Ram 1500/2500/3500: Manual Door Locks
Front and rear doors may be locked by moving the lock
knob down or unlocked by moving the lock knob up.
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Door Lock Knob
Front doors may be opened with the inside door handle
without lifting the lock knob.
Doors locked before closing will remain locked when
closed.
The emergency key will unlock the driver door lock on
your vehicle.
WARNING!
- Do not leave children or animals inside parked
vehicles in hot weather. Interior heat build-up may
cause serious injury or death.
- For personal security and safety in the event of an
collision, lock the vehicle doors as you drive as
well as when you park and leave the vehicle.
- Before exiting a vehicle, always turn the vehicle
OFF, apply the parking brake, shift the automatic
transmission into PARK or the manual transmission
into REVERSE, and remove the Key Fob from
the ignition. When leaving the vehicle, always lock
your vehicle.
- Never leave children alone in a vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle.
- Allowing children to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or
others could be seriously or fatally injured. Children
should be warned not to touch the parking
brake, brake pedal or the shift lever.
- Do not leave the Key Fob in or near the vehicle, or
in a location accessible to children, and do not
leave the ignition of a vehicle equipped with
Keyless Enter-N-Go in the ACC or ON/RUN
mode. A child could operate power windows, other
controls, or move the vehicle.
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A power door LOCK switch is on each front door trim
panel. Use this switch to lock or unlock the doors.
Power Door Lock Switch Location
If you press the power door LOCK switch while the Key
Fob is in
To provide a safer environment for children riding in the
rear seat, the rear doors (if equipped) of your vehicle
have the Child-Protection Door Lock system.
Child-Protection Door Lock Location
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The Passive Entry system is an enhancement to the
vehicle's Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) system and a
feature of Keyless Enter-N-Go. For further information,
refer to "Keyless Enter-N-Go" in "Starting A
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The transmission gear position display (located in the
instrument cluster) indicates the transmission gear range.
The shift lever is mounted on the right side of the steering
column. You must press the brake pedal to move the shift
lever out of PARK (refer to "Brake/Transmission Shift
Interlock Sys
If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand, or snow, it
can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn the
steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the
front wheels. Then shift back and forth between DRIVE
and REVERSE (with automatic transmission) or 2nd gear
and REVERSE (with manual