Pages 8–14 (7 pages)
Instruments, Starting and Driving
From the 1966 Plymouth Owner’s Manual
Getting acquainted with the car: keys and manual seat adjustment, the driver-centered instrument panel and cluster, starting procedure for automatic and manual transmissions, flooded engine notes, the parking brake, the column-mounted automatic transmission ranges (P, R, N, D, 2, 1) and the 3-speed and 4-speed manual shifts with speed charts.
Read this section free, starting at page 8What this section covers
- Instrument panel controls
- Temperature, alternator and oil pressure indicators
- Starting the engine
- Parking brake
- Automatic transmission ranges
- 3-speed and 4-speed manual shifting
- Downshift speed chart
- Year
- 1966
- Make
- Plymouth
- Vehicle
- Passenger Cars
- Type
- Owner's Manual
- Models
- 1966 Plymouth V8 passenger cars: 318, 383, 426 and 440 cu. in. engines
- Publication
- 7-65, 1st Edition
- Pages
- 42
What’s inside
Owner's manual
- Cover and Alphabetical IndexOpening page with owner questions about warranty, break-in, battery and trailer towing, followed by an alphabetical index to the book.pp. 1–2
- Warranty and Required Maintenancepp. 3–7
- Instruments, Starting and Drivingpp. 8–14
- Lights, Locks, Windows and Comfort Featurespp. 15–22
- Radio, Heater and Air Conditioningpp. 23–26
- Tires and Changing a WheelTire care and rotation advice, the Plymouth V.I.P. vehicle load and tire pressure chart, and the jack and wheel changing procedure.pp. 27–29
- Appearance Care and Service Tipspp. 30–37
- Literature Order Form and Dealer ServiceMail-in form for Plymouth literature including the 1966 Plymouth Service Manual, a Parts Division dealer notice, and a blank delivery record page.pp. 38–40
- Capacities and Engine DataLicense data locations, fluid capacities, fuse box location and an engine specification table for the 318, 383 (2-barrel and 4-barrel) and 440 cubic inch V8s.pp. 41–42
