RAM 1500 Owner's Manual page 610

608 STARTING AND OPERATING
Shifting Out Of NEUTRAL (N)
Use the following procedure to prepare your vehicle for
normal usage.
1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop, leaving it con-
nected to the tow vehicle.
2. Firmly apply the parking brake.
3. Press and hold the brake pedal.
4. Start the engine. Shift the transmission into NEU-
TRAL, Depress the clutch pedal on a manual trans-
mission.
• With manual shift transfer case, shift the transfer
case lever to the desired position.
• With electronic shift transfer case, press and hold the
transfer case NEUTRAL (N) button until the NEU-
TRAL (N) indicator light turns off. After the NEU-
TRAL (N) indicator light turns off, release the NEU-
TRAL (N) button. After the NEUTRAL (N) button
has been released, the transfer case will shift to the
position indicated by the selector switch.
NOTE: When shifting out of transfer case NEU-
TRAL (N), turning the engine OFF is not required, but
may be helpful to avoid gear clash. With 8-speed auto-
matic transmission, the engine must remain running,
since turning the engine OFF will shift the transmission
to PARK (and the transmission must be in NEUTRAL for
the transfer case to shift out of NEUTRAL).