To Arm The System; To Disarm The System; Rearming Of The System; Security System Manual Override - RAM 1500 2025 Owner's Manual

24 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
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The Vehicle Security Light, located in the lower right
corner of the instrument cluster display, will flash.
T A T S
O RM HE YSTEM
Follow these steps to arm the Vehicle Security system:
1. Make sure the vehicle's ignition is placed in the
OFF position.
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For vehicles equipped with Keyless Entry, make
sure the vehicle's keyless ignition system is OFF.
2. Perform one of the following methods to lock the
vehicle:
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Push the lock button on the interior power door
lock switch with the driver and/or passenger
door open.
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Push the lock button on the exterior Passive
Entry door handle with a valid key fob available
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in the same exterior zone
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Push the lock button on the key fob.
3. If any doors are open, close them.
T D T S
O ISARM HE YSTEM
The Vehicle Security system can be disarmed using any
of the following methods:
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Push the unlock button on the key fob.
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Grab the Passive Entry door handle to unlock the
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Cycle the ignition out of the OFF position to disarm
the system.
NOTE:
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The driver's door key cylinder cannot arm or disarm
the Vehicle Security system. Use of the door key
cylinder when the system is armed will sound the
alarm when the door is opened.
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The Vehicle Security system remains armed when
the power tailgate (if equipped) is opened using the
tailgate button on the key fob.
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If Passive Entry (if equipped) is used to unlock the
tailgate, the Vehicle Security system is disarmed
and the rest of the vehicle doors will remain locked
unless all doors are set to unlock on first press
within Uconnect Settings.
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When the Vehicle Security system is armed, the
interior power door lock switches will not unlock the

doors.

The Vehicle Security system is designed to protect
your vehicle. However, you can create conditions where
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the system will give you a false alarm. If one of the
previously described arming sequences has occurred,
the Vehicle Security system will arm regardless of
whether you are in the vehicle or not. If you remain in
the vehicle and open a door, the alarm will sound. If this
occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security system.
If the Vehicle Security system is armed and the battery
becomes disconnected, the Vehicle Security system will
remain armed when the battery is reconnected; the
exterior lights will flash, and the horn will sound. If this
occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security system.
R O
EARMING
If something triggers the alarm and no action is taken
to disarm it, the Vehicle Security system will turn the
horn off after a 29 second cycle (with five seconds
T S
F HE YSTEM
between cycles and up to eight cycles if the trigger
remains active) and then rearm itself.
S S M O
ECURITY YSTEM ANUAL
The Vehicle Security system will not arm if you lock the
doors using the manual door lock.
DOORS
M D L
ANUAL OOR OCKS
The power door locks can be manually locked from
inside the vehicle by using the door lock knob. To lock
each door, push the door lock knob on each door trim
panel downward. To unlock the front doors, pull the
inside door handle to the first detent. To unlock the
rear doors, pull the door lock knob on the door trim
panel upward. If the lock knob is down when the door is
closed, the door will lock. Therefore, make sure the key
fob is not inside the vehicle before closing the door.
NOTE:
Manually locking the vehicle will not arm the Vehicle
Security system.
VERRIDE