2016 Ram 2500 seats

Installing A Child Restraint With A Switchable
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
1. Place the child seat in the center of the seatingposition. For some second row seats, you may need to
recline the seat and/or raise the head restraint to get a
better fit. If the rear seat can be moved forward and
rearward in the vehicle, you may wish to move it to its
rear-most position to make room for the child seat.
You may also move the front seat forward to allow
more room for the child seat.
2. Pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the retractor to pass it through the belt path of the child restraint.
Do not twist the belt webbing in the belt path.
3. Slide the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a “click.”
4. Pull on the webbing to make the lap portion tight against the child seat. 5. To lock the seat belt, pull down on the shoulder part of
the belt until you have pulled all the seat belt webbing
out of the retractor. Then, allow the webbing to retract
back into the retractor. As the webbing retracts, you
will hear a clicking sound. This means the seat belt is
now in the Automatic Locking mode.
6. Try to pull the webbing out of the retractor. If it is locked, you should not be able to pull out any web-
bing. If the retractor is not locked, repeat step 5.
7. Finally, pull up on any excess webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint while you push
the child restraint rearward and downward into the
vehicle seat.
8. If the child restraint has a top tether strap and the seating position has a top tether anchorage, connect
the tether strap to the anchorage and tighten the tether
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strap. See the section “Installing Child Restraints
Using the Top Tether Anchorage” for directions to
attach a tether anchor.
9. Test that the child restraint is installed tightly by pulling back and forth on the child seat at the belt
path. It should not move more than 1 inch (25.4 mm)
in any direction.
Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the
belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary.
Installing A Child Restraint With A Cinching
Latch Plate (CINCH) — If Equipped:
1. Place the child seat in the center of the seating position. For some second row seats, you may need to
recline the seat and / or raise the head restraint to get
a better fit. If the rear seat can be moved forward and
rearward in the vehicle, you may wish to move it to its rear-most position to make room for the child seat.
You may also move the front seat forward to allow
more room for the child seat.
2. Next, pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the retractor to pass it through the belt path of the child
restraint. Do not twist the belt webbing in the belt
path.
3. Slide the latch plate into the buckle until you hear a “click.”
4. Finally, pull up on any excess webbing to tighten the lap portion around the child restraint while you push
the child restraint rearward and downward into the
vehicle seat.
5. If the child restraint has a top tether strap and the seating position has a top tether anchorage, connect
the tether strap to the anchorage and tighten the tether
2
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WARNING!(Continued)
(LATCH) Restraint System” for the location of ap-
proved tether anchorages in your vehicle.
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 the
tether strap so that it will reach over the seat back,
under the head restraint and to the tether anchor
directly behind the seat.
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Right or Left Outboard Seats:
1. Raise the head restraint and reach between the rearseat and rear glass to access the tether strap loop.
2. Place a child restraint on the seat and adjust the tetherstrap so that it will reach over the seat back, under the
head restraint, through the tether strap loop behind
the seat and over to the tether strap loop behind the
center seat.
Head Restraint In Raised Position
Tether Strap Loop With Center Head Restraint In Raised
Position
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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.
2. Place a child restraint on the seat and adjust the tetherstrap so that it will reach over the seat back, under the
head restraint, through the tether strap loop behind
the seat and over to the tether strap loop behind either
the right or left outboard seat.
Tether Strap Loop With Head Restraint In Raised
Position
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CAUTION!
Never use Non-Detergent Oil or Straight Mineral Oil
in the engine or damage may result.
NOTE: A new engine may consume some oil during its
first few thousand miles (kilometers) of operation. This
should be considered a normal part of the break-in and
not interpreted as a problem.
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.
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE
CONTENTS
MIRRORS ........................... .130
▫ Inside Day/Night Mirror — If Equipped . . . .130
▫ Automatic Dimming Mirror — If Equipped . . .131
▫ Automatic Dimming Mirror With Rear View
Camera Display — If Equipped ...........138
▫ Outside Mirrors ..................... .138
▫ Outside Mirrors Folding Feature ...........139
▫ Tilt Mirrors In Reverse — If Equipped .......140
▫ Power Folding Outside Mirrors For Standard And
Trailer Tow — If Equipped ..............140▫
Power Mirrors — If Equipped ............142
▫ Heated Mirrors — If Equipped ...........144
▫ Driver’s Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror — If
Equipped .......................... .144
▫ Trailer Towing Mirrors — If Equipped ......144
▫ Illuminated Vanity Mirror — If Equipped . . . .146
▫ “Slide-On-Rod” Features Of Sun Visor — If
Equipped .......................... .146
 SEATS ............................. .147
▫ Driver’s Power Seat — If Equipped ........1473

▫Passenger ’s Power Seat — If Equipped ......149
▫ Power Lumbar — If Equipped ............150
▫ Heated Seats — If Equipped .............150
▫ Ventilated Seats — If Equipped ............153
▫ Manual Seat Adjuster — If Equipped .......154
▫ 40-20-40 Front Bench Seat — If Equipped . . . .155
▫ Mega Cab Rear Seat Features .............156
▫ Head Restraints ..................... .160
 DRIVER MEMORY SEAT — IF EQUIPPED . . . .164
▫ Programming The Memory Feature .........164
▫ Linking And Unlinking The Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter To Memory .................165
▫ Memory Position Recall .................166 ▫
Easy Entry/Exit Seat ...................167
 TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE HOOD .........168
 LIGHTS ............................ .170
▫ Headlights ......................... .171
▫ Automatic Headlights — If Equipped .......171
▫ Headlights On With Wipers (Available With
Automatic Headlights Only) ..............172
▫ Daytime Running Lights (DRL) — If
Equipped .......................... .173
▫ Headlight Delay ..................... .173
▫ Automatic High Beam Headlamp Control — If
Equipped .......................... .174
▫ Parking Lights And Panel Lights ...........176
▫ Fog Lights — If Equipped ...............176
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