Dodge 2009 Ram Diesel Automobile User Manual


 
INTRODUCTIONAMESSAGEFROMCHRYSLERLLCTHINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLESTEERINGWHEELLOCK-IFEQUIPPEDToManuallyLocktheSteeringWheelToReleasetheSteeringWheelLockENGINEBREAK-IN
RECOMMENDATIONSUNDERSTANDINGTHEFEATURESOFYOURVEHICLEOVERHEADCONSOLEWITHELECTRONICVEHICLEINFORMATIONCENTER(EVIC)Dome/ReadingLightsElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC)-IfEquipped
Compass/TemperatureButtonUNDERSTANDINGYOURINSTRUMENTPANELINSTRUMENTPANELFEATURESINSTRUMENTCLUSTER6.7LDieselEngineINSTRUMENTCLUSTERDESCRIPTIONSTARTINGANDOPERATINGSTARTINGPROCEDURESManual
Transmission-IfEquippedAutomaticTransmission-IfEquippedNormalStartingProcedure-EngineManifoldAirTemperatureAbove66degreesF(19degreesC)StartingProcedure-EngineManifoldAirTemperatureBelow66degreesF(19degreesC)StartingProcedure
-EngineManifoldAirTemperatureBelow0degreesF(-18degreesC)StartingFluidsNORMALOPERATION-DIESELENGINEColdWeatherPrecautionsEngineIdlingStoppingTheEngineEngineSpeedControlOperatingPrecautionsCoolingSystemTips-Automatic
TransmissionENGINEBLOCKHEATERBlockHeaterUsageDIESELEXHAUSTBRAKE(ENGINEBRAKING)-IFEQUIPPEDAUTOMATICTRANSMISSION-IFEQUIPPEDAutomaticTransmissionwithOverdrive(68RFE)-IfEquipped(RamTruckOnly)Automatic
TransmissionwithOverdrive(AS68RC)-IfEquipped(ChassisCabOnly)MANUALTRANSMISSION-IFEQUIPPEDShiftingDownshiftingReverseShiftingPOWERTAKEOFFOPERATION-IFEQUIPPED(CHASSISCABONLY)StationaryModeMobileModePowerTake
Off-AftermarketInstallationFUELREQUIREMENTSFuelSpecificationsENGINERUNAWAYADDINGFUELFuelFillerCap(GasCap)AvoidUsingContaminatedFuelBulkFuelStorageWHATTODOINEMERGENCIESJUMP-STARTINGWithPortableStartingUnit
MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLEENGINECOMPARTMENT-6.7LDIESELMAINTENANCEPROCEDURESEngineOilEngineAirCleanerFilterDrainingFuel/WaterSeparatorFilterPrimingIfTheEngineHasRunOutOfFuelInterventionRegenerationStrategy-EVICMessage
ProcessFlowMaintenance-FreeBatteriesCoolingSystemChargeAirCooler-Inter-CoolerBrakeSystemClutchHydraulicSystemTransferCase-IfEquippedManualTransmission-IfEquippedAutomaticTransmission-IfEquippedNoiseControlSystemRequiredMaintenance
andWarrantyFLUIDCAPACITIESFLUIDS,LUBRICANTSANDGENUINEPARTSEngineChassisMAINTENANCESCHEDULESMAINTENANCESCHEDULEOilChangeIndicatorSystemPerformServiceIndicatorRequiredMaintenanceIntervalsINDEX