Pages 11–19 (9 pages)

Operating Your Dart

From the 1960 Dodge Dart Operating and Maintenance Guide (Owner’s Manual)

Starting and driving procedures for each transmission: PowerFlite, TorqueFlite, TorqueFlite Six and the three-speed manual. It gives button use for Drive, Second, Low and Neutral, passing downshift speeds, push-starting, rocking out of snow or mud, towing limits, and use of the brake pedal and parking brake.

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What this section covers

  • Starting in all weather
  • PowerFlite driving and low range
  • TorqueFlite and TorqueFlite Six push-button ranges
  • Three-speed manual shifting
  • Push-starting
  • Snow, sand and mud
  • Towing
  • Brake pedal and parking brake
Year
1960
Make
Dodge
Models
Dart Seneca, Pioneer and Phoenix; sedans, hardtops, convertibles, station wagons
Pages
69

What’s inside

Owner's guide

  1. Welcome and ContentsCover, the welcome letter from the Dodge Director of Service, the table of contents and a page on standard and optional 1960 features and Certified Car-Care.pp. 1–5
  2. Keys, Locks and Driver Controlspp. 6–10
  3. Operating Your Dartpp. 11–19
  4. Seats, Radios and Power Assistspp. 20–25
  5. Station Wagons and Convertible Topspp. 26–31
  6. Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioningpp. 32–44
  7. Brakes and Emergency SituationsTotal-Contact brakes, the foot-operated parking brake, brake fluid advice, and what to do if the car stalls on a hill, on the highway or when changing a tire at night.pp. 45–46
  8. Break-In and Maintenancepp. 47–60
  9. Keeping Your Dart Showroom NewWashing and cleaning the Lustre-Bond enamel finish, chromium and glass, nylon and vinyl upholstery, and the convertible top, using MoPar cleaning products.pp. 61–62
  10. Specificationspp. 63–69