2006 DODGE RAM 1500 GAS belt

▫Rearming Of The System .................26
▫ To Set The Alarm ......................27
▫ To Disarm The System ...................27

Windows .............................28
▫ Power Windows—If Equipped .............28
▫ Power Sliding Rear Window—If Equipped ....29
▫ Sliding Rear Window—If Equipped .........30
▫ Wind Buffeting ........................30

Occupant Restraints (1500 Standard And Quad
Cab Only) .............................30
▫ Lap/Shoulder Belts .....................31
▫ Adjustable Upper Shoulder Belt Anchorage ....38
▫ Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR) Mode –
If Equipped ..........................39 ▫
Center Lap Belts .......................40
▫ Seat Belt Pretensioners ...................40
▫ Enhanced Seat Belt Reminder System
(BeltAlert) ...........................41
▫ Seat Belts And Pregnant Women ............42
▫ Seat Belt Extender ......................42
▫ Driver And Right Front Passenger Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)—Airbags ...........43
▫ Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...............54
▫ Child Restraint ........................56


Occupant Restraints (2500/3500/Mega Cab Only)..67
▫ Lap/Shoulder Belts .....................68
▫ Adjustable Upper Shoulder Belt Anchorage ....76
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▫Automatic Locking Restraint (ALR) Mode –
If Equipped ..........................76
▫ Center Lap Belts .......................77
▫ Seat Belt Pretensioners ...................78
▫ Enhanced Driver Seat Belt Reminder System
(BeltAlert) ...........................78
▫ Seat Belts And Pregnant Women ............79
▫ Seat Belt Extender ......................80
▫ Driver And Right Front Passenger Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)—Airbag ............80
▫ Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...............91 ▫
Child Restraint ........................93

Engine Break-In Recommendations ..........106

Safety Tips ...........................107
▫ Transporting Passengers ................107
▫ Lock Your Vehicle .....................107
▫ Exhaust Gas .........................108
▫ Safety Checks You Should Make Inside The
Vehicle .............................109
▫ Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The
Vehicle .............................109
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Automatic Door Locks
If this feature is enabled, your door locks will lock
automatically when the vehicle’s speed exceeds 15 mph.
This feature is enabled when your vehicle is shipped
from the assembly plant and can be disabled by using the
following procedure:
1. Enter your vehicle and close all doors.
2. Fasten your seat belt (Fastening the seat belt will
cancel any chiming that may confuse you during this
programming procedure).
3. Place the key into the ignition.
4. Within 15 seconds cycle the key from the LOCK
position to the ON/RUN position a minimum of four
times; ending in the LOCK position ( Do not start the
engine ). 5. Within 30 seconds, press the driver’s door lock switch
in the LOCK direction.
6. A single chime will be heard to indicate the feature has
been disabled.
7. To reactivate this feature, repeat the above steps.
8. If a chime is not heard, program mode was canceled
before the feature could be disabled. If necessary, repeat
the above procedure.
Auto Unlock Feature
This feature unlocks all of the doors of the vehicle when
any door is opened. This will occur only after the vehicle
has been shifted into the Park position after the vehicle
has been driven (shifted out of Park and all doors closed).
This feature will not operate if there is any manual
operation of the power door locks (Lock or Unlock).
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Auto Unlock Feature Programming
Customer Programming sequence to enable or disable
the Auto Unlock Feature:
1. Enter your vehicle and close all doors.
2. Fasten your seat belt (fastening the seat belt will cancel
any chimes that may be confusing during this program-
ming procedure).
3. Insert the key into the ignition.
4. Within 15 seconds, cycle the key from the LOCK
position to the ON/RUN position a minimum of four
times ending in the LOCK position (do not start the
engine) . 5. Within 30 seconds, press the driver’s door lock switch
in the UNLOCK direction.
6. A single chime will sound to indicate the feature has
been changed.
7. Repeat the above steps to alternate the availability of
this feature.
8. If a chime is not heard, program mode was canceled
before the feature could be changed. If necessary repeat
the above procedure.
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Sliding Rear Window—If Equipped
A locking device in the center of the window helps to
prevent entry from the rear of the vehicle. Squeeze the
lock to release the window.
Wind Buffeting
Wind buffeting can be described as the perception of
pressure on the ears or a helicopter type sound in the
ears. Your vehicle may exhibit wind buffeting with the
windows down or partially open positions. This is a
normal occurrence and can be minimized. If the buffeting
occurs with the rear windows open, open the front and
rear windows together to minimize the buffeting.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS (1500 STANDARD and
QUAD CAB ONLY)
Some of the most important safety features in your
vehicle are the restraint systems. These include the front
and rear seat belts for the driver and all passengers, front
airbags for both the driver and front passenger and, if so
equipped, window bags for the driver and passengers
seated next to a window. If you will be carrying children
too small for adult-size belts, your seat belts also can be
used to hold infant and child restraint systems.
Please pay close attention to the information in this
section. It tells you how to use your restraint system
properly to keep you and your passengers as safe as
possible.
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WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passengers can suffer
much greater injuries if you are not properly buck-
led up. You can strike the interior of your vehicle or
other passengers, or you can be thrown out of the
vehicle. Always be sure you and others in your
vehicle are buckled up properly.
Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even
on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor driver
and cause a collision that includes you. This can happen
far away from home or on your own street.
Research has shown that seat belts save lives, and that
they can reduce the seriousness of injuries in a collision.
Some of the worst injuries happen when people are
thrown from the vehicle. Seat belts reduce the possibility of ejection and the risk of injury caused by striking the
inside of the vehicle.
Everyonein a motor vehicle should
be belted at all times.
Lap/Shoulder Belts
All seating positions except the Quad Cab front center
seating position have combination lap/shoulder belts.
The belt webbing retractor is designed to lock during
very sudden stops or collisions. This feature allows the
shoulder part of the belt to move freely with you under
normal conditions. But in a collision, the belt will lock
and reduce the risk of your striking the inside of the
vehicle or being thrown out.
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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.
WARNING!
•Wearing a seat belt incorrectly is dangerous. Seat
belts are designed to go around the large bones of
your body. These are the strongest parts of your
body and can take the forces of a collision the
best. Wearing your belt in the wrong place could
make your injuries in a collision much worse. You
might suffer internal injuries, or you could even
slide out of part of the belt. Follow these instruc-
tions to wear your seat belt safely and to keep
your passengers safe, too.
•Two people should never be belted into a single
seat belt. People belted together can crash into one
another in an accident, hurting one another badly.
Never use a lap/shoulder belt or a lap belt for
more than one person, no matter what their size.
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Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions
1. Enter the vehicle and close the door. Sit back and
adjust the seat.
2. The seat belt latch plate is above the back of the front
seat, next to your arm in the rear seat. Grasp the latch plate and pull out the belt. Slide the latch plate up the
webbing as far as necessary to allow the belt to go around
your lap.
3. When the belt is long enough to fit, insert the latch
plate into the buckle until you hear a “click.”
Latch Plate
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