Dodge 2500 Diesel (2005 year). Instruction - page 10

Storage and Seats — If Equipped
Located in the center of the front 40/20/40 seat cushion
there is a storage compartment.

Standard cab models also have storage behind the seat.

The Quad Cab models provide additional storage under the
rear seat. Lift the seat to access the storage compartment.

FOLD FLAT LOAD FLOOR — IF EQUIPPED

Fold Flat Load Floor — If Equipped
Quad Cab models with a 60/40 rear seat, may be
equipped with a folding steel load floor.

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WARNING!

Do not operate the vehicle with loose items stored on
the load floor. While driving or in an accident you
may experience, abrupt stopping, rapid acceleration,
or sharp turns. Loose objects stored on the load floor
may move around with force and strike occupants,
resulting in serious or fatal injury.

Unfolding the Load Floor

1. Lift the 60/40 seat cushion(s) to the upward position.

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2. Grasp the knob on the load floor and lift the knob until
the load floor unfolds into position.

3. Reverse the procedure to store the load floor.

Positioning the Load Floor for Storage Access Under
the Seat

1. Lift the 60/40 seat cushion(s) to the upward position.

2. Unsnap the securing snap located at either side of the
load floor.

3. Lift the load floor up to access storage under the load
floor.

WARNING!

Do not drive with the load floor in the up position.
When stopping fast or in an accident, the load floor
could move to the down position causing serious
injury.

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4. Reverse the procedure to put the load floor back in the
secured down position before you operate the vehicle.

PICKUP BOX

The pickup box on your new Ram has many features
designed for utility and convenience.

NOTE:

If you are installing a toolbox to the front of the

pickup box, you must use Mopar

威 toolbox brackets

available from your dealer.

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You can carry wide building materials (sheets of ply-
wood, etc.) by building a raised load floor. Place lumber
across the box in the indentations provided above the
wheel housings and in the bulkhead dividers to form the
floor.

WARNING!

The pickup box is intended for load carrying pur-
poses only, not for passengers, who should sit in
seats and use seat belts.

WARNING!

Care should always be exercised when operating a

vehicle with unrestrained cargo. Vehicle speeds may
need to be reduced. Severe turns or rough roads may
cause shifting or bouncing of the cargo that may
result in vehicle damage. If wide building materials
are to be frequently carried, the installation of a
support is recommended. This will restrain the
cargo and transfer the load to the pickup box floor.

If you wish to carry more than 600 lbs (272 kg) of

material suspended above the wheelhouse, sup-
ports must be installed to transfer the weight of
the load to the pickup box floor or vehicle damage
may result. The use of proper supports will permit
loading up to the rated payload.

Unrestrained cargo may be thrown forward in an

accident causing serious or fatal injury.

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There are stampings in the sheet metal on the inner side
bulkheads of the box in front of and behind both wheel
housings. Place wooden boards across the box from side
to side to create separate load compartments in the
pickup box.

There are four tie-down cleats bolted to the lower sides of
the pickup box that can sustain loads up to 1000 lbs (450
kg) total.

SLIDE-IN CAMPERS

Camper Applications
Certain truck models are not recommended for slide-in
campers. To determine if your vehicle is excluded, please
refer to the “Consumer Information Truck-Camper Load-
ing” document available from your dealer. For safety
reasons, follow all instructions in this important docu-
ment.

NOTE:

When a cap or pickup camper is installed on a

vehicle, an alternate CHMSL (Center High Mounted Stop
Light) must be provided.

EASY-OFF TAILGATE
To simplify mounting of a camper unit with an overhang,
the tailgate can be removed quickly. If the truck is a 3500
dual rear wheel model, unplug the tailgate wire harness
from under the rear of the truck and pull the harness out
of the cargo box access hole. Unlatch the tailgate and
remove the support cables by releasing the lock tang
from the pivot, then rotate and pull away from the box.
Once the cables are free, move to the right side of the
tailgate hinge bracket.

Raise the right side of the tailgate until the right side
pivot clears the hanger bracket. Slide the entire tailgate to
the right to free the left side pivot. Remove the tailgate
from the vehicle entirely. Do not carry the tailgate loose in
the truck pickup box.

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NOTE:

Dual rear wheel pickup models require properly

spaced rear clearance lights. If such a vehicle is operated
without a tailgate, suitable lights must be installed.

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WARNING!

To avoid inhaling carbon monoxide, which is deadly,
the exhaust system on vehicles equipped with “Cap
or Slide-In Campers” should extend beyond the
overhanging camper compartment and be free of
leaks.

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CONTENTS

䡵 Instruments And Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
䡵 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
䡵 Instrument Cluster Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
䡵 Electronic Digital Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

▫ Clock Setting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

䡵 Sales Code RBB—AM/FM Stereo Radio With

Cassette Tape Player And CD Changer
Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

▫ Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
▫ Mode Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

▫ Scan Button (Radio Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
▫ Cassette Player Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
▫ CD Changer Control Capability — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

䡵 Sales Code RAZ—AM/ FM Stereo Radio With

Cassette Tape Player, CD Player And CD
Changer Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

▫ Operating Instructions — Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 177
▫ Power Switch, Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
▫ Seek Button (Radio Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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▫ Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
▫ Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
▫ PTY (Program Type) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
▫ Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
▫ Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
▫ Tone Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
▫ AM/FM Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
▫ Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
▫ To Set The Radio Push-Button Memory . . . . . . 181
▫ To Change From Clock To Radio Mode . . . . . . 181
▫ Operating Instructions — Tape Player . . . . . . . 181
▫ Seek Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
▫ Fast Forward (FF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
▫ Rewind (RW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

▫ Tape Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
▫ Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
▫ Changing Tape Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
▫ Metal Tape Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
▫ Pinch Roller Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
▫ Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
▫ Operating Instructions — CD Player . . . . . . . . 183
▫ Inserting The Compact Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
▫ Seek Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
▫ EJT CD (Eject) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
▫ FF/Tune/RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
▫ Program Button 4 (Random Play) . . . . . . . . . . 185
▫ Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
▫ Tape CD Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

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▫ Time Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
▫ Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
▫ CD Changer Control Capability — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

䡵 Sales Code RBK—AM/ FM Stereo Radio With

CD Player And CD Changer Controls . . . . . . . . 187

▫ Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
▫ CD Player Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
▫ CD Changer Control Capability — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

䡵 Sales Code RBQ—AM/FM Stereo Radio With

6 - Disc CD Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

▫ Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
▫ CD Player Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

䡵 Remote Sound System Controls — If Equipped . . 201

▫ Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

▫ Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
▫ CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

䡵 Cassette Tape And Player Maintenance . . . . . . . 202
䡵 Compact Disc Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
䡵 Radio Operation And Cellular Phones . . . . . . . . 204
䡵 Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

▫ Heater Only — Fleet Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
▫ Air Conditioning—If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 207
▫ Electric Rear Window Defroster And Heated

Sideview Mirrors — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 210

▫ Air Conditioning With Dual Zone Temperature

Control — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

▫ Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
▫ Operating Tips Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DESCRIPTION

1. Malfunction Indicator Light

This light is part of an onboard diagnostic system
which monitors the emissions and engine control
system. If the vehicle is ready for emissions

testing the light will come on when the ignition is first
turned on and remain on, as a bulb check, until the
engine is started. If the vehicle is not ready for emissions
testing the light will come on when the ignition is first
turned on and remain on for 15 seconds, then blink for 5
seconds, and remain on until the vehicle is started. If the
bulb does not come on during starting, have the condi-
tion investigated promptly.

If this light comes on and remains on while driving, it
suggests a potential engine control problem and the need
for system service.

Although your vehicle will usually be drivable and not
need towing, see your dealer for service as soon as
possible.

CAUTION!

Prolonged driving with the MIL on could cause
damage to the engine control system. It also could
affect fuel economy and driveability.

If the MIL is flashing, severe catalytic converter
damage and power loss will soon occur. Immediate
service is required.

2. Voltage Gauge

When the engine is running, the gauge indicates
the electrical system voltage. The pointer should

stay within the normal range if the battery is charged. If

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the pointer moves to either extreme left or right and
remains there during normal driving, the electrical sys-
tem should be serviced.

NOTE:

If the gauge pointer moves to either extreme of

the gauge, the “Check Gages” indicator will illuminate
and a single chime will sound.

3. Turn Signal Indicators
Lights in instrument cluster flash when outside turn
signals are operating. (See page 118 for more informa-
tion.)

4. Tachometer
The tachometer indicates engine speed in revolutions per
minute.

CAUTION!

Do not operate the engine with the tachometer
pointer at high rpm for extended periods. Engine
damage may occur.

5. Airbag Indicator Light
The indicator lights and remains lit for 6 to 8 seconds
when the ignition is first turned on. If the light stays on,
flickers or comes on while driving, have the airbag
system checked by an authorized dealer.

6. High Beam Indicator

This indicator shows that headlights are on high
beam.

7. Seat Belt Reminder Light

When the ignition switch is first turned ON, this
light will turn on for 5 to 8 seconds as a bulb check.
During the bulb check, if the driver’s seat belt is

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