Flat bed towing question.

[Chopperbobby]

I had my truck towed last week to the shop. 1500 big horn 4wd. How do you keep the truck in neutral? Every time we turned off the truck the shifter Kept going to park. lucky it still would move so we just drove it up on the flat top. Would like to know for future tows.

 

[cevans6318]

I would assume it works the same on Ram as it does with other vehicles but Open the door, turn ignition on and shift to neutral, then with the key still on get out of the truck and then close the door and then turn the ignition off. You can also put the truck in neutral, leave the ignition on, get out and close the door and then disconnect the battery.

 

[RockYacht2020]

In my manual, it's on page 282 (2020 rebel). Look at the recreational towing section and there's a blurb about putting it in neutral the right way. Requires a ball point pen apparently. I had to look it up when you posted this.

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[bigdodge]

page 230 in my 2022 manual

 

[sd2134]

This is from my manual page 357-358.

 

[Chopperbobby]

Thanks will look up. I saw the flat (4 wheels on ground) I guess it is the same way

 

[Trooper4]

I would assume it works the same on Ram as it does with other vehicles but Open the door, turn ignition on and shift to neutral, then with the key still on get out of the truck and then close the door and then turn the ignition off. You can also put the truck in neutral, leave the ignition on, get out and close the door and then disconnect the battery.

The RAM automatically sets park when the door is opened maybe?

 

[LouNY]

In my manual, it's on page 282 (2020 rebel). Look at the recreational towing section and there's a blurb about putting it in neutral the right way. Requires a ball point pen apparently. I had to look it up when you posted this.

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That is the procedure to get the transfercase into neutral, the transmission requires a different method depending on which transmission,
usually the method shown in post#5

 

[sd2134]

My understanding is transfer case in neutral for towing like behind an RV. Manual park release for things like loading on a flatbed tow truck. See your owners manual for the difference.

 

[theblet]

This is from my manual page 357-358.

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This is fine for pushing the truck onto a trailer, but not for flat towing (behind an RV etc). You have to do the pall point pen thing to the transfer case for this. Otherwise, your trans will be toast.

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

This is fine for pushing the truck onto a trailer, but not for flat towing (behind an RV etc). You have to do the pall point pen thing to the transfer case for this. Otherwise, your trans will be toast.

Good post. I thought this was for the transfer case myself. I did not really pick up on the strap being for just getting out of park in the transmission.