Ram 2500 2015 Owner's Manual

•Stop/Start Cannot Autostart Hood Open – If
Equipped
• Stop/Start Unavailable Service Battery – If Equipped
• Stop/Start Unavailable Service Stop/Start System – If
Equipped
• Stop/Start To Restart Shift Out Of Park – If Equipped
• Stop/Start Off – If Equipped
• Autostop Duration – If Equipped
The Reconfigurable Telltales section is divided into the
white telltales area on the right, yellow telltales in the
middle, and red telltales on the left.
Screen Setup Menu Item
Push and release the UP or DOWN arrow button until
the Screen Setup menu item is highlighted in the EVIC.
Push and release the RIGHT arrow button to enter the
Screen Setup submenu. The Screen Setup feature allows you to change what information is displayed in the
instrument cluster as well as the location that information
is displayed.
Vehicle Settings Menu Item
Personal Settings allows the driver to set and recall
features when the transmission is in PARK.
Push and release the UP and DOWN button until Set-
tings displays in the EVIC.
Follow the prompts to display and set any of the follow-
ing Vehicle Settings.
NOTE:
Your vehicle may or may not be equipped with
all the following settings.
• If equipped with a base radio (Non-Touchscreen)
Vehicle Settings will be included in the EVIC.
• If equipped with a Touchscreen radio, the Vehicle
Settings will be included in the radio head unit.4
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Setting NamesSetting Names
Abbreviated (Left Submenu Layer) Sub-Menus (Right Submenu Layer)
1 Language Select LanguageEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch
2 Units Units U.S.; Metric
3 ParkSense ParkSense
•Notification — Sound Only; Sound & Display
• Front Volume — Low; Medium; High
• Rear Volume — Low; Medium; High
4 Tilt Mirror in Re-
verse 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 seconds; 90 seconds
8 Illuminated Ap- proach Lights w/ Unlock 0 seconds; 30 seconds; 60 seconds; 90 seconds
9 Headlights On with Wipers Lights w/ Wipers
On; Off
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Setting NamesSetting Names
Abbreviated (Left Submenu Layer) Sub-Menus (Right Submenu Layer)
10 Automatic High- beams Auto Highbeams
On; Off
11 Daytime Running Lights — IfEquipped Daytime Lights
On; Off
12
Flash Lights with LockLights w/ Lock On; Off
13 Auto Lock Doors Auto Lock Doors On; Off
14 Auto Unlock Doors Auto Unlock Doors On; Off
15 Sound Horn with Remote Start Horn w/ Rmt Start
On; Off
16 Sound Horn with Remote Lock Horn w/ Rmt Lock
Off; 1st Press; 2nd Press
17 Remote Unlock Sequence Remote Unlock
Driver Door; All Doors
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Setting NamesSetting Names
Abbreviated (Left Submenu Layer) Sub-Menus (Right Submenu Layer)
18 Key Fob Linked to Memory Key in Memory
On; Off
19 Passive Entry Passive Entry On; Off
20 Remote Start Com- fort System Rmt Start Comfort
Off; Remoter Start; All starts
21 Easy Exit Seat Easy Exit Seat On; Off
22 Key-off Power Delay Power Off Delay Off; 45 seconds; 5 minutes; 10 minutes
23 Air Suspension Dis- play Alerts Air Susp. Alerts
All; Warnings Only
24 Aero Ride Height Mode Aero Mode
On; Off
27 Tire/Jack Mode Tire/Jack Mode On; Off
28 Transport Mode Transport Mode On; Off
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Setting NamesSetting Names
Abbreviated (Left Submenu Layer) Sub-Menus (Right Submenu Layer)
29 Wheel Alignment Mode Wheel Alignment
On; Off
30 Horn w/ Remote Lower Horn w/ Rmt Lwr
On; Off
31 Lights w/ Remote Lower Lights w/ Rmt Lwr
On; Off
32 Trailer Select Trailer SelectTrailer 1; Trailer 2; Trailer 3; Trailer 4
33 Brake Type Brake Type Light Electric; Heavy Electric; Light EOH; Heavy
EOH
34 Trailer Name Trailer Name
•Trailer # (# is equal to slot position)
• Boat
• Car
• Cargo
• Dump 4
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Setting NamesSetting Names
Abbreviated (Left Submenu Layer) Sub-Menus (Right Submenu Layer)
•
Equipment
• Flatbed
• Gooseneck
• Horse
• Livestock
• Motorcycle
• Snowmobile
• Travel
• Utility
• 5th Wheel
35 Compass Variance Compass Var 1-15 increments of 1
36 Calibrate Compass Compass Cal Cancel; Calibrate
37 Fuel Saver Display Fuel Saver On; Off
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Turn Menu OFF
Push and release theRIGHTarrow button to exit the
main menu.
Push and release any EVIC control button to enter the
EVIC main menu again.
DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY (DID)
The Driver Information Display (DID) features a driver-
interactive display that is located in the instrument
cluster.
The DID Menu items consists of the following:
•Digital Speedometer
• Vehicle Info
• Fuel Economy Info
Driver Information Display (DID)
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•Trip A
• Trip B
• Stop/Start Info (If Equipped)
• Trailer Tow
• Audio
• Stored Messages
• Screen Setup
• Vehicle Settings (Not Equipped with a Uconnect 5.0 &
8.4 radio)
The system allows the driver to select information by
pushing the following buttons mounted on the steering
wheel: •
UP Arrow Button
Push and release the UParrow button to scroll
upward through the main menu and
submenus.
DID Controls
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•DOWN Arrow Button
Push and release the DOWNarrow button to
scroll downward through the main menu and
submenus.
• RIGHT Arrow Button
Push and release the RIGHTarrow button to
access/select the information screens or sub-
menu screens of a main menu item. Push and
hold the RIGHTarrow button for two seconds
to reset displayed/selected features that can be reset.
• LEFT Arrow Button
Push and release the LEFTarrow button to
return to the main menu from an info screen or
submenu item.Driver Information Display (DID) Displays
The DID displays are located in the center portion of the
cluster and consists of eight sections:
1. Main Screen — The inner ring of the display will illuminate in grey under normal conditions, yellow for
non critical warnings, red for critical warnings, and
white for on demand information.
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2. Audio / Phone Information and Sub-menu Informa-tion — Whenever there are sub-menus available, the
position within the sub-menus is shown here.
3. Selectable Information (Compass, Temp, Range to Empty, Trip A, Trip B, Average MPG, Trailer Trip
(distance only), Trailer Brake Gain, Time)
4. Telltales/Indicators
5. Shift Lever Status (PRNDL)
6. Selectable Menu Icons
7. Air Suspension Status – If Equipped
8. 4WD Status
9. Selectable Gauge 2 (Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Oil Life, Trailer Brake, Current MPG)
10. Selectable Gauge 1 (Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Oil Life, Trailer Brake, Current MPG) The main display area will normally display the main
menu or the screens of a selected feature of the main
menu. The main display area also displays “pop up”
messages that consist of approximately 60 possible warn-
ing or information messages. These pop up messages fall
into several categories:
•
Five Second Stored Messages
When the appropriate conditions occur, this type of
message takes control of the main display area for five
seconds and then returns to the previous screen. Most of
the messages of this type are then stored (as long as the
condition that activated it remains active) and can be
reviewed from the “Messages” main menu item. As long
as there is a stored message, an “i” will be displayed in
the DID’s compass/outside temp line. Examples of this
message type are “Right Front Turn Signal Lamp Out”
and “Low Tire Pressure.”
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