2019 RAM 2500 Owners Manual - IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS

IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS

In any of the following situations, you can reduce the poten- tial for overheating by taking the appropriate action.

On the highways — slow down.

In city traffic — while stopped, place the transmission in NEUTRAL, but do not increase the engine idle speed while preventing vehicle motion with the brakes.

NOTE:

There are steps that you can take to slow down an impending overheat condition:

To Reset The Manual Park Release:

If your air conditioner (A/C) is on, turn it off. The A/C 6

Push the locking tab to the right, to unlock the lever.

Rotate the Manual Park Release lever forward to its orig- inal position, until the locking tab snaps into place to secure the lever.

Pull gently on the tether strap to confirm that the lever is locked in its stowed position.

Re-install the access cover.

system adds heat to the engine cooling system and turning the A/C off can help remove this heat.

You can also turn the temperature control to maximum heat, the mode control to floor and the blower control to high. This allows the heater core to act as a supplement to the radiator and aids in removing heat from the engine cooling system.

accelerator pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels or racing the engine.

NOTE:

For trucks equipped with an 8–speed transmission, shifts between DRIVE and REVERSE can only be achieved at wheel speeds of 5 mph (8 km/h) or less. Whenever the transmission remains in NEUTRAL for more than two seconds, you must press the brake pedal to engage DRIVE or REVERSE.

Push the "ESC Off" switch, to place the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in "Partial Off" mode, before rocking the vehicle. Refer to “Electronic Brake Control” in “Safety” for further information. Once the vehicle has been freed, push the "ESC Off" switch again to restore "ESC On" mode.