2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab User Guide - Page 3

2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Crew Cab Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION/WELCOME Welcome From Chrysler Group LLC ...2 CONTROLS AT A GLANCE Driver Cockpit ...4 Instrument Cluster ...6 Universal Garage Door Opener (HomeLink®) ...50 Power Inverter ...52 Power Outlet ...53 OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES Four-Wheel Drive Operation ...54 GETTING STARTED Key FOB ...Remote Start ...Theft Alarm ...Seat Belt ...Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - Airbags ...Child Restraints ...Front Seats ...Heated/Ventilated Seats ...Heated Steering Wheel ...Tilt Steering Column / Adjustable Pedals ...Diesel Engine Starting Procedures ...8 9 9 9 UTILITY Easy-Off Tailgate ...Rambox® ...Trailer Towing Weights (Maximum Trailer Weight Ratings) ...Integrated Trailer Brake Module . Recreational Towing (Behind Motorhome, Etc.) ...56 ...57 ...60 ...60 ...61 10 11 14 16 17 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 24-Hour Towing Assistance U.S. Only ...Instrument Cluster Warning Lights If Your Engine Overheats ...Jacking And Tire Changing ...Jump-Starting ...Emergency Tow Hooks ...Shift Lever Override ...Towing A Disabled Vehicle ...Freeing A Stuck Vehicle ...Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...Opening The Hood ...Engine Compartment ...Fuel Filter/Water Separator - Diesel Only ...Exhaust Regeneration - Diesel Only Fluids And Capacities ...Maintenance Chart ...Fuses ...Tire Pressures ...Wheel And Wheel Trim Care ...Exterior Bulbs ...63 63 67 68 75 77 78 79 80 81 . . 18 . . 19 OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE Turn Signals/Wiper/Washer/High Beams Lever ...Headlight Switch ...Speed Control Lever ...Electronic Range Select (ERS) Operation ...Manual Climate Controls ...Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) . . Parksense® Rear Park Assist ...Parkview® Rear Back-Up Camera ...Diesel Exhaust Brake (Engine Braking) ...Idle-Up Feature (Diesel/Automatic Transmission Only) ...Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) - 2500 Models Only ...Power Sliding Rear Window ...Power Sunroof ...Wind Buffeting ...20 21 22 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 29 30 32 34 40 41 43 44 46 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE . . 82 . . 83 ...87 . 88 . 89 . 92 . 97 . 99 .100 .100 ELECTRONICS Your Vehicle's Sound System ...Non-Touch-Screen Radios ...Touch-Screen Radios ...Steering Wheel Audio Controls ...Uconnect™ Phone ...Uconnect™ Voice Command ...iPod® Control ...Video Entertainment System (VES)™ . Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) ...Programmable Features ... CONSUMER ASSISTANCE Chrysler Group LLC Customer Center Chrysler Canada Inc. Customer Center ...Assistance For The Hearing Impaired Publications Ordering ...Reporting Safety Defects In The 50 United States And Washington, D.C...101 . .101 . . 101 . .101 . . 102 MOPAR ACCESSORIES MOPAR® Accessories ...103 . 48 . 48 INDEX ...104

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INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WelcomeFromChryslerGroupLLC . . . 2
CONTROLSATAGLANCE
DriverCockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
InstrumentCluster
. . . . . . . . . . . .
6
GETTINGSTARTED
KeyFOB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
RemoteStart
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
TheftAlarm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
SeatBelt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
SupplementalRestraintSystem
(SRS)—Airbags
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
ChildRestraints
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
FrontSeats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Heated/VentilatedSeats
. . . . . . . .
16
HeatedSteeringWheel
. . . . . . . . .
17
TiltSteeringColumn/Adjustable
Pedals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
DieselEngineStartingProcedures . . 19
OPERATINGYOURVEHICLE
TurnSignals/Wiper/Washer/High
BeamsLever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
HeadlightSwitch
. . . . . . . . . . . .
21
SpeedControlLever
. . . . . . . . . .
22
ElectronicRangeSelect(ERS)
Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
ManualClimateControls
. . . . . . . .
24
AutomaticTemperatureControl(ATC)
. . 24
Parksense
®
RearParkAssist
. . . . .
25
Parkview
®
RearBack-UpCamera . . . 25
DieselExhaustBrake
(EngineBraking)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Idle-UpFeature(Diesel/Automatic
TransmissionOnly)
. . . . . . . . . . .
26
TirePressureMonitorSystem(TPMS)–
2500ModelsOnly
. . . . . . . . . . . .
27
PowerSlidingRearWindow
. . . . . .
27
PowerSunroof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
WindBuffeting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
ELECTRONICS
YourVehicle'sSoundSystem
. . . . .
30
Non-Touch-ScreenRadios
. . . . . . .
32
Touch-ScreenRadios
. . . . . . . . . .
34
SteeringWheelAudioControls
. . . .
40
Uconnect™Phone
. . . . . . . . . . .
41
Uconnect™VoiceCommand
. . . . . .
43
iPod
®
Control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
VideoEntertainmentSystem(VES)™
. . 46
ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter
(EVIC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
ProgrammableFeatures
. . . . . . . .
48
UniversalGarageDoorOpener
(HomeLink
®
)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
PowerInverter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
PowerOutlet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
OFF-ROADCAPABILITIES
Four-WheelDriveOperation
. . . . . .
54
UTILITY
Easy-OffTailgate
. . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Rambox
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
TrailerTowingWeights(Maximum
TrailerWeightRatings)
. . . . . . . . .
60
IntegratedTrailerBrakeModule
. . . .
60
RecreationalTowing(Behind
Motorhome,Etc.)
. . . . . . . . . . . .
61
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
24-HourTowingAssistance-
U.S.Only
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
InstrumentClusterWarningLights . . 63
IfYourEngineOverheats
. . . . . . . .
67
JackingAndTireChanging
. . . . . . .
68
Jump-Starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
EmergencyTowHooks
. . . . . . . . .
77
ShiftLeverOverride
. . . . . . . . . . .
78
TowingADisabledVehicle
. . . . . . .
79
FreeingAStuckVehicle
. . . . . . . . .
80
EventDataRecorder(EDR)
. . . . . . .
81
MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
OpeningTheHood
. . . . . . . . . . .
82
EngineCompartment
. . . . . . . . . .
83
FuelFilter/WaterSeparator—
DieselOnly
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
ExhaustRegeneration—DieselOnly
. . 88
FluidsAndCapacities
. . . . . . . . . .
89
MaintenanceChart
. . . . . . . . . . .
92
Fuses
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
TirePressures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
WheelAndWheelTrimCare
. . . . . .
100
ExteriorBulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
CONSUMERASSISTANCE
ChryslerGroupLLCCustomerCenter
. .101
ChryslerCanadaInc.Customer
Center
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
AssistanceForTheHearingImpaired
. .101
PublicationsOrdering
. . . . . . . . . .
101
ReportingSafetyDefectsInThe50
UnitedStatesAndWashington,D.C.
. .102
MOPARACCESSORIES
MOPAR
®
Accessories
. . . . . . . . .
103
INDEX
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