So what about the + / - gear buttons?

[rocket]

I guess I’ll lug my truck down to the bank. heloc payment

 

[Pokealong 42]

PokeAlong here… I’m driving my third Ram 5.7 my first one was a 16 then a 19 and now back to a 15. I check every once in a while to make sure that I’m in 8 then one more push it goes blank I don’t mess with it even when towing I just hit the tow haul. Gas mileage is outstanding for a 1/2 ton. That’s my two cents.

 

[BlingRam]

You can use those to shut off MDS,as well,as Maddog said
I tried to turn that feature off using a Diablo Trinity EX tuner,but found ,MDS cannot be turned off permanently that way,with my experience.After a time I noticed it somehow shows up again,after a few weeks.Tried several times trying to tune it out.So I always disable it with those buttons,when I put it in gear.

It's actually NOT a good idea to disable MDS every time you get in your vehicle by using the gear selector....

Is MDS Damaging Your HEMI? The Answer May Surprise You!

I feel like MDS has been unfairly made the culprit for the lifter failures we see on Gen 3 Hemi engines. In this video I explain exactly how the system works...

www.youtube.com

Basically, doing this restricts oil flow, which is the exact OPPOSITE of what you should want in your vehicle. That video goes over a pretty laborious way of how you can disable MDS, but unless you're building a race car/truck, or are tearing down / rebuilding your engine.... then it's completely not worth it, and should just let the truck work like it was designed to.

 

[RamDiver]

It's actually NOT a good idea to disable MDS every time you get in your vehicle by using the gear selector....

There are members here who claim to have disabled the MDS every time they get into their truck, and for the last decade.

I don't think there's any specific proof that disabling the MDS will cause any grief.

This is another internet rumor.

I drive mostly on rural highways, but whenever I visit urban areas, the MDS usually gets disabled.

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[rocket]

There are members here who claim to have disabled the MDS every time they get into their truck, and for the last decade.

I don't think there's any specific proof that disabling the MDS will cause any grief.

This is another internet rumor.

I drive mostly on rural highways, but whenever I visit urban areas, the MDS usually gets disabled.

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My dad always called me backwards Billy. Now I know why. I do the exact opposite. If and when I use the gear switch lol

 

[62Blazer]

There is no definite proof that keeping the MDS enabled or disabled makes any difference. It's all speculation. For every person that says they turn off the MDS (via gear selector or tow haul mode) every time they get in the truck, there is probably a hundred people that have not clue what MDS is an do nothing. There have been several posts stating that the truck had engine issues and it was the non-MDS cylinders that failed.

 

[mdc1990zr1]

There is no definite proof that keeping the MDS enabled or disabled makes any difference. It's all speculation. For every person that says they turn off the MDS (via gear selector or tow haul mode) every time they get in the truck, there is probably a hundred people that have not clue what MDS is an do nothing. There have been several posts stating that the truck had engine issues and it was the non-MDS cylinders that failed.

I can’t believe that disabling MDS will cause less oil flow/pressure. I can’t come to the reasoning that in a stressful situation like towing that the engineers would allow that to happen with a questionable oil delivery system. Surely, that would have been addressed early on