instrument panel Ram 3500 Chassis Cab 2016 Owner's Manual

•Tire Pressure Information System (TPIS)
• Service Tire Pressure System
• Parking Brake Engaged
• Brake Fluid Low
• Service Electronic Braking System
• Engine Temperature Hot
• Battery Voltage Low
• Service Electronic Throttle Control
• Lights On
• Right Turn Signal Light Out
• Left Turn Signal Light Out
• Turn Signal On •
Sound Horn with Remote Lock: Off; 1st Press; 2nd
Press
• Vehicle Not in Park
• Key in Ignition
• Key in Ignition Lights On
• Remote Start Active Key to Run
• Remote Start Active Push Start Button
• Remote Start Aborted Fuel Low
• Remote Start Aborted Too Cold
• Remote Start Aborted Door Open
• Remote Start Aborted Hood Open
• Remote Start Aborted Trunk Open
• Remote Start Aborted Time Expired
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•Remote Start Disabled Start to Reset
• Service Airbag System
• Service Airbag Warning Light
• Driver Seatbelt Unbuckled
• Passenger Seatbelt Unbuckled
• Front Seatbelts Unbuckled
• Door Open
• Doors Open
• Gear Not Available
• Shift Not Allowed
• Shift to Neutral then Drive or Reverse
• Automatic Unavailable Use Autostick Service Req.
• Transmission Getting Hot Press Brake •
Trans. Hot Stop Safely Shift to Park Wait to Cool
• Transmission Cool Ready to Drive
• Trailer Brake Disconnected
• Service Transmission
• Service Shifter
• Engage Park Brake to Prevent Rolling
• Transmission Too cold Idle with Engine On
• Washer Fluid Low
• 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.
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DID Selectable Menu Items
Push and release theUPorDOWN arrow buttons until
the desired Selectable Menu icon/title is highlighted in
the DID.
Digital Speedometer
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Digital display icon is high-
lighted in the DID. Push and release the
RIGHT arrow button to change the display
between mph and km/h.
Vehicle Info
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Vehicle Info icon is highlighted
in the DID. Push and release the RIGHTarrow
button to enter the submenus items of Vehicle Info. follow the directional prompts to access or reset any
of the following Vehicle Info submenu items:
•
Tire Pressure:
– Tire Pressure Information System (3500 Series Heavy Duty Ram Trucks)
– A vehicle ICON is displayed with the tire pressure values in each corner of the ICON.
– If the Tire Pressure system requires service, “Service Tire Pressure System” is displayed.
– Tire Pressure is an information only function and cannot be reset.
– Refer to the Tire Pressure Information System
(TPIS)” under Starting and Operating for further
information.
• Transmission Temperature – Automatic Transmission
Only
• Oil Temperature
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•Oil Life
• Battery Voltage — If Equipped
• Gauge Summary:
– Coolant Temperature
– Transmission Temperature (automatic only)
– Oil Temperature
– Oil Pressure
• Engine Hours
Fuel Economy
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Fuel Economy Menu icon/title
is highlighted. Submenu item:
•
Range
• Current MPG or L/100 km
• Average MPG or L/100 km
• To reset the following features (Range, Current MPG
or L/100 km, or Average MPG / L/100 km), push hold
the RIGHT arrow button till features are reset.
• Dual Fuel Tank levels — If Equipped
• Push and release the RIGHTarrow button to display
the Fuel Tank Level submenu item. Your DID will
display the fuel levels of the Front and Rear fuel tanks.
• The fuel is automatically transferred from the Rear
tank to the Front tank based on both tank levels. Fuel
transfer is complete once the Front Fuel Level is
greater than the Rear Fuel Level.
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Trip A
Push and release theUPorDOWN arrow
button until the Trip A icon/title is highlighted
in the DID. The Trip A information will display
the following:
• Distance MI or km
• Average MPG or L/100 km
• Average MPH or km/h
• Elapsed Time
Hold the RIGHTarrow button to reset all the informa-
tion.
Trip B
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Trip B icon/title is highlighted
in the DID. The Trip B information will display
the following:
• Distance MI or km
• Average MPG or L/100 km
• Average MPH or km/h
• Elapsed Time
Hold the RIGHTarrow button to reset all the informa-
tion.
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Trailer Tow
Push and release theUPorDOWN arrow
button until the Trailer Tow icon is highlighted.
Push and release the RIGHTarrow button and
the next screen will display the following
trailer trip information:
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake
Audio
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Audio display icon is high-
lighted in the DID. Push and release the
RIGHT arrow button to display the active
source.
Stored Messages
Push and release the UParrow button until the
Messages display icon is highlighted in the
DID. This feature shows the number of stored
warning messages. Pushing the RIGHTarrow
button will allow you to see what the stored messages
are.
Screen Setup
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Screen Setup display icon is
highlighted in the DID. 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.
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SettingsOptions
1 Upper Left
•None
• Compass
• Outside Temp.
• Time
• Range
• Average MPG
• Current MPG
• Trip A
• Trip B
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake Gain
2 Upper Right•None
• Compass
• Outside Temp.
• Time
• Range
• Average MPG
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SettingsOptions
•Current MPG
• Trip A
• Trip B
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake Gain
3 Lower Left•None
• Compass
• Outside Temp.
• Time
• Range
• Average MPG
• Current MPG
• Trip A
• Trip B
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake Gain 4
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SettingsOptions
4 Lower Right
•None
• Compass
• Outside Temp.
• Time
• Range
• Average MPG
• Current MPG
• Trip A
• Trip B
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake Gain
5 Upper Gauge•None
• Trans Temp.
• Oil Temp.
• Oil Life
• Current MPG
• Trailer Brake Gain
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SettingsOptions
6 Lower Gauge
•None
• Trans Temp.
• Oil Temp.
• Oil Life
• Current MPG
• Trailer Brake Gain
7 Odometer•000
• 000.0
8 Restore Defaults•Cancel
• OK 4
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