park assist RAM CHASSIS CAB 2016 Owners Manual

▫ 40-20-40 Front Bench Seat — If Equipped . . . .151
▫ Head Restraints ..................... .152
 DRIVER MEMORY SEAT — IF EQUIPPED . . . .156
▫ Programming The Memory Feature ........ .156
▫ Linking And Unlinking The Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter To Memory ................ .157
▫ Memory Position Recall ................ .158
▫ Easy Entry/Exit Seat .................. .159
 TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE HOOD ........ .160
 LIGHTS ............................ .162
▫ Headlights ......................... .163
▫ Automatic Headlights — If Equipped ...... .163
▫ Headlights On With Wipers (Available With
Automatic Headlights Only) ............. .164 ▫ Daytime Running Lights (DRL) — If
Equipped .......................... .165
▫ Headlight Delay ..................... .165
▫ Automatic High Beam Headlamp Control — If
Equipped .......................... .166
▫ Parking Lights And Panel Lights .......... .168
▫ Fog Lights — If Equipped .............. .168
▫ Lights-On Reminder .................. .169
▫ Battery Saver ........................ .169
▫ Interior Lights ...................... .169
▫ Cargo Light ........................ .172
▫ Multifunction Lever .................. .173
▫ Turn Signals ........................ .173
▫ Lane Change Assist .................. .174124 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

▫ Flash-To-Pass ....................... .174
▫ High/Low Beam Switch ............... .174
 WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS ..... .174
▫ Windshield Wipers ................... .174
▫ Windshield Wiper Operation ............ .175
▫ Intermittent Wiper System .............. .175
▫ Windshield Washers .................. .175
▫ Mist Feature ........................ .176
▫ Rain Sensing Wipers — If Equipped ....... .177
 TILT STEERING COLUMN .............. .178
 DRIVER ADJUSTABLE PEDALS — IF
EQUIPPED .......................... .179
 HEATED STEERING WHEEL — IF EQUIPPED .181  ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL .......... .182
▫ To Activate ......................... .183
▫ To Set A Desired Speed ................ .184
▫ To Deactivate ....................... .184
▫ To Resume Speed .................... .184
▫ To Vary The Speed Setting .............. .184
▫ To Accelerate For Passing .............. .186
 PARKSENSE REAR PARK ASSIST — IF
EQUIPPED .......................... .187
▫ ParkSense Sensors .................... .187
▫ ParkSense Warning Display ............. .188
▫ ParkSense Display .................... .188
▫ Enabling And Disabling ParkSense ........ .1923UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 125

▫ Service The ParkSense Rear Park Assist
System ............................ .193
▫ Cleaning The ParkSense System .......... .194
▫ ParkSense System Usage Precautions ....... .194
 PARKSENSE FRONT AND REAR PARK ASSIST —
IF EQUIPPED ........................ .196
▫ ParkSense Sensors .................... .197
▫ ParkSense Warning Display ............. .197
▫ ParkSense Display .................... .198
▫ Enabling And Disabling Front And/Or Rear
ParkSense .......................... .200
▫ Service The ParkSense Park Assist System . . . .201
▫ Cleaning The ParkSense System .......... .202
▫ ParkSense System Usage Precautions ....... .202  PARKVIEW REAR BACK UP CAMERA — IF
EQUIPPED .......................... .205
 OVERHEAD CONSOLE — IF EQUIPPED .... .208
▫ Courtesy/Reading Lights .............. .208
 ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLETS .......... .210
 AUXILIARY SWITCHES — IF EQUIPPED .... .215
 CIGAR LIGHTER AND ASH RECEIVER — IF
EQUIPPED .......................... .215
 POWER INVERTER — IF EQUIPPED ....... .216
 CUPHOLDERS ....................... .217
▫ Front Seat Cupholders (40–20–40 Seats) ..... .217
▫ Front Instrument Panel Cupholders — Floor
Storage Bin ......................... .217
▫ Rear Cupholders — If Equipped .......... .218126 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

PARKSENSE REAR PARK ASSIST — IF
EQUIPPED
The ParkSense Rear Park Assist system provides visual
and audible indications of the distance between the rear
fascia and a detected obstacle when backing up, e.g.
during a parking maneuver. Refer to ParkSense System
Usage Precautions for limitations of this system and
recommendations.
ParkSense will retain the last system state (enabled or
disabled) from the last ignition cycle when the ignition is
changed to the ON/RUN position.
ParkSense can be active only when the gear selector is in
REVERSE. If ParkSense is enabled at this gear selector
position, the system will remain active until the vehicle
speed is increased to approximately 7 mph (11 km/h) or
above. When in REVERSE and above the system’s oper-
ating speed, a warning will appear within the Electronic
Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) or Driver Information Display (DID) indicating the vehicle speed is too fast. The
system will become active again if the vehicle speed is
decreased to speeds less than approximately 6 mph
(9 km/h).
ParkSense Sensors
For the 3500, 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cab vehicles, the rear
ParkSense sensors are shipped loose. Please Refer to the
Ram Body Builders Guide for more information.
The four ParkSense sensors, located in the rear fascia/
bumper, monitor the area behind the vehicle that is
within the sensors’ field of view. The sensors can detect
obstacles from approximately 18 in (45 cm) up to 79 in
(200 cm) from the rear fascia/bumper in the horizontal
direction, depending on the location, type and orienta-
tion of the obstacle. 3UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 187

The ParkSense switch LED will be ON when ParkSense is
disabled or defective. The ParkSense switch LED will be
OFF when the system is enabled.
If the ParkSense switch is pushed, and the system is
disabled or requires service, the ParkSense switch LED
will blink momentarily, and then the LED will be ON.
Service The ParkSense Rear Park Assist System
During vehicle start up, when the ParkSense Rear Park
Assist System has detected a faulted condition, the
instrument cluster will actuate a single chime, once per
ignition cycle, and it will display the  PARKSENSE
UNAVAILABLE WIPE REAR SENSORS  or the
 PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED 
message. Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) or Driver Information Display (DID)” in “Under-
standing Your Instrument Panel” for further information.
When the gear selector is moved to REVERSE and the
system has detected a faulted condition, the EVIC/DID will display the  PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE WIPE
REAR SENSORS  or the  PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE
SERVICE REQUIRED  message for as long as the vehicle
is in REVERSE. Under this condition, ParkSense will not
operate.
If  PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE WIPE REAR SENSORS 
appears in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) or Driver Information Display (DID) make sure
the outer surface and the underside of the rear fascia/
bumper is clean and clear of snow, ice, mud, dirt or other
obstruction, and then cycle the ignition. If the message
continues to appear, see an authorized dealer.
If  PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED 
appears in the EVIC/DID, see your authorized dealer. 3UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 193

WARNING! (Continued)• Before using ParkSense, it is strongly recom-
mended that the ball mount and hitch ball assem-
bly is disconnected from the vehicle when the
vehicle is not used for towing. Failure to do so can
result in injury or damage to vehicles or obstacles
because the hitch ball will be much closer to the
obstacle than the rear fascia when the loudspeaker
sounds the continuous tone. Also, the sensors
could detect the ball mount and hitch ball assem-
bly, depending on its size and shape, giving a false
indication that an obstacle is behind the vehicle.
PARKSENSE FRONT AND REAR PARK ASSIST —
IF EQUIPPED
The ParkSense Park Assist system provides visual and
audible indications of the distance between the rear
and/or front fascia and a detected obstacle when backing up or moving forward, e.g. during a parking maneuver.
Refer to ParkSense System Usage Precautions for limita-
tions of this system and recommendations.
ParkSense will retain the last system state (enabled or
disabled) from the last ignition cycle when the ignition is
changed to the ON/RUN position.
ParkSense can be active only when the gear selector is in
REVERSE or DRIVE. If ParkSense is enabled at one of
these gear selector positions, the system will remain
active until the vehicle speed is increased to approxi-
mately 7 mph (11 km/h) or above. A display warning
will appear in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) or Driver Information Display (DID) indicating
the vehicle is above ParkSense operating speed. The
system will become active again if the vehicle speed is
decreased to speeds less than approximately 6 mph
(9 km/h).196 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

Front Park Assist Audible Alerts
ParkSense will turn off the Front Park Assist audible alert
(chime) after approximately three seconds when an ob-
stacle has been detected, the vehicle is stationary, and
brake pedal is applied.
Adjustable Chime Volume Settings
The Front and Rear chime volume settings are program-
mable.
• If your vehicle is equipped with a touchscreen, the
settings may be programmed through the Uconnect
System. Refer to “Uconnect Settings ” in “Understand-
ing Your Instrument Panel” for further information.
• If your vehicle is not equipped with a touchscreen, the
settings may be programmed through the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) or Driver Informa-
tion Display (DID). Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Infor-
mation Center (EVIC)” or “Driver Information Display
(DID)” in “Understanding Your Instrument Panel” for
further information.
Enabling And Disabling Front And/Or Rear
ParkSense
Front ParkSense can be enabled and disabled with the
Front ParkSense switch.
Rear ParkSense can be enabled and disabled with the
Rear ParkSense switch.
When the Front or Rear ParkSense switch is
pushed to disable the system, the Electronic
Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) or Driver
Information Display (DID) will display the
“PARKSENSE OFF” message for approximately five sec-
onds. Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Information Center200 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

(EVIC) or Driver Information Display (DID)” in “Under-
standing Your Instrument Panel” for further information.
When the gear selector is moved to REVERSE and the
Front or Rear system is disabled, the EVIC/DID will
display the  FRONT PARKSENSE OFF  or  REAR
PARKSENSE OFF  message for five seconds, followed by
a car graphic with  OFF  in the corresponding side. This
car graphic will be displayed for as long as the vehicle is
in REVERSE.
NOTE: Arc alerts from the enabled ParkSense system,
will interrupt the five second messages, and the EVIC/
DID will display the car graphic with the corresponding
arcs and  OFF  message.
The Front or Rear ParkSense switch LED will be ON
when Front or Rear ParkSense is disabled or requires
service. The Front or Rear ParkSense switch LED will be
OFF when the Front or Rear system is enabled. If the
Front or Rear ParkSense switch is pushed, and the system requires service, the Front or Rear ParkSense switch LED
will blink momentarily, and then the LED will be ON.
Service The ParkSense Park Assist System
During vehicle start up, when the ParkSense System has
detected a faulted condition, the instrument cluster will
actuate a single chime, once per ignition cycle, and it will
display the  PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE WIPE REAR
SENSORS  ,  PARKSENSE UNAVAILABLE WIPE
FRONT SENSORS  ,orthe  PARKSENSE UNAVAIL-
ABLE SERVICE REQUIRED  message for five seconds.
When the gear selector is moved to Reverse and the
system has detected a faulted condition, the Electronic
Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) or Driver Information
Display (DID) will display a  PARKSENSE UNAVAIL-
ABLE WIPE REAR SENSORS  ,  PARKSENSE UNAVAIL-
ABLE WIPE FRONT SENSORS  or  PARKSENSE UN-
AVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED  pop up message for
five seconds. After five seconds, a car graphic will be 3UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 201

Setting Names Setting Names Abbreviated
(Left Submenu Layer) Sub-Menus (Right Submenu
Layer)
3 ParkSense ParkSense • Notification — Sound Only;
Sound & Display
• Front Volume — Low; Me-
dium; High
• Rear Volume — Low; Me-
dium; High
4 Tilt Mirror in Reverse Tilt Mirror in R On; Off
5 Rain Sensing Wipers Auto Wipers On; Off
6 Hill Start Assist Hill Start Assist On; Off
7 Headlights Off Delay Lights Off Delay 0 seconds; 30 seconds; 60 sec-
onds; 90 seconds
8 Illuminated Approach Lights w/ Unlock 0 seconds; 30 seconds; 60 sec-
onds; 90 seconds
9 Headlights On with Wipers Lights w/ Wipers On; Off
10 Automatic Highbeams Auto Highbeams On; Off306 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL

Length, press the “Voice Response Length” button on the
touchscreen and select from “Brief” or “Detailed.”
• Show Command List
When in this display, you may change the Show Com-
mand List settings. To change the Show Command List
settings, press the “Show Command List” button on the
touchscreen and select from “Always,” “With Help” or
“Never.”
Clock & Date
After pressing the “Clock & Date” button on the touch-
screen the following settings will be available:
• Set Time
When in this display, you may set the time and format
manually. Press the “Set Time” button then choose from
a “12 hour” or “24 hour format.” Press the corresponding
arrow above and below the current time to adjust, then
select “AM” or “PM.” • Set Date
When in this display, you may set the date manually.
Press the “Set Date” button then press the corresponding
arrows above and below the current date to adjust.
Safety/Assistance
After pressing the “Safety/Assistance” button on the
touchscreen the following settings will be available:
• ParkSense — If Equipped
The ParkSense system will scan for objects behind the
vehicle when the transmission shift lever/gear selector is
in REVERSE and the vehicle speed is less than 11 mph
(18 km/h). It will provide an alert (audible and/or
visual) to indicate the proximity to other objects. The
system can be enabled with Sound Only, or Sound and
Display. To change the ParkSense status, press and re-
lease the “Sound Only” or “Sounds and Display” button. 4UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 317