RAM 1500 2021 - Page 6

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
INSTRUMENT PANEL
BASE / MIDLINE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER —
GASOLINE ............................................................... 97
Bas
e / Midline Instrument Cluster
Descriptions — Gasoline ....
..............................98
PREMIUM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER —
GASOLINE ............................................................... 99
Pre
mium Instrument Cluster
Descriptions — Gasoline ....
........................... 100
BASE / MIDLINE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER —
DIESEL...................................................................101
Bas
e / Midline Instrument Cluster
Descriptions — Diesel....
................................ 102
PREMIUM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER — DIESEL ..10
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Premium Instrument Cluster Descriptions —
Diesel ............................................................ 104
INS
TRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY ....
..................104
Instrument Cluster Display Controls ............ 105
Oil Life Reset....
.............................................. 106
Display Menu Items ....
.................................. 106
Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Messages .
.
.
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14
Displays.......................................................... 115
Die
sel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Warning
Messages.
...................................................... 115
Die
sel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Fault Warning
Messages.
...................................................... 115
Bat
tery Saver On/Battery Saver Mode
Message — Electrical Load Reduction
Actions — If Equipped.
...
................................ 116
WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES....
............. 118
Red Warning Lights....
................................... 118
Yellow Warning Lights....
............................... 121
Yellow Indicator Lights.
.
.
.
.............................. 124
Green Indicator Lights ....
.............................. 125
White Indicator Lights .
.
.
.
............................... 126
Blue Indicator Lights ....
................................. 127
ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM — OBD II.
.
.
.
.. 127
Onboard Diagnostic System (OBD II)
Cybersecurity ....
............................................. 127
EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS....
...................................................... 128
STARTING AND OPERATING
STARTING THE ENGINE ..................................... 129
Automatic Transmission ....
........................... 130
AutoPark .
....................................................... 130
T
i
p
Start Feature ....
...................................... 131
Keyless Enter ‘n Go™ — Ignition.
.
.
.
............... 131
Normal Starting Using ENGINE START/
STOP Button — Gasoline Engine .
...
............. 131
Normal Starting Using ENGINE START/
STOP Button — Diesel Engine .
...
.................. 133
Cold Weather Operation (Below –22°F Or
−30°C) .
......................................................... 134
Aft
er Starting .
.
.
.
............................................. 134
Starting Fluids — Diesel Engine Only ....
....... 134
NORMAL OPERATION — DIESEL ENGINE ....
.....134
Cold Weather Precautions....
........................ 135
Engine Idling....
.............................................. 136
Stopping The Engine.
.
.
.
................................. 136
ENGINE BLOCK HEATER — IF EQUIPPED....
......137
ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS —
GASOLINE ENGINE ....
.........................................137
ENGINE BREAK-IN RECOMMENDATIONS —
DIESEL ENGINE....
................................................138
PARKING BRAKE ....
.............................................138
Electric Park Brake (EPB) ............................. 138
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ....
........................141
Ignition Park Interlock................................... 142
Brake/Transmission Shift Interlock System
(BTSI).
............................................................. 142
8-S
peed Automatic Transmission.
.
.
.
............ 142
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION —
IF EQUIPPED ....
....................................................146
Four-Position Electronically Shifted
Transfer Case — If Equipped ....
................... 146
Five-Position Electronically Shifted
Transfer Case — If Equipped .
...
................... 148
ACTIVE-LEVEL FOUR CORNER AIR
SUSPENSION SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED....
.........150
Description .................................................... 150
Air Suspension Modes....
.............................. 152
Instrument Cluster Display Messages....
..... 153
Operation.
...................................................... 153