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M_R_E_
Explorer
Mar 03, 2017

'16 Ram 2500 CTD first tow. Some thing is wrond

My first tow from MI to FL. I towed in towhaul and cruise. couldn't keep speed on small hills. Speed would drop 4 miles before kicking in. Power in mountains was terrible. My old Ford 7.3 would out pu...
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BarneyS
Explorer III
Mar 03, 2017
M.R.E. wrote:
Thanks for the replies. Locking it in 5th is probably what I need to do. I could disable cruise on my Ford in the mountains. Don't know how to do it on the Ram, probably manual shifting to a lower gear. I don't use cruise in the mountains.

The cruise on/off is located on the right spoke of the steering wheel.
Barney

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