beautypg.com

Locking tailgate - if equipped – Dodge 2009 Ram 1500 User Manual

Page 220

background image

2. Unlatch the tailgate and remove the support cables by
releasing the lock tang from the pivot.

3. Raise the right side of the tailgate until the right side
pivot clears the hanger bracket.

4. Slide the entire tailgate to the right to free the left side
pivot.

5. Remove the tailgate from the vehicle.

NOTE:

Do not carry the tailgate loose in the truck

pickup box.

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.

Locking Tailgate — If Equipped

The lock is located next to the tailgate handle. The
tailgate can be locked using the vehicle key.

Locking Tang

218

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE