Table Of Contents - Dodge Ram 2010 Truck User Manual

INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOME FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC . 2
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
DRIVER COCKPIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER . . . . . . . . . . 6
GETTING STARTED
KEY FOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
THEFT ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SEAT BELT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
FRONT SEATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
REAR HEATED SEATS . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HEATED STEERING WHEEL . . . . . . . . . 13
TILT STEERING COLUMN / ADJUSTABLE
PEDALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW . . . . . 14
DIESEL ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURES . 14
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES . . . . . . . 15
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
TURN SIGNALS/WIPER/WASHER/HIGH
BEAMS LEVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
HEADLIGHT SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . .18
SPEED CONTROL LEVER . . . . . . . . . .18
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS . . . . . . 20
AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL
(ATC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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PARKSENSE REAR PARK ASSIST . . . . . 21
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PARKVIEW REAR BACK-UP CAMERA . . . 21
DIESEL EXHAUST BRAKE (ENGINE
BRAKING) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IDLE-UP FEATURE (DIESEL/AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . 22
POWER SUNROOF . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
WIND BUFFETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
ELECTRONICS
NON-TOUCH-SCREEN RADIOS . . . . . . 24
TOUCH-SCREEN RADIOS . . . . . . . . . 26
REMOTE AUDIO CONTROLS . . . . . . . 29
VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
(VES)™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
UNIVERSAL CONSUMER INTERFACE . . . . 31
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION
CENTER (EVIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER . . .32
POWER INVERTER . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
POWER OUTLET . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
uconnect™ phone . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
VOICE RECOGNITION . . . . . . . . . . . 36
OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION . . . . .37

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UTILITY
EASY-OFF TAILGATE . . . . . . . . . . . 38
RAMBOX
TRAILER TOWING WEIGHTS (MAXIMUM
TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS) . . . . . . . 42
RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND
MOTORHOME, ETC.) . . . . . . . . . . . 42
BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK
MANUAL OVERRIDE . . . . . . . . . . . .43
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
24 HOUR TOWING ASSISTANCE . . . . . .44
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING
LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS . . . . . . .47
JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING . . . . . . 48
JUMP-STARTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
EMERGENCY TOW HOOKS . . . . . . . . .56
TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE . . . . . . .57
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE . . . . . . . .58
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) . . . . . .58
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
OPENING THE HOOD . . . . . . . . . . . .59
ENGINE COMPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . 60
FUEL FILTER / WATER SEPARATOR
- DIESEL ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
EXHAUST REGENERATION
- DIESEL ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES . . . . . . . . . 66
MAINTENANCE CHART . . . . . . . . . . .70
FUSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
TIRE PRESSURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
WHEEL AND WHEEL TRIM CARE . . . . . .78
EXTERIOR BULBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC CUSTOMER
CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
CHRYSLER CANADA INC. CUSTOMER
CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARING
IMPAIRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
PUBLICATIONS ORDERING . . . . . . . . 80
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS IN THE
50 UNITED STATES AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . .81
TIRE WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
MOPAR ACCESSORIES
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MOPAR
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ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . 84