Bed Step - If Equipped - RAM 1500 2025 Owner's Manual

10. Install locking bolt located on the right side hinge
using a 10 mm hex socket/ wrench.
Locking Bolt
NOTE:
For vehicles equipped with a power tailgate: when
reinstalling the tailgate on the box, a new bolt
will be needed or Mopar® certified thread-locking
fluid will have to be added to the bolt threads to
secure the joint. This bolt needs to be secured
using 28Nm (+/- 2Nm).
WARNING!
To avoid inhaling carbon monoxide, which is deadly,
the exhaust system on vehicles equipped with "Cap
or Slide-In Campers" should extend beyond the
overhanging camper compartment and be free of
leaks.
B S — I E
ED TEP F QUIPPED
Your vehicle may be equipped with an extendable bed
step to provide easier entry and exit into the truck bed.
If your vehicle is equipped with a standard tailgate, the
step will be located on the driver's side of the tailgate.
If equipped with a multifunction tailgate, the step will be
located below the center of the tailgate.
Bed Step For Standard Tailgate
Bed Step Location
To extend the bed step, place your foot on the
protruding foot tab located on the left edge of the bed
step, and push rearward. A small amount of force will
release the spring load and extend the bed step out and
away from the tailgate.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Bed Step Components (Standard Tailgate)
1 — Bed Step
2 — Foot Tab
Bed Step Extended
NOTE:
Once the spring load is overcome, the bed step will
extend out quickly, so be sure to stand in a position
that will avoid coming into contact with the step as it
extends.
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