Did you try just turning the key to run. Have the brake on and see if it goes in neutral. I will try it this morning and see what mine does.

 

I believe that the Rotary Shift Knob Rams do have a bypass mechanism
I recall that there was a thread about it with several comments
Surely someone will let you know how to do it

Good Luck

 

If it is the 8 speed, there is an override, but it's not user friendly....you have to pull a trim pannel to get to the release. It's just above the parking brake, I don't remember the exact details (there is a section in the manual), but it's fairly difficult and I think only designed for emergencies (towing).

 

Remove trim panel just left of the steering column , right above the brake release , lift out strap and pull to side to release parking pawl , kind of a pain . but it works .

 

Sure seems like an awful lot of effort to go thru just to move it 2 feet. Why cant you just start it and just move it... seems pretty anal to me, but what ever fries your bacon i guess.

 

No, you can't shift it (using the rotary shifter) out of Park unless the engine is RUNNING. As others have noted, you could use the Manual Park Release, but personally I would not recommend doing that on a regular basis. The MPR is intended for emergency use only (like if you have a dead battery and need to tow the truck), and the actuation lever doesn't seem particularly robust to me. So personally, I would save the MPR for emergencies (or else be very gentle with it).

 

Ya I tried it and forgot it didn't work like that. I use to put my old truck in neutral when hooking the boat up. I could push or pull the truck to get it fall on there easier. I tried with the ram and left it running in neutral and it went back into park.

 

Since you have a 4x4 you could just put the transfer case in neutral

 

My driveway has a down slant to it, so I always go to neutral and let the front tires rest against a concrete slap there before putting in park and was shutting off engine about 20' from the slab. Well.... I found out the second you turn off engine it goes to park, like Right Now To Park. Yes, you have to have engine running to roll while in neutral.
Bubba33, I left engine running and mine stayed in neutral, I even got out and pushed/pulled truck and it still stayed in neutral. Either mine is wrong or yours is right.......

 

My 8-speed transmission is in park and will not start. Will not override to neutral either.. it’s parked on a hill , dash lights come on but won’t start. I don’t know what to do. I feel like it didn’t fully engage into park when I shut it off. I’m stumped

 

If it's not rolling down the hill, then I'd suspect it actually is in Park. The manual Park override doesn't work? Is it broken? Does it feel like it's disconnected?

 

So the original post said it is a 4x2.

but everyone got off on the 4x4 t/case rabbit trail.
And the @coop130 never came back in the conversation.
But all these technological advances in trucks makes me glad my ‘12 is still going strong.