Push to start
- Thread starter iScruffy
- Start date
Disclaimer: Links on this page pointing to Amazon, eBay and other sites may include affiliate code. If you click them and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission.
Badger 13
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2018
- Posts
- 1,366
- Reaction score
- 1,538
- Location
- North Idaho
- Ram Year
- 2013 Dodge Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.7 Hemi
A silly question, but why would you want a push button start ? If you mean a Ram style, is it something like this you want ? I know I'm "old" school, but I would go back to a key in the dash in a heartbeat over my push button start. 
OP
OP
iScruffy
Junior Member
Just the convenience of not having to remove my key from my pocket but with a factory lookA silly question, but why would you want a push button start ? If you mean a Ram style, is it something like this you want ? I know I'm "old" school, but I would go back to a key in the dash in a heartbeat over my push button start.
View attachment 585895
Badger 13
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2018
- Posts
- 1,366
- Reaction score
- 1,538
- Location
- North Idaho
- Ram Year
- 2013 Dodge Ram 1500
- Engine
- 5.7 Hemi
Hopefully someone here can answer if this can be done. I wish you luck if you take on this project.
Not a trivial convenience either. That and the remote start are features I scoffed when making my purchase. Now I really appreciate them.
Last edited:
RamDiver
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2022
- Posts
- 5,720
- Reaction score
- 12,075
- Location
- Marlborough, Ontario Canada
- Ram Year
- 2021 DS
- Engine
- Hemi 5.7
I'm not certain if your vintage of truck will support this mod, but read the following thread and post in it if you don't find the answer.
On the last few pages of the thread, members who were looking for an updated RF Hub to support this mod for a 2017/2018 (IIRC) learned that the OE version was discontinued.
AlfaOBD has a read PIN for the 2009/2010 non-PowerNet trucks for adding FOBs.
How To: Add Factory Keyless Enter N Go
Here’s a write up on how to add factory keyless enter n go (push button start) for anyone that wants to do this. My goal was to do this without a dealer visit and entirely with the alfaOBD software, but initially it wasn’t capable of programming the new fob and RF Hub replace. After some back...
www.ramforum.com
Jimmy07 details adding proximity sensing and pushbutton start as two items.
.
