2015 Ram 3500 seats

Regular and Mega Cab® Trucks:
In the regular cab truck, the top tether anchorages are
located behind the center and right passenger seats. In
the mega cab truck, the top tether anchorages are located
behind each rear seating position. There is a plastic cover
over each anchorage. To attach the tether strap of the
child restraint:
1. Place the child restraint on the seat and adjust thetether strap so that it will reach over the seat back,
under the head restraint and to the tether anchor
directly behind the seat.
1 — Tether Strap Hook
2 — Tether Strap to Child Restraint
3 — Tether Anchor
Regular Cab Tether Anchorages
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WARNING!
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an
air bag. A deploying Passenger Advanced Front Air
Bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12
years or younger, including a child in a rear-facing
child restraint.
Quad Cab® or Crew Cab Trucks:
The top tether anchorages in this vehicle are tether strap
loops located between the rear glass and the back of the
rear seat. There is a tether strap loop located behind each
seating position. Follow the steps below to attach the
tether strap of the child restraint. Right or Left Outboard Seats:
1. Raise the head restraint and reach between the rear
seat and rear glass to access the tether strap loop.
Head Restraint In Raised Position
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4. Attach the hook to the center tether strap loop (seediagram). Tighten the tether strap according to the
child seat manufacturer ’s instructions. NOTE:
If there are child seats in both of the outboard (left
and right) seating positions, the tether strap hooks of
both child seats should be connected to the center tether
strap loop. This is the correct way to tether two outboard
child seats.
Center Seat:
1. Raise the head restraint and reach between the rear seat and rear glass to access the tether strap loop.
Tether Strap Through Outboard Tether Strap Loop And
Attached To Center Tether Strap Loop
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SAFETY TIPS
Transporting Passengers
NEVER TRANSPORT PASSENGERS IN THE CARGO
AREA.
WARNING!
•Do not leave children or animals inside parked
vehicles in hot weather. Interior heat build-up may
cause serious injury or death.
• 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.
Exhaust Gas
WARNING!
Exhaust gases can injure or kill. They contain carbon
monoxide (CO), which is colorless and odorless.
Breathing it can make you unconscious and can
eventually poison you. To avoid breathing (CO),
follow these safety tips:
• 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 you are required to drive with the trunk/liftgate/
rear doors open, make sure that all windows are
closed and the climate control BLOWER switch is
set at high speed. DO NOT use the recirculation
mode.
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE
CONTENTS
MIRRORS ........................... .126
▫ Inside Day/Night Mirror — If Equipped . . . .126
▫ Automatic Dimming Mirror — If Equipped . . .126
▫ Automatic Dimming Mirror With Rear View
Camera Display — If Equipped ...........133
▫ Outside Mirrors ..................... .134
▫ Outside Mirrors Folding Feature ...........135
▫ Tilt Mirrors In Reverse — If Equipped .......135
▫ Power Folding Outside Mirrors For Standard And
Trailer Tow — If Equipped ...............136 ▫
Power Mirrors — If Equipped ............138
▫ Heated Mirrors — If Equipped ...........139
▫ Driver’s Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror — If
Equipped .......................... .139
▫ Trailer Towing Mirrors — If Equipped ......140
▫ Illuminated Vanity Mirror — If Equipped . . . .141
▫ “Slide-On-Rod” Features Of Sun Visor — If
Equipped .......................... .141
 SEATS ............................. .142
▫ Driver’s Power Seat — If Equipped ........1423

▫Passenger ’s Power Seat — If Equipped ......144
▫ Power Lumbar — If Equipped ............145
▫ Heated Seats — If Equipped ..............145
▫ Ventilated Seats — If Equipped ............148
▫ Manual Seat Adjuster — If Equipped ........149
▫ 40-20-40 Front Bench Seat — If Equipped . . . .150
▫ Mega Cab® Rear Seat Features ............151
▫ Head Restraints ..................... .154
 DRIVER MEMORY SEAT — IF EQUIPPED . . . .158
▫ Programming The Memory Feature .........158
▫ Linking And Unlinking The Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter To Memory .................159
▫ Memory Position Recall .................160 ▫
Easy Entry/Exit Seat ...................161
 TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE HOOD .........163
 LIGHTS ............................ .164
▫ Headlights ......................... .165
▫ Automatic Headlights — If Equipped .......166
▫ Headlights On With Wipers (Available With
Automatic Headlights Only) ..............166
▫ Daytime Running Lights (DRL) —
If Equipped ........................ .167
▫ Headlight Delay ..................... .167
▫ Automatic High Beam Headlamp Control — If
Equipped .......................... .168
▫ Parking Lights And Panel Lights ...........170
▫ Fog Lights — If Equipped ...............170
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▫Programming A Non-Rolling Code .........215
▫ Canadian/Gate Operator Programming .....217
▫ Using HomeLink® ....................218
▫ Security ........................... .218
▫ Troubleshooting Tips ...................219
▫ General Information ....................220
 POWER SUNROOF — IF EQUIPPED ........220
▫ Opening Sunroof — Manual Mode .........222
▫ Closing Sunroof — Manual Mode ..........222
▫ Opening Sunroof — Express ..............222
▫ Closing Sunroof — Express ...............222
▫ Pinch Protect Feature ...................222
▫ Venting Sunroof — Express ..............223▫
Sunshade Operation ....................223
▫ Wind Buffeting ...................... .223
▫ Sunroof Maintenance ...................223
▫ Ignition Off Operation ..................224
 ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLETS ...........224
 CIGAR LIGHTER AND ASH RECEIVER — IF
EQUIPPED .......................... .229
 POWER INVERTER — IF EQUIPPED ........230
 AUXILIARY SWITCHES — IF EQUIPPED .....231
 CUPHOLDERS ....................... .232
▫ Front Seat Cupholders (40–20–40 Seats) ......232
▫ Front Instrument Panel Cupholders — Floor
Mounted Shifter ..................... .233
▫ Rear Cupholders — If Equipped ...........233
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 123

STORAGE ........................... .234
▫ Glove Compartment ...................234
▫ Door Storage ........................ .236
▫ Center Storage Compartment — If Equipped . .237
▫ Second Row In-Floor Storage Bin — If
Equipped .......................... .239
▫ Seatback Storage ..................... .240
▫ Storage (Regular Cab) ..................240
▫ Storage and Seats (Crew Cab) .............241
▫ Plastic Grocery Bag Retainers (Regular Cab
Models) ........................... .242
 REAR WINDOW FEATURES ..............242
▫ Rear Window Defroster .................242 ▫
Power Sliding Rear Window — If Equipped . .243
▫ Manual Sliding Rear Window —
If Equipped ........................ .244
 FOLD FLAT LOAD FLOOR — IF EQUIPPED . .244
 PICKUP BOX ........................ .248
▫ Cargo Camera — If Equipped .............250
▫ Turning Cargo Camera On Or Off — With
Uconnect® 8.4A/8.4AN .................250
 RAMBOX® — IF EQUIPPED ..............251
▫ RamBox® Integrated Box Side Storage Bins . . .251
▫ Locking And Unlocking RamBox® .........254
▫ RamBox® Safety Warning ................255
▫ Bed Extender — If Equipped .............256
▫ Bed Rail Tie-Down System ..............262
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