bolt pattern Ram 3500 Chassis Cab 2019 Owner's Manual

SAFETY 243
Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside
The Vehicle
Tires
Examine tires for excessive tread wear and uneven wear
patterns. Check for stones, nails, glass, or other objects
lodged in the tread or sidewall. Inspect the tread for cuts and
cracks. Inspect sidewalls for cuts, cracks, and bulges. Check
the wheel bolts for tightness. Check the tires (including
spare) for proper cold inflation pressure.
Lights
Have someone observe the operation of brake lights and
exterior lights while you work the controls. Check turn
signal and high beam indicator lights on the instrument
panel.
Door Latches
Check for proper closing, latching, and locking.
Fluid Leaks
Check area under the vehicle after overnight parking for
fuel, coolant, oil, or other fluid leaks. Also, if gasoline fumes
are detected or if fuel, or brake fluid leaks are suspected. The
cause should be located and corrected immediately.
• ALWAYS make sure objects cannot fall or slide into the
driver’s side floor area when the vehicle is moving.
Objects can become trapped under accelerator, brake,
or clutch pedals and could cause a loss of vehicle
control.
• NEVER place any objects under the floor mat (e.g., towels, keys, etc.). These objects could change the posi -
tion of the floor mat and may cause interference with
the accelerator, brake, or clutch pedals.
• If the vehicle carpet has been removed and re-installed, always properly attach carpet to the floor and check the
floor mat fasteners are secure to the vehicle carpet.
Fully depress each pedal to check for interference with
the accelerator, brake, or clutch pedals then re-install
the floor mats.
• It is recommended to only use mild soap and water to clean your floor mats. After cleaning, always check
your floor mat has been properly installed and is
secured to your vehicle using the floor mat fasteners by
lightly pulling mat.
WARNING! (Continued)
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478 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Wheel Mounting Surface
Retighten the wheel nuts in the same sequence to the torques
listed in the table. Go through the sequence a second time to
verify that specific torque has been achieved. Retighten to
specifications after 25 miles (40 km) and check the lug nut/
bolt torque to be sure that all the lug nuts/bolts are properly
seated against the wheel. 8/10 Lug Nuts/Bolts Torque Patterns
It is recommended that wheel stud nuts be kept torqued to
specifications at all times. Torque wheel stud nuts to specifi -
cations at each lubrication interval.
All wheel nuts should be tightened occasionally to eliminate
the possibility of wheel studs being sheared or the bolt holes
in the wheels becoming elongated. This is especially
important during the first few hundred miles/kilometers of
operation to allow the wheel nuts to become properly set. All
wheel nuts should first be firmly seated against the wheel.
1 — 10 Bolt Pattern
2 — 8 Bolt Pattern