RAM Trucks 1500, User Manual

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EASY-OFF TAILGATE
• To simplify mounting of a camper
unit with an overhang, the tailgate
can be removed.
NOTE: If your vehicle is equipped with
a rear camera the electrical connector
must be disconnected prior to
removing the tailgate.
Removing the Tailgate
• Disconnect the wiring harness for
the rear camera (if equipped).
• Unlatch the tailgate and remove
the support cables by releasing the
lock tang from the pivot.
• Raise the right side of the tailgate
until the right side pivot clears the
hanger bracket.
• Slide the entire tailgate to the right
to free the left side pivot.
• Remove the tailgate from the
vehicle.
NOTE: Do not carry the tailgate loose
in the truck pickup box.
Locking Tailgate
• The lock is located next to the
tailgate handle. The tailgate can be
locked using the vehicle key.
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.
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