Dodge 2011 Dakota - Manual (Page 37)

Four-Wheel Drive Models
Recreational Towing Procedure
• Use the following procedure to
prepare your vehicle for
recreational towing.
• Bring the vehicle to a complete
stop, shut the engine OFF and
turn the Key Fob to the ON/RUN
position (do not start the engine).
• Press the brake pedal and shift
the automatic transmission into
NEUTRAL, or press the clutch
pedal to the floor on a manual
transmission.
• Using a ballpoint pen or similar
object, press the transfer case
NEUTRAL button for four
seconds.
• After the shift is completed and
the NEUTRAL light comes on,
release the NEUTRAL button.
• Start the engine and shift the
automatic transmission into
REVERSE.
• Release the brake pedal for five
seconds and ensure that there is
no vehicle movement.
• Repeat the previous step with
the transmission in DRIVE.
• Shut the engine OFF, and place
the Key Fob in the unlocked OFF
position.
• Shift automatic transmissions
into PARK. Shift manual
transmissions into fourth gear.
• Attach the vehicle to the tow
vehicle with a tow bar and
disconnect the negative battery
cable.
• Refer to your Owner's Manual on
the DVD for further details.
NOTE:
• The first two steps are requirements
that must be met prior to pressing
the NEUTRAL button, and must
continue to be met until the four
seconds elapse and the shift has
been completed. If any of these
requirements (with the exception of
Key Fob ON) are not met prior to
pressing the NEUTRAL button or are
no longer met during the four second
timer, then the NEUTRAL indicator
light will flash continuously until all
requirements are met or until the
NEUTRAL button is released.
• The Key Fob must be ON for a shift
to take place and for the position
indicator lights to be operable. If the
Key Fob in not ON, the shift will not
take place and no position indicator
lights will be on or flashing.
• A flashing NEUTRAL position
indicator light indicates that shift
requirements have not been met.
CAUTION!
• Internal damage to the transfer
case will occur if a front or rear
wheel lift is used when
recreational towing.
• The transfer case must be
shifted into NEUTRAL for
recreational towing. The
NEUTRAL button is located on
the lower left hand corner of the
4WD Control Switch. Shifts into
and out of transfer case
NEUTRAL can take place with
the selector switch in any mode
position.
• Automatic transmissions must
be placed in PARK position for
recreational towing.
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