2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Owner Manual - Page 355

STARTING AND OPERATING 353 The system will only work if the intended direction of the HSA Activation Criteria The following criteria must be met in order for HSA to vehicle and vehicle gear match. For example, if the intended direction is forward up a hill and the vehicle is activate: in DRIVE and the activation criteria are met, HSA will • Vehicle must be stopped activate. • Vehicle must be on a 7% or greater incline The system will work in REVERSE and all forward gears, • Gear selection matches vehicle uphill direction (i.e., and will not activate if the vehicle is placed in vehicle facing uphill is in forward gear; vehicle back- NEUTRAL. ing uphill is in REVERSE gear). Towing and Hauling with HSA The HSA system does not know if your vehicle is loaded or WARNING! towing a trailer unless the TOW/HAUL switch, located on There may be situations on minor hills (i.e., less than the center stack, is selected. When activated, the "TOW/ 7%), with a loaded vehicle or while pulling a trailer HAUL Indicator Light" will illuminate in the instrument where the system will not activate and slight rolling cluster. For more information on the TOW/HAUL mode, may occur, which could cause a collision with an- refer to "When To Use TOW/HAUL" under ЉAutomatic other vehicle or object. Always remember the driver Transmission" in this section. In order to accommodate the extra weight entailed under towing and hauling conditions is responsible for braking the vehicle. and to increase driver comfort while launching on a hill, 5