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Which battery your Ram or Jeep key fob actually takes, how to change it without breaking the case, and the backup start procedure most owners never learn. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

For the first time the Ram 2500 Power Wagon can be ordered with the 6.7 litre Cummins High Output diesel: 430 horsepower, 1,075 lb ft, and towing near 20,000 lb. What it changes for a Manitoba buyer, and the one thing to confirm before you order.

Ram opened the order bank for the 5.7 litre 2027 Ram 1500 Rumble Bee: 395 horsepower, 8,890 lb towing, the only Quad Cab short bed widebody in production. What it does well, what it gives up, and when Canadian ordering opens.

Stellantis confirmed the next generation Jeep Cherokee will launch its new STLA One platform, built in Illinois, with retail sales in late 2029. What that actually changes for a Manitoba buyer shopping a Cherokee today.

Pads are the wear item. Fluid is the moisture item. Why the Ram maintenance schedule has no brake fluid replacement line, what absorbed water does to boiling point and to prairie brake lines, and how a fluid test actually answers it.

Before harvest and hunting season put your truck on gravel every day: stone chips, dust plugged air filters, tire pressure with a loaded box, trailer wiring and brakes, and what to carry when the cell signal quits. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

Preconditioning warms the cabin and the battery from the wall instead of the battery, so you leave with your range intact. How to use it on a Jeep 4xe, why prairie block heater habits already prepared you for it, and what to set up before the cold.

How to put a collector car, a seasonal truck or a snowbird vehicle away for a Manitoba winter so it starts in April: MPI Lay-Up coverage, battery, fuel, tires, rodents and where to park it. From a Portage la Prairie service department.

4 High is for loose and slippery. 4 Low is for slow and heavy. What each range actually does, why 4H on dry pavement damages a driveline, and the real 4 Low jobs out here. From a Portage la Prairie Ram dealer.

Clunks over potholes, wandering steering and uneven tire wear are the front end telling on itself. What worn ball joints and tie rod ends actually feel like, why prairie gravel roads accelerate it, and when to get it looked at. From a Portage la Prairie service department.