2007-06-17 00:10:40 · 5 answers · asked by dsolo1125 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
It is the low foreward.
Like a stick shift. First, second, etc.
Low is for mud, pull a trailer.
2007-06-17 00:34:25 · answer #1 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the year of the car, but i'll guess it's a newer model.
Does your gear indicator look like this?
P R N D 3 2 L? If there's no '2' that's ok too.
D is actually an 'overdrive' gear, used for highway speeds. It's a higher gear ratio and saves you gas at high speeds. It might actually be a smaller D with a circle around it, indicating overdrive.
3 is the gear you should use for regular driving, like around town.
L is like 1st gear, a really low gear ratio, and used to climb steep hills or help slow you down while you descend steep hills. The L stands for 'low'. It gives your heavy car some help to do harder jobs without straining your transmission.
2007-06-17 07:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by answerchef 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your car owner's manual should say that D is the normal overdrive and 3 is the non-overdrive position you can drive in also at any speed, but typically getting less gas mileage. L may stand for "Low", a gear you can only go up to about 25 mph in.
2007-06-17 07:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by bobweb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
L is where you would start out in snow or ice or pulling a trailer.
As you gain a little speed slip it up into 2 then 3 then drive.
2007-06-17 07:15:10 · answer #4 · answered by runner1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 lets the transmission shift from 1st gear to 2nd gear and into 3rd gear...w/o goin into overdrive
L doesn't let the transmission shift out of 1st gear
2007-06-18 21:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by dad7734 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋