2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup Owner Manual - Page 233

UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 231 NOTE: If the gauge pointer moves to either extreme of the repair technician should leave the odometer reading the gauge, the Check Gauges indicator will illuminate the same as it was before the repair or service. If s/he cannot do so, then the odometer must be set at zero, and and a single chime will sound. a sticker must be placed in the door jamb stating what the 15. Odometer/Trip Odometer Button mileage was before the repair or service. It is a good idea Press this button to toggle between the odometer and the for you to make a record of the odometer reading before trip odometer display. Holding the button in resets the the repair/service, so that you can be sure that it is trip odometer reading when in trip mode. properly reset, or that the door jamb sticker is accurate if 16. Odometer / Electronic Vehicle Information Center the odometer must be reset at zero. (EVIC) Display Area The two trip odometers show individual trip mileage. To switch from odometer to trip odometers, press and Odometer The odometer shows the total distance the vehicle has release the TRIP ODOMETER button. been driven. U.S. Federal regulations require that upon To reset a trip odometer, display the desired trip odomtransfer of vehicle ownership, the seller certify to the eter to be reset then push and hold the button for purchaser the correct mileage that the vehicle has been approximately two seconds until the display resets. driven. If your odometer needs to be repaired or serviced, 4