low oil pressure Ram 3500 2014 User Guide

CAUTION!(Continued)
•Your vehicle has been built with improved fluids
that protect the performance and durability of your
vehicle and also allow extended maintenance inter-
vals. Do not use chemical flushes in these compo-
nents as the chemicals can damage your engine,
transmission, power steering or air conditioning.
Such damage is not covered by the New Vehicle
Limited Warranty. If a flush is needed because of
component malfunction, use only the specified
fluid for the flushing procedure.
Engine Oil
Checking Oil Level
To assure proper lubrication of your vehicle’s engine, the
engine oil must be maintained at the correct level. Check
the oil level at regular intervals, such as every fuel stop. The best time to check the engine oil level is about five
minutes after a fully warmed up engine is shut off.
Checking the oil while the vehicle is on level ground will
improve the accuracy of the oil level readings. Always
maintain the oil level within the SAFE zone on the
dipstick. Adding one quart of oil when the reading is at
the bottom of the SAFE zone will result in a reading at the
top of the safe zone on these engines.
CAUTION!
Overfilling or underfilling the crankcase will cause
oil aeration or loss of oil pressure. This could damage
your engine.
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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE 685

Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Indicator.....527
Exterior ..............................119
Fog ................................ .167
Four-Wheel Drive Indicator ................432
Hazard Warning Flasher ..................617
Headlights ........................... .163
High Beam ........................... .173
High Beam Indicator .....................282
High Beam/Low Beam Select ...............173
Illuminated Entry ........................22
Instrument Cluster ..................... .278
Interior ............................. .168
Oil Pressure .......................... .283
Passing ............................. .173
Seat Belt Reminder ..................... .282
Security Alarm ........................ .283
Service .............................. .730
Side Marker .......................... .741
SmartBeams .......................... .165Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS)
............284
Traction Control ....................... .527
Transfer Case ......................... .432
Turn Signal ............................119
Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) ......278
Limited-Slip Differential ....................484
Loading Vehicle ......................... .579
Tires ............................... .535
Locks ..................................37
Automatic Door .........................39
Child Protection .........................40
Door .................................37
Power Door ............................38
Low Tire Pressure System ...................557
Lubrication, Body ........................ .692
Lug Nuts .............................. .618
Maintenance Free Battery ....................689
Maintenance Procedures ....................684
Maintenance Schedule ..................... .750
778 INDEX

Side Airbag..............................76
Signals, Turn .............................119
Sliding Rear Window Power .............................. .237
SmartBeams ............................ .165
Snow Chains (Tire Chains) ...................552
Snow Plow ............................. .601
Snow Tires ............................. .544
Spare Tire .............................. .546
Spark Plugs ............................ .744
Speed Control (Cruise Control) ................181
Speedometer ............................ .283
Stabilizer/Sway Bar System ..................464
Starting .................................33
Automatic Transmission ..................385
Cold Weather ......................... .387
Engine Fails to Start .....................387
Remote ...............................33
Starting Procedures (Gas Engines) .............384Steering
Power .............................. .509
Wheel, Heated ........................ .178
Wheel, Tilt ........................... .177
Steering Wheel Audio Controls ...............353
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . .353
Storage Compartment, Center Seat .............231
Storage, Vehicle .......................... .375
Storing Your Vehicle ...................... .730
Sun Roof .............................. .216
Supplemental Tire Pressure Information .........551
Suspension, Air .......................... .451
Sway Control, Trailer ...................... .528
Synthetic Engine Oil ...................... .688
System, Remote Starting .....................33
Tachometer ............................. .278
Tailgate ............................... .257
Tilt Steering Column ...................... .177
Tip Start ............................... .385
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INDEX 783