Manual Dream Meaning

Dream interpretation
Being handed a manual in a dream means you are looking for clear guidance to handle a new situation. Before you start something new, or when you face an unfamiliar decision, your mind wants a guide that explains every step. The state of the book, and who gave it to you, shape much of the meaning.
Reading a clearly written manual
The problem is not really that complicated. If you think it through in an orderly way, the answer is within reach.
A book with torn pages or jumbled contents
You do not yet have all the information or help you need, or you cannot fully trust the people who are supposed to guide you.
Not understanding the language of the book
This speaks of a situation you do not yet feel ready for.
Getting a manual from someone you know
In waking life too, you are relying on someone's advice.
Finding the book yourself
An urge to work out the answer to your problem on your own is at work in you.
Still, no manual can answer every question. However well you prepare, some things you can only learn from your own experience once you are out in the real world. The dream reminds you of that too.