2022 Laramie GT Gear Limit

[djmoore250]

Just picked up a 2022 Laramie GT this past weekend. I had a 2018 Ram Sport with the 5.7 hemi and my 2022 has the 5.7 etorque (standard). My question is about the gear limit setting. On my 2018 I could hit the gear limit buttons on the steering wheel to select the maximum gear the transmission would use, this feature is useful for towing but I also understand that it disables MDS. The GT has the floor shifter and paddle shifters on the steering wheel but there are no buttons to select the gear limit. Does anyone know if the GTs have the gear limit feature or a way to disable MDS? My new truck has the tow package and I would think that the gear limit should be available.

Thanks in advance

 

[2012RAM1500RT]

Just picked up a 2022 Laramie GT this past weekend. I had a 2018 Ram Sport with the 5.7 hemi and my 2022 has the 5.7 etorque (standard). My question is about the gear limit setting. On my 2018 I could hit the gear limit buttons on the steering wheel to select the maximum gear the transmission would use, this feature is useful for towing but I also understand that it disables MDS. The GT has the floor shifter and paddle shifters on the steering wheel but there are no buttons to select the gear limit. Does anyone know if the GTs have the gear limit feature or a way to disable MDS? My new truck has the tow package and I would think that the gear limit should be available.

Thanks in advance

Does it not go into manual if you push the console shifter left or right while it's in gear? My 2012 does but the newer ones may be different now.

 

[djmoore250]

Does it not go into manual if you push the console shifter left or right while it's in gear? My 2012 does but the newer ones may be different now.

If I move the console shifter to the left it puts it in manual mode, but I have to use the stick or the paddle shifters to change gears, it doesn't shift on its own. With the + and - button on the steering wheel of my 2018 I could hit the minus button and then the + button to set the maximum gear, the truck would not shift beyond the gear I set but the shifts happened automatically I did not have to manually change gears.

 

[2012RAM1500RT]

If I move the console shifter to the left it puts it in manual mode, but I have to use the stick or the paddle shifters to change gears, it doesn't shift on its own. With the + and - button on the steering wheel of my 2018 I could hit the minus button and then the + button to set the maximum gear, the truck would not shift beyond the gear I set but the shifts happened automatically I did not have to manually change gears.

I don't have the paddle shifters but if I put mine in the drive and then push the shifter to the left for manual mode I can keep bumping the shifter left or right to get it in the highest gear I want and it will change automatically from a stop up to the gear I selected. Once again mine is a 2012 6 speed and they may have changed something I don't know about.

 

[djmoore250]

Thanks, that gives me something to try... I'll post my findings

 

[djmoore250]

I tried putting it in manual mode and then up shifting to the desired gear but it won't go past 2nd gear

 

[2012RAM1500RT]

I tried putting it in manual mode and then up shifting to the desired gear but it won't go past 2nd gear

Ok, sorry I was no help. Hopefully someone with a newer one like yours will be able to help.

 

[djmoore250]

Thanks for replying, I appreciate the feed back. I honestly think the feature is not available. The dealership had no clue (big surprise), I chatted with Ram on their website and they referred me to the Owner's manual, the owner's manual has no info. I called Ram's support line and they referred me back to the dealership.

 

[Wild one]

I tried putting it in manual mode and then up shifting to the desired gear but it won't go past 2nd gear

Sounds like it's the same tiptronic set-up the cars use. If you want to manually control the gears,set it in manual mode,and use the paddles to upshift it.You'll have to get in the habit of upshifting it when it downshifts on hills though,as it won't upshift in manual mode once it downshifts,so once you crest a hill,and engine load decreases,you'll have manually upshift it,or else it'll stay in the gear it downshifted to. Not the best set-up,as i hate it in the wifes Challenger.

 

[2012RAM1500RT]

Sounds like it's the same tiptronic set-up the cars use. If you want to manually control the gears,set it in manual mode,and use the paddles to upshift it.You'll have to get in the habit of upshifting it when it downshifts on hills though,as it won't upshift in manual mode once it downshifts,so once you crest a hill,and engine load decreases,you'll have manually upshift it,or else it'll stay in the gear it downshifted to. Not the best set-up,as i hate it in the wifes Challenger.

I wouldn't like that either. Glad mine works the way it does. Seems like to much trouble to me.

 

[djmoore250]

I don't tow often but when I do I'll try using the paddles, less than ideal but not the end of the world.

 

[djmoore250]

Sounds like it's the same tiptronic set-up the cars use. If you want to manually control the gears,set it in manual mode,and use the paddles to upshift it.You'll have to get in the habit of upshifting it when it downshifts on hills though,as it won't upshift in manual mode once it downshifts,so once you crest a hill,and engine load decreases,you'll have manually upshift it,or else it'll stay in the gear it downshifted to. Not the best set-up,as i hate it in the wifes Challenger.

I don't tow often but when I do I'll try using the paddle shifters, It'll take some getting used to but not the end of the world

 

[Wild one]

I don't tow often but when I do I'll try using the paddle shifters, It'll take some getting used to but not the end of the world

I've had paddle shifters on my 4th Gen with the 8 speed for going on 7 years,and use them constantly,once you get used to them,they're actually pretty easy to use.

 

[gt8684]

Just picked up a 2022 Laramie GT this past weekend. I had a 2018 Ram Sport with the 5.7 hemi and my 2022 has the 5.7 etorque (standard). My question is about the gear limit setting. On my 2018 I could hit the gear limit buttons on the steering wheel to select the maximum gear the transmission would use, this feature is useful for towing but I also understand that it disables MDS. The GT has the floor shifter and paddle shifters on the steering wheel but there are no buttons to select the gear limit. Does anyone know if the GTs have the gear limit feature or a way to disable MDS? My new truck has the tow package and I would think that the gear limit should be available.

Thanks in advance

I'm not 100% but I'm pretty sure when you press the tow/haul button it will turn off MDS, maybe someone else can double check me on that...

 

[djmoore250]

I'm not 100% but I'm pretty sure when you press the tow/haul button it will turn off MDS, maybe someone else can double check me on that...

I've been experimenting with that and I feel you might be on to something...

 

[gt8684]

When I drove home yesterday I put the truck in tow/haul mode, no trailer, and it did not turn on MDS and it also did not shut down at the red lights, but as soon as I turned tow/haul back off start/stop engaged again.

 

[Farmer Fran]

I'm not 100% but I'm pretty sure when you press the tow/haul button it will turn off MDS, maybe someone else can double check me on that...

Yes it does.

 

[djmoore250]

When I drove home yesterday I put the truck in tow/haul mode, no trailer, and it did not turn on MDS and it also did not shut down at the red lights, but as soon as I turned tow/haul back off start/stop engaged again.

I had tow\haul on this morning on my way into work and MDS never came on. My truck has the start\stop button and it lights up when pressed but regardless of the button being pressed or not the engine never shuts off at stop lights. I'm not complaining about that, I don't want the feature.

 

[bigblock_doc]

On my 2018 with a steering wheel shifter, you manually shift up as your driving to the gear you want to be in.
Then leave it there. It will show the gear selected and auto shift up and down as needed. Manually put in
1st and shift up as you are driving. Try that.