2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab User Guide - Page 81

2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab Manual

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TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE Model Flat Towing (all four wheels on the ground) Not Permitted Flatbed Towing (all four wheels suspended OFF the ground) Recommended Method Front Wheels Raised, Rear Wheels on the Ground NOT Permitted without towing dolly Permitted Rear Wheels Raised, Front Wheels on the Ground Permitted Two-Wheel Drive Transmission not operable Two-Wheel Drive Transmission operable Recommended Method Not Permitted WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES Four-Wheel Drive Transfer case must be in NEUTRAL and transmission in PARK Ignition key must be in unlocked OFF position Must use appropriate tow bar device Recommended Method Shift lever must be in NEUTRAL, the speed less than 30 mph (48 km/h) and the distance traveled less than 15 mi (24 km). Transfer case must be in NEUTRAL and transmission in PARK Transfer case must be in NEUTRAL and transmission in PARK 79

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TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE
Model
FlatTowing(allfour
wheelsontheground)
FlatbedTowing(allfour
wheelssuspendedOFF
theground)
FrontWheelsRaised,
RearWheelsonthe
Ground
RearWheelsRaised,
FrontWheelsonthe
Ground
Two-WheelDrive-
Transmissionnot
operable
NotPermitted
RecommendedMethod NOTPermittedwithout
towingdolly
Permitted
Two-WheelDrive-
Transmissionoperable
NotPermitted
RecommendedMethod Shiftlevermustbein
NEUTRAL,thespeed
lessthan30mph
(48km/h)andthe
distancetraveledless
than15mi(24km).
Permitted
Four-WheelDrive
Transfercasemustbe
inNEUTRALand
transmissioninPARK
Ignitionkeymustbein
unlockedOFFposition
Mustuseappropriate
towbardevice
RecommendedMethod Transfercasemustbe
inNEUTRALand
transmissioninPARK
Transfercasemustbe
inNEUTRALand
transmissioninPARK
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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