Dodge Diesel (2004 year). Manual

• Check the coolant and oil levels frequently.
• Vary throttle position at highway speeds when carry-

ing or towing significant weight.

Because of the construction of the Cummins Diesel
engine, engine run-in is enhanced by loaded operating
conditions which allow the engine parts to achieve final
finish and fit during the first 6,000 miles (10 000 km).

CAUTION!

• During the first 500 miles (805 km) your new

vehicle is driven, do not tow a trailer. Doing so
may damage your vehicle.

• Limit your speed to 50 mph (80 km/h) during the

first 500 miles (805 km) of towing.

SAFETY TIPS

Transporting Passengers

This vehicle is designed to carry passengers in the cab
only. For safety reasons, NEVER TRANSPORT PASSEN-
GERS IN THE CARGO AREA.

WARNING!

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people
riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously
injured or killed.

Do not allow people to ride in any area of your
vehicle that is not equipped with seats and seat belts.

Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a seat belt properly.

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

Lock Your Vehicle

Always remove the keys from the ignition and lock all
doors when leaving the vehicle unattended, even in your
own driveway or garage. Try to park your vehicle in a
well-lighted area and never invite theft by leaving ar-
ticles of value exposed.

Exhaust Gas

WARNING!

Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide, a poten-
tially toxic gas that by itself is colorless and odorless.
To avoid inhaling these gases, the following precau-
tions should be observed:

• Do not run the engine in a closed garage or in confined

areas any longer than needed to move your vehicle in
or out of the area.

• If it is necessary to sit in a parked vehicle with the

engine running for more than a short period, adjust
your climate control system to force outside air into
the vehicle. Set the blower at high speed and the
controls in any position except OFF or MAX A/C.

• The best protection against carbon monoxide entry

into the vehicle body is a properly maintained engine
exhaust system.

Be aware of changes in the sound of the exhaust system;
exhaust fumes detected inside the vehicle; or damage to
the underside or rear of the vehicle. Have a competent
mechanic inspect the complete exhaust system and adja-
cent body areas for broken, damaged, deteriorated or
mispositioned parts. Open seams or loose connections
could permit exhaust fumes to seep into the passenger
compartment. In addition, inspect the exhaust system
each time the vehicle is raised for lubrication or oil
change. Replace or adjust as required.

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

Safety Checks You Should Make Inside The
Vehicle

Seat Belts
Inspect the belt system periodically, checking for cuts,
frays and loose parts. Damaged parts must be replaced
immediately. Do not disassemble or modify the system.

Seat belt assemblies must be replaced after an accident if
they have been damaged (bent retractor, torn webbing, etc.)
or if the front airbags have deployed. If there is any question
regarding belt or retractor condition, replace the belt.

Airbag Light
The light should come on and remain on for 6 to 8
seconds as a bulb check when the ignition switch is first
turned ON. If the light is not lit during starting, see you
authorized dealer. If the light stays on, flickers or comes
on while driving, have the system checked by an autho-
rized dealer. If there is a problem with the airbag light the
seatbelt light will flash.

Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The
Vehicle

Tires
Examine tires for tread wear or uneven wear patterns.
Check for stones, nails, glass or other objects lodged in
the tread.

Inspect for tread cuts or sidewall cracks. Check wheel
nuts for tightness and tires for proper pressure.

Lights
Check the operation of all exterior lights. Check turn signal
and high beam indicator lights on the instrument panel.

Door Latches
Check for positive closing, latching and locking.

Fluid Leaks
Check area under vehicle after overnight parking for fuel,
water, oil, or other fluid leaks. Also, if fuel fumes are
detected the cause should be located and corrected.

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

CONTENTS

m Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

▫ Inside Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
▫ Automatic Dimming Mirror— If Equipped . . . .76
▫ Outside Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
▫ Exterior Mirrors Folding Feature . . . . . . . . . . .77
▫ Electronic Power Mirrors — If Equipped . . . . . .77
▫ Electric Rear Window Defroster And Heated

Sideview Mirrors — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . .78

▫ Trailer Towing Mirrors — If Equipped . . . . . . .79

m Hands–Free Communication (UConnect™) — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

▫ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
▫ Phone Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
▫ Advanced Phone Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
▫ UConnect™ System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

m Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

▫ 40-20-40 Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
▫ Reclining Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

▫ Adjustable Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
▫ Manual Rotary Lumbar Support

Adjustment — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

▫ Power Seats — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
▫ Heated Seats — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

m To Open And Close The Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
m Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

▫ Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
▫ Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
▫ Headlamp Delay — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 101
▫ Headlights, Parking Lights, Panel Lights . . . . . 101
▫ Daytime Running Lights (Canada And Fleet

Vehicles Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

▫ Lights-On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

▫ Fog Lights — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
▫ Cargo Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

m Multifunction Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

▫ Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
▫ Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
▫ High Beam / Low Beam Select Switch . . . . . . 104
▫ Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
▫ Windshield Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

m Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
m Driver Adjustable Pedals — If Equipped . . . . . . 108

▫ Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

m Electronic Speed Control — If Equipped . . . . . . 109

▫ To Activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

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▫ To Set At A Desired Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
▫ To Deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
▫ To Resume Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
▫ To Vary The Speed Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
▫ To Accelerate For Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

m Overhead Console— If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 112

▫ Courtesy/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

m Overhead Console With Compass/Temperature

Mini-Trip Computer — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 113

▫ US/M Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
▫ Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
▫ Global Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
▫ Step Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

▫ Average Fuel Economy (AVG ECO) . . . . . . . . 115
▫ Distance To Empty (DTE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
▫ Trip Odometer (ODO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
▫ Elapsed Time (ET) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
▫ C/T Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
▫ Automatic Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . 117
▫ Manual Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
▫ To Put Into a Calibration Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 118
▫ Outside Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

m Garage Door Opener — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 120

▫ Programming Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
▫ Canadian Programming/Gate Programming . . 123
▫ Using Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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▫ Erasing Homelink Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
▫ Reprogramming a Single Homelink Button . . . 125
▫ Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

m Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
m Cigar Lighter And Ash Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
m Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

▫ Front Instrument Panel Cupholders —

Automatic Transmission Only . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

▫ Rear Cupholder — Quad Cab — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

m Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

▫ Center Storage Compartment — If Equipped . . 129
▫ Storage And Seats — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 130

m Fold Flat Load Floor — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 130

▫ Fold Flat Load Floor — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 130

m Pickup Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
m Slide-In Campers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

▫ Camper Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

m Easy-Off Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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MIRRORS

Inside Mirror

The mirror should be adjusted to center on the view
through the rear window.

Annoying headlight glare can be reduced by moving the
small control under the mirror to the night position
(toward rear of vehicle). The mirror should be adjusted
while set in the day position (toward windshield).

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Automatic Dimming Mirror— If Equipped

This mirror automatically adjusts for annoying headlight
glare from vehicles behind you. You can turn the feature
on or off by pressing the button at the base of the mirror.
A light in the button will indicate when the dimming
feature is activated.

CAUTION!

To avoid damage to the mirror during cleaning,
never spray any cleaning solution directly onto the
mirror. Apply the solution onto a clean cloth and
wipe the mirror clean.

Outside Mirrors

To receive maximum benefit, adjust the outside mirror(s)
to center on the adjacent lane of traffic with a slight
overlap of the view obtained on the inside mirror.

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

WARNING!

Vehicles and other objects seen in a right side convex
mirror will look smaller and farther away than they
really are. Relying too much on your right side
convex mirror could cause you to collide with an-
other vehicle or other object. Use your inside mirror
when judging the size or distance of a vehicle seen
in the right side convex mirror. Some vehicles will
not have a convex right side mirror.

Exterior Mirrors Folding Feature

All exterior mirrors are hinged and may be moved either
forward or rearward to resist damage. The hinges have
three detent positions; full forward, full rearward, and
normal.

Electronic Power Mirrors — If Equipped

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The controls for the power mirrors are located on the
driver’s door trim panel.

Set the top switch to the left or right for the left or right
mirror, and set it to the center off position to prevent

accidentally moving a mirror when you are finished
adjusting the mirror. To adjust a mirror, select left or right
with the top switch, and press one of the four arrows for
the direction you want the mirror to move.

Electric Rear Window Defroster and Heated
Sideview Mirrors — If Equipped

The Electric Rear Window Defroster and Heated
side view mirrors are activated by pressing the

heated grid button, located on the Climate Control panel,
with the ignition On. Turning Off the ignition will
deactivate the Electric Rear Window Defroster and
Heated side view mirrors feature. These features also
turn off after activation, when 15 minutes have elapsed.
To reactivate, simply press the button again.

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Trailer Towing Mirrors — If Equipped

These mirrors are designed with an adjustable mirror
head to provide a greater vision range when towing
extra-wide loads. To change position inboard or out-
board, the mirror head should be rotated (flipped Out or
In). A small blindspot mirror is integrated onto the main
mirror surface.

HANDS–FREE COMMUNICATION (UConnect™) —
IF EQUIPPED

UConnect™ is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-vehicle
communications system. UConnect™; allows you to dial
your cellular phone using simple voice commands (e.g.,

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

“Call” or “Dial”). Your cellular phone’s audio is trans-
mitted through your vehicle’s stereo system; the system
will automatically mute your radio before receiving or
sending a call.

UConnect™ allows you to transfer calls between the
system and your cellular phone as you enter or exit your
vehicle, and enables you to mute the system’s micro-
phone for private conversations.

The UConnect™; phone book enables you to store up to
32 names and four numbers per name. This system is
driven through your Bluetooth™ Hands-Free Profile
cellular phone. UConnect™ features Bluetooth™ technol-
ogy - the global standard that enables different electronic
devices to connect to each other without wires or a
docking station, so UConnect™ works no matter where
you stow your cellular phone (be it your purse, pocket, or
briefcase). UConnect™ allows up to seven cellular

phones to be linked to the system, and it is available in
English, French, or Spanish formats (as equipped).

The rearview mirror contains the microphone for the
system and the control buttons that will enable you to
access the system. The diagram below shows the mirror
with the appropriate buttons. Individual button behavior
is discussed in the “Operation” Section.

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The UConnect™ system can be used with any Hands
Free Profile certified Bluetooth™ cellular phone. If your
cellular phone has a different profile (i.e. headset profile),
you will not be able to use any UConnect™ features.

The UConnect™ system is fully integrated into your
vehicle, including your vehicle’s stereo system. All voice
prompts as well as the other party’s voice in a conversa-
tion will be played over your vehicle’s stereo system. The
volume of the UConnect™ system can be controlled
through your normal stereo controls.

The radio display will be used for visual prompts from
the UConnect™ system such as caller ID.

Operation

Voice commands can be used in the operation of the
UConnect™ system and to navigate through the UCon-
nect™ menu structure. Voice commands should be given
after each UConnect™ system prompt. You will be

prompted for a specific command and then guided
through the available options. There are two ways to give
commands to the UConnect™ system:

• You can say 9Dial9 at the 9Ready9 prompt. When

prompted for the phone number you wish to dial, say
the phone number (

9123 456 78909).

Pairing a Cellular Phone to the UConnect™ System
To begin using your UConnect™ system, you must pair
your compatible Bluetooth™ enabled cellular phone. To
complete the registration process, you will need to refer-
ence your cellular phone owner’s manual.

• Press the ’Phone’ button to begin.
• After the 9Ready9 prompt, say 9Setup9.
• When prompted, say “ Phone Pairing”.

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• You will be asked to say a four-digit pin number into

the UConnect™ system which you will later need to
enter into your cellular phone during the cellular
phone pairing process. You can enter any four-digit
pin number. You will not need to remember this pin
number after the initial registration process.

• The UConnect™ system will then prompt you to begin

the cellular phone pairing process on your cellular
phone. Please see your cellular phone user’s manual
for instructions on how to complete this step.

• For identification purposes, you will be prompted to

give the UConnect™ system a name for your cellular
phone. Each cellular phone that is paired should be
given a unique phone name.

• You will then be asked to give your cellular phone a

priority level between 1 and 7, 1 having the highest
priority. You can connect up to seven cellular phones
to your UConnect™ system and the priority allows the

UConnect™ system to know which cellular phone to
use if multiple cellular phones are in the vehicle at the
same time. For example, if a priority 3 and priority 5
cellular phone are both in the vehicle, the UConnect™
system will use the priority 3 cellular phone when you
make a call. You can select to use a lower priority
cellular phone at any time.

Making a Phone Call Using Digit Dialing

• Press the ’Phone’ button to begin.
• After the 9Ready9 prompt, say 9Dial9 or 9Call9 followed

by the phone number you wish to dial. For example,
you can say

9Dial” wait for ready prompt 123 456 7890.

The phone number that you enter must be a valid
length.

Making a Phone Call Using Your UConnect™
Phonebook

• Press the “Phone” button to begin.

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• After the 9Ready9 prompt, say 9Dial9 or 9Call9 wait for

the ready prompt followed by the name and designa-
tion of a phonebook entry that you wish to dial. For
example, you can say

9Call John Doe Work9.

Add Names to Your UConnect™ Phonebook

• Press the “Phone” button to begin.
• After the 9Ready9 prompt, say 9Phonebook New Entry9.
• Or, After the 9Ready9 prompt, say “Phonebook”.
• When prompted, say “New Entry”.
• When prompted, say the name of the new entry.
• Next, enter the number designation (e.g. “Home”,

“Work”, “Mobile”, or “Pager”). This will allow you to
have multiple numbers for each phonebook entry.

• Recite the phone number for the phonebook entry that

you are adding.

After you are finished adding an entry into the phone-
book, you will be given the opportunity to add more
phone numbers to the current entry or to return to the
main menu.

The UConnect™ system will allow you to enter up to 32
names into the phonebook with each name having up to
four associated phone numbers and designations.

Edit Entries in the UConnect™ Phonebook

• Press the ’Phone’ button to begin.
• After the 9Ready9 prompt, say 9Phonebook Edit9.
• You will then be asked for the name of the phonebook

entry that you wish to edit.

• Next, choose the number designation that you wish to

edit. The choices are home, work, mobile, or pager.

• Recite the new phone number for the phonebook entry

that you are editing.

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