2012 Ram Exhaust/Engine brake question!
I am getting a "new to me" 2012 Ram 3500 to tow our 5er and I can't find any information about how the exhaust/engine brake works or is engaged or anything. I know in the older Dodge Rams there is a s...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Grit dog wrote:
That's all you need to know. Push the button, let off the throttle, exh brake kicks on. Step on the peddle, turbo vanes open back up again.
I would add, keep the tow haul on ALL the time also. Keeps line pressures up.
Personal call there. I'll use Toe haul when empty sometimes for grade braking or to keep my gasser from jumping around gear to gear so much, but imo, it's not needed for poking around town or cruising the flatlands with no load on the truck.
Also, icbw, but I don't think t/h increases line pressure in the 68rfe. Rather it just changes the shift points and integrates downshifts with brake application more aggressively.
