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changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends.

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132 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES

60,000 Miles (96,000 km) or 48 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator

System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Change front axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab 4x4). ❏ Change rear axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab). ❏ Change automatic transmission fluid and sump filter (Chassis Cab Only). ❏ Change automatic transmission fluid and filter if using your vehicle for any of the following: police, fleet, or frequent trailer towing (Ram

Truck Only).

❏ Inspect the manual transmission fluid, add if necessary. ❏ Replace fuel filter element.

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67,500 Miles (108,000 km) or 54 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends, and boot seals, replace if necessary. ❏ Inspect brake linings. ❏ Inspect and adjust parking brake if necessary. ❏ Replace Crankcase Ventilation Filter (CCV). ❏ Clean EGR Valve**. ❏ Clean EGR Cooler**.

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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 133

134 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES

75,000 Miles (120,000 km) or 60 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Change front axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab 4x4). ❏ Change rear axle fluid (Ram Truck Only). ❏ Flush and replace engine coolant at 60 months, if not replaced at 97,500 miles

(157 000 km).

❏ Inspect drive belt, replace as necessary. ❏ Replace fuel filter element.

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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 135

82,500 Miles (132,000 km) or 66 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends.

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136 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES

90,000 Miles (144,000 km) or 72 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator

System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends, and boot seals, replace if necessary. ❏ Inspect brake linings. ❏ Inspect and adjust parking brake if necessary. ❏ Change front axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab 4x4). ❏ Change rear axle fluid (Ram Truck Only). ❏ Change automatic transmission fluid (Chassis Cab Only). ❏ Inspect drive belt, replace as required. ❏ Replace fuel filter element.

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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 137

97,500 Miles (156,000 km) or 78 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Flush and replace engine coolant, if not replaced at 60 months. ❏ Flush and replace power steering fluid (3500 Ram Truck Only).

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138 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES

105,000 Miles (168,000 km) or 84 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Flush and replace power steering fluid. ❏ Change front axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab 4x4). ❏ Change rear axle fluid (Ram Truck Only). ❏ Inspect drive belt, replace as required. ❏ Replace fuel filter element.

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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 139

112,500 Miles (180,000 km) or 90 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends, and boot seals, replace if necessary. ❏ Inspect brake linings. ❏ Inspect and adjust parking brake if necessary.

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140 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES

120,000 Miles (192,000 km) or 96 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator

System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Inspect drive belt, replace as required. ❏ Change front axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab 4x4). ❏ Change rear axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab). ❏ Change automatic transmission fluid and sump filter (Chassis Cab Only). ❏ Change automatic transmission fluid and filter (Ram Truck Only). ❏ Change the manual transmission fluid if using your vehicle for any of the following: police, fleet, or frequent trailer towing. ❏ Replace fuel filter element.

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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 141

127,500 Miles (204,000 km) or 102 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends.

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142 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES

135,000 Miles (216,000 km) or 108 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator

System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends, and boot seals, replace if necessary. ❏ Inspect brake linings. ❏ Inspect and adjust parking brake if necessary. ❏ Inspect drive belt, replace as required. ❏ Change front axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab 4x4). ❏ Change rear axle fluid (Ram Truck Only). ❏ Replace fuel filter element. ❏ Replace Crankcase Ventilation Filter (CCV). ❏ Clean EGR Valve. ❏ Clean EGR Cooler.

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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 143

142,500 Miles (228,000 km) or 114 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be

changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends.

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144 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES

150,000 Miles (240,000 km) or 120 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ When prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator System, the engine oil and filter must be changed. If not prompted by the Engine Oil Indicator

System within 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months since the last oil and filter change, change the engine oil and engine oil filter. Under no circumstances should oil change intervals exceed 7,500 miles (12 000 km) or 6 months, whichever comes first.

❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Lubricate front drive shaft fitting (4x4). ❏ Lubricate outer tie rod ends. ❏ Flush and replace engine coolant at 120 months, if not replaced at 97,500 miles (157 000 km). ❏ Inspect drive belt, replace as required. ❏ Change front axle fluid (Ram Truck/Chassis Cab 4x4). ❏ Change rear axle fluid (Ram Truck Only). ❏ Change automatic transmission fluid (Chassis Cab Only). ❏ Replace fuel filter element. ❏ Adjust valve lash clearance.

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Inspection and service should also be performed anytime a malfunction is observed or suspected. Retain all receipts. * This maintenance is not required if belt was previously replaced. **The EGR Valve and EGR Cooler maintenance will be covered by the manufacturer only at this maintenance interval, for vehicles in California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Oregon, Rhode Island.

CAUTION!

***The manufacturer highly recommends that all cooling system service, maintenance, and repairs be performed by your local authorized dealer.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 145

WARNING!

You can be badly injured working on or around a motor vehicle. Do only that service work for which you have the knowledge and the right equipment. If you have any doubt about your ability to perform a service job, take your vehicle to your authorized dealer.

INDEX

148 INDEX

Capacities Disposal

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Adding Fuel Air Cleaner, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,113
(Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Airbag Light Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,102
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-Theft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto Unlock, Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Fluid Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,119
Shift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Axle Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Blanket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,100
Emergency Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Calibration, Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Capacities, Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . 116
Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Caps, Filler

Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Radiator (Coolant Pressure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Charge Air Cooler

Check Engine Light (Malfunction Indicator Light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Console, Overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Coolant Pressure Cap (Radiator Cap) . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adding Coolant (Antifreeze) Coolant Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,104
Coolant Level Disposal of Used Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Drain, Flush, and Refill Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Radiator Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . 101,117
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Diesel Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Diesel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Diesel Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
. . . . . . . . . . 92

Diesel Fuel System, Re-Priming Dipsticks Disposal

Door Locks, Automatic Draining Fuel/Water Separator Filter

Electronic Range Select (ERS) Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) Emergency, In Case of

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
. . . . . 11

Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,52

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Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Compartment Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Idling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,117
Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Runaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Exhaust Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Filters

Engine Fuel Engine Oil

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,89,117
Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Fluid Level Checks

Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transfer Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . 117
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fog Lights Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,74
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,74,117
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Coolant Temperature Fuel

Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tachometer Voltmeter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,44
Gear Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,60,67

Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Information Center, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,24
Instrument Panel and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intervention Regeneration Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Lights

Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Check Engine (Malfunction Indicator) . . . . . . . . 29

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Cruise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
High Beam Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Transmission Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . . . . 24

Locks

Steering Wheel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Fluid Level Check

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Lubricant Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Shift Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Map/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

New Vehicle Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Noise Control

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Tampering Prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Noise Emission Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,114

Identification Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Materials Added to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,63
Overdrive OFF Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,63
Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Oil Change Indicator Oil, Engine

Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,35
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,123
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,89,117

Perform Service Indicator, Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Power

Take-Off Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Take-Off Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Programmable Electronic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
PTO (Power Take-Off)

Radiator Cap (Coolant Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . 101,103
Resetting Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Resetting Perform Service Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Steering

Wheel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Synthetic Engine Oil

INDEX 153

Seat Belts

Reminder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . 101,117
Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Engine Block Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,52
Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starting Procedures (Diesel Engines) . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) Placard “HI” (MAX) Load Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tires

Pressure Warning Light

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Torque Converter Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,65
Tow/Haul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transfer Case

Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Transmission

Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,60
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,66
Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Trip Odometer Turn Signals

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,35
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Viscosity, Engine Oil Voltmeter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,44

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Variance, Compass Vehicle Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Warning Lights (Instrument Cluster Description) Water Separator, Diesel Fuel

. . . 24
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

INTRODUCTION A MESSAGE FROM CHRYSLER LLC THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCK - IF EQUIPPED To Manually Lock the Steering WheelTo Release the Steering Wheel LockENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WITH ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (EVIC) Dome/Reading LightsElectronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) - If Equipped Compass/Temperature ButtonUNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL INSTRUMENT PANEL FEATURES INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 6.7L Diesel Engine INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DESCRIPTION STARTING AND OPERATING STARTING PROCEDURES Manual Transmission - If EquippedAutomatic Transmission - If EquippedNormal Starting Procedure - Engine Manifold Air Temperature Above 66 degrees F (19 degrees C)Starting Procedure - Engine Manifold Air Temperature Below 66 degrees F (19 degrees C)Starting Procedure - Engine Manifold Air Temperature Below 0 degrees F (-18 degrees C)Starting FluidsNORMAL OPERATION - DIESEL ENGINE Cold Weather PrecautionsEngine Idling Stopping The EngineEngine Speed ControlOperating PrecautionsCooling System Tips - Automatic TransmissionENGINE BLOCK HEATER Block Heater UsageDIESEL EXHAUST BRAKE (ENGINE BRAKING) - IF EQUIPPED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - IF EQUIPPED Automatic Transmission with Overdrive (68RFE) - If Equipped (Ram Truck Only)Automatic Transmission with Overdrive (AS68RC) - If Equipped (Chassis Cab Only)MANUAL TRANSMISSION - IF EQUIPPED Shifting DownshiftingReverse ShiftingPOWER TAKE OFF OPERATION - IF EQUIPPED (CHASSIS CAB ONLY) Stationary ModeMobile ModePower Take Off - Aftermarket InstallationFUEL REQUIREMENTS Fuel SpecificationsENGINE RUNAWAY ADDING FUEL Fuel Filler Cap (Gas Cap)Avoid Using Contaminated FuelBulk Fuel StorageWHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES JUMP-STARTING With Portable Starting Unit MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - 6.7L DIESEL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES Engine OilEngine Air Cleaner FilterDraining Fuel/Water Separator FilterPriming If The Engine Has Run Out Of FuelIntervention Regeneration Strategy - EVIC Message Process FlowMaintenance-Free BatteriesCooling SystemCharge Air Cooler - Inter-CoolerBrake SystemClutch Hydraulic SystemTransfer Case - If EquippedManual Transmission - If EquippedAutomatic Transmission - If EquippedNoise Control System Required Maintenance and WarrantyFLUID CAPACITIES FLUIDS, LUBRICANTS AND GENUINE PARTS EngineChassisMAINTENANCE SCHEDULES MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE Oil Change Indicator SystemPerform Service IndicatorRequired Maintenance IntervalsINDEX

INSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT Special design considerations are incorporated into this vehicle’s electronic system to provide immunity to radio frequency signals. Mobile two-way radios and telephone equipment must be installed properly by trained person- nel. The following must be observed during installation. The positive power connection should be made directly to the battery and fused as close to the battery as possible. The negative power connection should be made to body sheet metal adjacent to the negative battery connection. This connection should not be fused. Antennas for two-way radios should be mounted on the roof or the rear area of the vehicle. Care should be used in mounting antennas with magnet bases. Magnets may affect the accuracy or operation of the compass on vehicles so equipped.

The antenna cable should be as short as practical and routed away from the vehicle wiring when possible. Use only fully shielded coaxial cable. Carefully match the antenna and cable to the radio to ensure a low Standing Wave Ratio (SWR). Mobile radio equipment with output power greater than normal may require special precautions. All installations should be checked for possible interfer- ence between the communications equipment and the vehicle’s electronic systems.

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