light Ram ProMaster City 2018 User Guide
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Unlocking With The Key Blade
Push the Key Blade Release Button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver door exterior lock
cylinder and turn the key counterclockwise to unlock the
all doors.
Unlocking The Rear Cargo Area From Inside The
Vehicle
Pull up on the lock/unlock lever located on the drivers
door panel to the 1st detent to unlock all doors from inside
the vehicle.
Sliding Side Doors
Unlocking With A Key Fob
Push and release the cargo unlock button on the key fob to
unlock the sliding side doors. To open one of the sliding
side doors, pull the handle out from the bottom, then slide
the door towards the rear of the vehicle until it locks into
place and cannot go any further. The turn signal lights will
flash to acknowledge the unlock signal.Unlocking With The Key Blade
Push the key blade release button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver exterior door lock
cylinder and turn the key counterclockwise to unlock all
doors.
Closing And Locking From Outside
Grab the side door handle and push towards the front of
the vehicle. Once the side door is secured in the full closed
position, reverse either of the unlocking modes above to
lock the sliding side doors.
Auto Unlock Doors
This feature unlocks all doors when the driver door is
open.
NOTE:
If the passenger door is open, only the passenger
door is unlocked. This procedure is the same for the rear
and side doors as well.
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Sliding Side Door
On Cargo versions, the sliding side door is fitted with a
spring-loaded latch that stops the door from opening any
further. To lock it, simply push the door as far as it will go;
to unlock it, pull forward firmly.
Opening And Closing From Outside The Vehicle
Opening/Unlocking With A Key Fob In the Passenger
Vehicle and US Cargo Vehicle (If Equipped)
Push and release the unlock button on the key fob to
unlock all doors.
Opening/Unlocking With A Key Fob In the Canadian
Cargo Vehicle (If Equipped)
Push and release the unlock button on the key fob to
unlock the front two doors. Push and release the cargo
unlock button on the key fob once to unlock the
passenger/cargo area (side lateral sliding doors and rear
doors). The turn signal lights will flash to acknowledge the
unlock signal.Unlocking With The Key Blade
Push the key blade release button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver door exterior lock
cylinder and turn the key counterclockwise to unlock all
doors.
Closing/Locking With A Key Fob
Push and release the lock button on the key fob to lock all
doors, including the cargo area (side lateral sliding doors
and rear doors). The turn signal lights will flash and the
horn will chirp to acknowledge the lock signal.
Locking With The Key Blade
Push the key blade release button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver door exterior lock
cylinder and turn the key clockwise to lock all doors.
Opening And Closing From The Inside
Opening:
Pull the interior door handle switch to unlock the door,
then pull the handle and slide the door towards the rear of
the vehicle until it can go no further.
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WARNING!
Do not adjust the steering column while driving.
Adjusting the steering column while driving or driv-
ing with the steering column unlocked, could cause the
driver to lose control of the vehicle. Failure to follow
this warning may result in serious injury or death.
MIRRORS
Inside Day/Night Mirror — If Equipped
A single ball joint mirror is provided in the vehicle. It is a
twist on mirror that has a fixed position at the windshield.
The mirror head can be adjusted up, down, left, and right
for various drivers. The mirror should be adjusted to center
on the view through the rear window.
Headlight glare from vehicles behind you can be reduced
by moving the small control under the mirror to the night
position (toward the rear of the vehicle). The mirror should
be adjusted while the small control under the mirror is set
in the day position (toward the windshield).
Outside Mirrors
To receive maximum benefit, adjust the outside mirror(s) to
center on the adjacent lane of traffic with a slight overlap of
the view obtained on the inside mirror.
WARNING!
Vehicles and other objects seen in an outside convex
mirror will look smaller and farther away than they
really are. Relying too much on side convex mirrors
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Adjusting Rearview Mirror
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Sun Visor “Slide-On-Rod” Feature — If Equipped
The sun visor “Slide-On-Rod” feature allows for additional
flexibility in positioning the sun visor to block out the sun.
1. Fold down the sun visor.
2. Unclip the visor from the center clip.
3. Pull the sun visor toward the inside rearview mirror toextend it.
EXTERIOR LIGHTS
Multifunction Lever
The multifunction lever, located on the left side of the
steering wheel, controls the operation of the headlights,
high beams, parking lights, passing light and turn signals.
NOTE: The external lights can only be turned on with the
ignition in the ON/RUN position.Headlights
Rotate the end of the multifunction lever upward
to the first detent for headlight operation.
NOTE: When the headlights are turned on, the Daytime
Running Lights, (if previously set through the menu) will
be deactivated.
Multifunction Lever
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Daytime Running Lights — If Equipped
To activate the Daytime Running Lights (DRL), rotate the
end of the multifunction lever to theOsymbol.
NOTE:
• The low beams and side/tail lights will not be on with
DRL. The DRL function may be programmed to be on or
off through the Uconnect system screen. Refer to
“Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia” for further infor-
mation.
High Beams
With the low beams activated, pull the multifunc-
tion lever towards the steering wheel to turn on the
high beams. A high beam symbol will illuminate in the
cluster to indicate the high beams are on. Pull the multi-
function lever a second time to switch the headlights back
to low beam.
Flash-To-Pass
You can signal another vehicle with your headlights by
partially pulling the multifunction lever toward the steer-
ing wheel. This will cause the high beam headlights to turn
on until the lever is released.
Parking Lights
To turn on the parking lights, remove the key or
turn the ignition to OFF/LOCK position and
turn on the headlights.
Follow Me Home/Headlight Delay
When this feature is selected, the driver can choose to have
the headlights remain on for a preset period of time after
the engine is turned OFF.
Activation
Remove the key or turn the ignition to the STOP (OFF/
LOCK) position, and pull the multifunction lever toward
the steering wheel within two minutes. Each time the lever
is pulled, the activation of the lights will be extended by 30
seconds. The activation of the lights can be extended to a
maximum of 210 seconds.
Deactivation
Pull the multifunction lever toward the steering wheel and
hold it for more than two seconds.
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Front Fog Lights — If Equipped
The fog light switch is located on the center stack
of the instrument panel, just below the radio.
Push the switch once to turn the front fog lights
on. Push the switch a second time to turn the front fog
lights off.
Turn Signals
Move the multifunction lever up or down and the arrows
on each side of the instrument cluster flash to show proper
operation of the front and rear turn signal lights.
NOTE: If either light remains on and does not flash, or
there is a very fast flash rate, check for a defective outside
light bulb. If an indicator fails to light when the lever is
moved, it would suggest that the indicator bulb is defec-
tive.
Lane Change Assist
Tap the lever up or down once, without moving beyond
the detent, and the turn signal (right or left) will flash five
times then automatically turn off.
INTERIOR LIGHTS
Courtesy/Interior Lights
These lights are mounted between the sun visors on the
overhead console. Each light is turned on by pushing the
corresponding switch.
Left Switch
• Push the left switch to the left to turn off the auto dome
lights. The dome lights will not automatically turn on
when a door is opened.
• Push the left switch to the right to turn on the dome
lights.
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Right Switch
•Push the right switch to the left to turn on the left map
light.
• Push the right switch to the right to turn on the right
map light.Rear Lights
Cargo Vehicle
Lateral Roof Light
This is located on the right side of the load compartment.
Rear Roof Light
This is located on the rear panel of the load compartment.
Map/Dome Lights
1 — Auto/Off 3 — Left Map
2 — Dome 4 — Right Map
Cargo Vehicle Interior Lamp Locations
1 — Lateral Roof Light
2 — Rear Roof Light
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In auto-mode the light comes on automatically when you
open the sliding doors and the rear wing doors and goes
out when you close them.
•Push the left-hand side of the lens to switch the light off
when the doors are open.
• Push the right hand side of the lens to switch the light on
when the doors are open. Passenger Vehicle
The interior lamps are located in the center of the roof,
above the second row seating and in the roof in the center
of the rear load area.
Lateral Roof Light
1—Off
2 — Auto
3—On
Passenger Vehicle Interior Lamp Locations
1 — Rear Roof Light
2 — Second Row Seating Light
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Second Row Seating And Rear Roof Lights Operation
In auto-mode, the light comes on automatically when you
open the sliding doors and the rear wing doors and goes
out when you close them.
•Push the left-hand side of the lens to switch the light off
when the doors are open.
• Push the right-hand side of the lens to switch the light
on when the doors are open.
Interior Light
1—Off
2 — Auto
3—On
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Cargo Compartment Light — If Equipped
The cargo compartment light comes on automatically
when the swing doors are opened and turns off when the
doors are closed.
WIPERS AND WASHERS
The windshield wiper/washer lever is located on the right
side of the steering column.
NOTE:The windshield wipers/washers will only operate
with the ignition in the ON/RUN position.
Front Wiper Operation
There are five different modes of operation for the front
windshield wipers. The windshield wiper lever can be
moved in several positions to access these modes.
Windshield Wiper Off
This is the normal position of the wiper lever.
Low Speed
Rotate the end of the lever upward to the second
detent. The wipers will operate at low speed.
Cargo Compartment LightWindshield Wiper Lever
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