RAM Truck 2013, Owner'S 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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Coolant Low - This telltale will turn on to indicate the
vehicle coolant level is low. See “Adding Coolant”
under the section “Maintaining Your Vehicle” for more
information.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning Messages
Your vehicle will begin displaying warning messages
when the DEF level reaches a driving range of approxi-
mately 350 miles (563 km). If the following warning
message sequence is ignored, your vehicle may be lim-
ited to a maximum speed of 5 MPH (8 km/H) unless DEF
is added.
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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 opera-
tion. It will be accompanied by a single chime. Ap-
proximately 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
(28 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
occurance 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 accompa-
nied by a periodic chime.
26 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL