RAM 2010 TRUCK 3500, User Manual

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INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOME FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC . 2
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
DRIVER COCKPIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
. . . . . . . . . . 6
GETTING STARTED
KEY FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
THEFT ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SEAT BELT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHILD RESTRAINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
FRONT SEATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
REAR HEATED SEATS . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
HEATED STEERING WHEEL . . . . . . . . . 15
TILT STEERING COLUMN / ADJUSTABLE
PEDALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW
. . . . . 17
DIESEL ENGINE STARTING
PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES
. . . . . . .18
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
TURN SIGNALS/WIPER/WASHER/HIGH
BEAMS LEVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
HEADLIGHT SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SPEED CONTROL LEVER . . . . . . . . . 22
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS . . . . . . .23
AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE
CONTROL (ATC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
PARKSENSE
®
REAR PARK ASSIST . . . . 24
PARKVIEW
®
REAR BACK-UP CAMERA . . 24
DIESEL EXHAUST BRAKE
(ENGINE BRAKING) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
IDLE-UP FEATURE (DIESEL/AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . .25
TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM
(TPMS) – 2500 MODELS ONLY . . . . . .25
POWER SUNROOF . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
WIND BUFFETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
ELECTRONICS
NON-TOUCH-SCREEN RADIOS . . . . . . 28
TOUCH-SCREEN RADIOS . . . . . . . . . 30
REMOTE AUDIO CONTROLS . . . . . . . .34
VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (VES)™ . .34
UNIVERSAL CONSUMER INTERFACE . . . .35
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION
CENTER (EVIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER . . 36
POWER INVERTER . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
POWER OUTLET
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
UCONNECT™ PHONE . . . . . . . . . . 39
VOICE COMMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION . . . . 42
UTILITY
EASY-OFF TAILGATE . . . . . . . . . . . .43
RAMBOX
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
TRAILER TOWING WEIGHTS (MAXIMUM
TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS) . . . . . . . .47
RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND
MOTORHOME, ETC.) . . . . . . . . . . . .47
BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK
MANUAL OVERRIDE . . . . . . . . . . . 49
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
24 HOUR TOWING ASSISTANCE -
U.S. ONLY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING
LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS . . . . . . .53
JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING . . . . . . .54
JUMP-STARTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
EMERGENCY TOW HOOKS . . . . . . . . .63
TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE . . . . . . 64
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
. . . . . . . .65
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) . . . . . 66
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
OPENING THE HOOD . . . . . . . . . . . .67
ENGINE COMPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . 68
FUEL FILTER/WATER SEPARATOR —
DIESEL ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
EXHAUST REGENERATION —
DIESEL ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES . . . . . . . . . . 74
MAINTENANCE CHART . . . . . . . . . . .78
FUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
TIRE PRESSURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
WHEEL AND WHEEL TRIM CARE . . . . . .85
EXTERIOR BULBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC CUSTOMER
CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
CHRYSLER CANADA INC. CUSTOMER
CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARING
IMPAIRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
PUBLICATIONS ORDERING . . . . . . . . 86
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS IN THE
50 UNITED STATES AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . .87
TIRE WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
MOPAR ACCESSORIES
MOPAR
®
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . 90
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