2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Owner Manual - Page 322

320 STARTING AND OPERATING into 3 (third gear), the transmission will never shift above Five-Speed Automatic Transmission - If third gear, but can shift down to 2 (second gear) or 1 (first Equipped The shift lever display located in the instrument panel gear), when needed. cluster indicates the transmission gear range. The shift lever is mounted either on the right side of the steering column (if equipped) or on the floor console (if equipped). You must press the brake pedal to move the shift lever out of the PARK position. To drive, move the shift lever from PARK or NEUTRAL to the DRIVE position. Pull the shift lever toward you when shifting into REVERSE or PARK, or when shifting out of PARK. Electronic Range Select (ERS) Operation The Electronic Range Select (ERS) shift control allows you to limit the highest available gear when the shift lever is in the DRIVE position. Move the console shift lever left (-) or right (+), or toggle the switch on the column shift lever down (-) or up (+) to select the desired top gear. For example, if the driver shifts the transmission Column Shift Lever