MDS Disable

[ventoracing]

Is there anyway of disabling the MDS short of buying a tuner? Pull a fuse? Can I ask the dealer to go into my trucks computer and turn it off?

If I need a tuner/tool, what is the cheapest one available that will allow me to turn the MDS off?

Thx.

 

[Etroze86]

You can use the manual shift mode or tow/haul mode. I really like my Intune and it was pretty reasonable when I bought it. I have an EVIC so I didn't need all the guages and things the bd or the trinity come with.

 

[TRXHemi]

Just put it in 5th or 6th depending on your year........ MDS will not kick in and things will work like normal...........

 

[Casper]

^^^ x2

 

[PX8]

Tow/Haul works.

 

[loveracing1988]

Tow/Haul works.

Not with the 8 speed.

 

[Casper]

True, but he has a 2011.

 

[ventoracing]

Well, putting it into 5th is not an ideal solution for me as I want to keep the MDS off even when I'm in stop and go traffic not just cruising on the highway and I don't want to have to keep manually shifting through the gears...

Tow/Haul mode might work for me... need to dig out the owners manual on that one... on a 5-speed doesn't tow/haul mode keep the vehicle from shifting into 5th?

 

[Casper]

You do not have to manually shift the gears.
Put it in 5 while you are rolling or sitting and leave it there. It is still an automatic trans. The number simply limits the truck to the highest gear you select (e.g. 2 will mean the trans can't shift to three; 5 means the tranny can automatically upshift at the right RPMS, all the way to 5, but can't go to MDS).

You'll have to re-select 5 everytime you restart the truck.

 

[ventoracing]

You do not have to manually shift the gears.
Put it in 5 while you are rolling or sitting and leave it there. It is still an automatic trans. The number simply limits the truck to the highest gear you select (e.g. 2 will mean the trans can't shift to three; 5 means the tranny can automatically upshift at the right RPMS, all the way to 5, but can't go to MDS).

You'll have to re-select 5 everytime you restart the truck.

oh wow! This sounds exactly like what I need. I'll try this tonight when I get home.

I'm putting on a Mufflex-14 this weekend and I'm pretty certain I'm not going to want to hear the MDS cutting in and out.... Thanks for the info!