Backing up with door open

[2014 Ram]

2022 1500 Bighorn, is there a way to turn off the feature that automatically puts your truck into emergency brake mode because you're backing up with your door open? Thanks

 

[LouM]

Use a seat beat extender, or buckle the seat belt behind you, works on my 19.

 

[18CrewDually]

Close the door and use the mirrors.

 

[yakalong]

It's interesting, I've seen this topic before so I've tried it. I can back up with the drivers door open. I wonder what is different.

 

[4xdad]

There’s a reason it does that it costs a fortune to fix a door that is bent backwards

 

[Dean2]

It's interesting, I've seen this topic before so I've tried it. I can back up with the drivers door open. I wonder what is different.

Does your truck have active emergency braking. If not, that is what is differnt. Any of the 8 speeds, door must be closed to put the truck in reverse or drive, once there you can open the door and move as long as the seat belt is done up. Seat belt off, the ones with active emergency braking stop you and some models will slam you back into park. I don't know any 8 speed you can back up with the door open unless the belt is done up or you have pressure on the brake.

 

[John Jensen]

There’s a reason it does that it costs a fortune to fix a door that is bent backwards

The reason is for Ram's liability. A man did this and his truck ran over or pinned him and killed him. Thus Ram introduced this nanny feature and recalled trucks to include it.

It's an easy override as LouM states above

 

[Stavinksi]

Mine will actually shift into park as well as emergency brake. I’m sure that guy who got run over didn’t think what he was about to do was going to kill him so I am ok with this feature. I don’t intend to stick my fingers in a running saw either but glad for saw stop to exist.

 

[crash68]

Close the door and use the mirrors.

Exactly, it's sorta alarming the number of people who have no clue how to use the mirrors on a truck.
My personal favorite are the ones that complain because the rear seat head rests block the view and not having the rear window defroster is a safety issue. What do they do when towing a trailer or hauling something large in the bed? Talk about a danger on the road.

 

[Dean2]

There are a great many reasons why someone would want to move a truck while the door is open. Putting out road cones, opening and closing gates, feeding cattle, winching or skidding logs and a raft of others. I just try to answer the question asked, rather than delving into their reasons for asking.