur bump ers. nut jf th e road is
Ilill)'.
plac e yo ur ge ar s hift l eve r into r ev r se a we ll as se tting
tIl e Ilan<1 hrak e. Th en th e en gine al so er ves as a brak e. And
tllrll t.hl' fro nt wheel s in t oward th e curb.
DOIl't p ark too close to th e c urb ; that Illak es .it hard to ge t yo ur
tru ck out again. Most c iti es allow 6 inch es.
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