FCA US RAM 2500 2019, Manual

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Engine Power Reduced Up To 2 Min (Minutes) During
Warmup
— This message will display during start up
when the ambient temperature is -25° F (-32° C) and
below.
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Your vehicle is equipped with an engine warm up
protection feature that may limit engine performance
after cold starting at low ambient temperatures. The
length of time engine speed is limited is dependent upon
engine coolant temperature. Engine speed may be
briefly limited to 1000 RPM after starting with coolant
temperature below freezing conditions, and may be
limited to 1000 RPM for up to approximately 2 minutes
under more severe cold conditions.
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Coolant Low — This telltale will turn on to indicate the
vehicle coolant level is low. Refer to “Dealer Service” in
“Servicing And Maintenance” for more information.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Messages
There are four different messages which are displayed if
the vehicle detects that the DEF system has been filled with
a fluid other than DEF, has experienced component fail-
ures, or when tampering has been detected. The vehicle
may be limited to a maximum speed of 5 MPH (8 km/H)
if the DEF system is not serviced within less than 200 miles
(322 km) of the fault being detected.
When the DEF system needs to be serviced the following
warnings will display:
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DEF Low Refill Soon — This message will display
when the low level is reached, during vehicle start up,
and with increased frequency during vehicle operation.
It will be accompanied by a single chime. Approximately
5 gallons (19 Liters) of DEF is required to refill the tank
when this message is initially displayed. on pickup
applications, and approximately 7 gallons (26 Liters) are
required on chassis-cab applications.
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Speed Limited to 5 MPH in XXX mi Refill DEF — This
message will continuously display if the “DEF Low
Refill Soon” message is ignored, and the frequency of
occurrence of the chime will increase unless up to 2
gallons (7.5 Liters) of DEF is added to the tank.
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5 MPH Max Speed on Restart, Long Idle or Refuel
Refill DEF
— This message will continuously display
when the counter reaches zero, and will be accompanied
by a periodic chime.
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The vehicle will only be capable of a maximum speed of 5
MPH upon the first of the following conditions to occur:
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If the vehicle is shutoff and restarted.
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If the vehicle is idled for an extended period of time,
approximately one hour or greater.
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