Ram Tow button question
I am a new TT owner and I am about to head to our first trip. I had a question with regards to drive. In my old vehicle, the tow button was synonymous with not going into overdrive. Now on my new pick...
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GordonThree wrote:
I wonder why mine's not using the higher gears while towing, maybe a defect in the trans? When towing on a flat, I use electronic range select to drop down to 3rd, and watch the rpm needle. there is a drop from 3 to 4, and sometimes from 4 to 5, but never anything from 5 to off, telling me the trans isn't shifting any higher.
Maybe the hemi doesn't have enough power to use those higher gears towing my particular trailer?
Not sure Im totally tracking with you. If you use electronic range select to drop down to 3rd, and if that range select is done with the buttons on the column shift (or on steering wheel if you have the dial shifter), then that is the highest gear you will shift to. That is how my friends 2014 Ram Hemi, 8sp trans with knob gear selector, works.
Whatever number he sets the range at, that is the HIGHEST the transmission will shift to. So, if you are setting it to 3, or 4, that is as high as your trans will shift to. It will shift through the gears leading up to the final number, but will stop at whatever number you've selected.
Mike
