2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Regular Cab Owner Manual - Page 550

548 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE NOTE: VEHICLE STORAGE If you are storing your vehicle for more than 21 days, we • When reinstalling the IOD fuse push firmly until fully recommend that you take the following steps to miniseated; the gauges in the instrument cluster will do a mize the drain on your vehicle's battery: full sweep when the ignition switch is turned to the RUN position. This is a normal condition. • Disconnect the Ignition-Off Draw (IOD) fuse located in the Integrated Power Module, located in the engine • When the vehicle is shipped from the factory, the IOD fuse is in the up or extracted position. If the radio, compartment. The IOD cavity includes a snap-in reinterior lamps, keyless entry or other features do not tainer that allows the fuse to be disconnected without work with the key OFF, check the position of the fuse removing it from the fuse block. (or check to see if the fuse is blown) to ensure that it is • As an alternative to the above steps you may disconfully seated. When the IOD fuse is extracted, the nect the negative cables from both batteries. instrument cluster in the odometer window will dis• Any time you store your vehicle or keep it out of play ЉNO FUSE." service (i.e., vacation) for two weeks or more, run the air conditioning system at idle for about five minutes in the fresh air and high blower setting. This will ensure adequate system lubrication to minimize the possibility of compressor damage when the system is started again.