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  1. S

    Recommendations for disabling MDS?

    Recently got my first RAM truck, coming from a chevy. Had problems with the chevy 5.3 and their AFM system. Saw that Dodge's MDS also has its problems and want a good reliable way to disable it
  2. M

    MDS or Tranny Noise, or ?

    2019 RAM 1500 5.7 Big Horn 62k I get a weird noise when coming to a slow roll or a stop. It only happens when I'm in ECO mode Slowing down from 6th gear - about 35 MPH - coming to a "coasting" stop The noise happens around 10 MPH At 10 MPH: the ECO light goes off which I assume is about the...
  3. Cliffrunner88

    Truck Shuts Off During Acceleration? Need Advice

    Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the right location or if this has been discussed before. I did a quick search and did not find a related thread but I'm not sure how to characterize my issue/question and am looking for some help on an issue before going to the dealership and them telling me...
  4. P

    MDS not working (I know, most of you don't like MDS)

    I recently Bought a 2020 Ram 1500 with the Hemi V8 Etorque. I have put on 2000 miles on the highway with practically no city driving, 500 just picking it up out of state, and my gas mileage is poor, 16-17.5 mpg. The MDS rarely activates and when it does I'm heading down a hill and it clicks off...
  5. G

    How to reduce MDS noise?

    Other than disabling MDS, has anyone had experience reducing the bogging noise that MDS makes? I have a stock engine and exhaust. I like the MPG benefits of MDS, but I dislike the humming bogging noise it produces. I've considered adding an exhaust to replace the engine noise with exhaust...
  6. dswoboda2120

    FAQ: ECO light

    This FAQ addresses the issues on the forum concerning the ECO light. What is the ECO light? The general consensus on the forums is that the ECO light only indicates when your engine is running in Multi-Displacement System (MDS) mode, and the status of this light doesn't affect the engagement of...
  7. R

    MDS Gear+/-

    Figured I'd post how to turn on/off MDS on here as I was not too familiar with the gear+/- functionality. To turn off MDS I started out putting it in Drive and "then" I would hit - and then + to reach 8, but that is a lot of unnecessary button pushing. Once in drive, no matter what gear you...
  8. R

    MDS and how to disable it?

    I'm looking for a way to disable MDS, as the new exhaust note when it kicks in does not sound right. Now I'm running 87 octane, and I drove 150 miles via Interstate most of the way and through some towns, and I averaged almost 19mpg. I purposefully drove so that if the MDS kicked in I would...
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