2016 Ram 2500 MPG

•Current Fuel Economy Gauge
• Average Fuel Economy value
• Range to Empty
Trip Menu Item
Trip A
Push and release the UP
orDOWNarrow button
until the Trip A menu item is highlighted in the EVIC.
The Trip A information will display the following:
• Distance
• Average MPG
• Elapsed Time
Push and hold RIGHT
arrow button to reset all
information.
Trip B
Push and release UP
orDOWNarrow button
until the Trip B menu item is highlighted in the EVIC.
The Trip B information will display the following:
• Distance
• Average MPG
• Elapsed Time
Push and hold the RIGHT
arrow button to reset all
the information.
Stop/Start Menu Item – If Equipped
Push and release the UPorDOWNarrow button
until the Stop/Start menu item is highlighted in the
EVIC. Push and release the RIGHT
arrow button
to display the Stop/Start status.
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The DID displays are located in the center portion of the
cluster and consists of eight sections:
1. Main Screen — The inner ring of the display willilluminate in grey under normal conditions, yellow for
non critical warnings, red for critical warnings, and
white for on demand information.
2. Audio / Phone Information and Sub-menu Informa- tion — Whenever there are sub-menus available, the
position within the sub-menus is shown here.
3. Selectable Information (Compass, Temp, Range to Empty, Trip A, Trip B, Average MPG, Trailer Trip
(distance only), Trailer Brake Gain, Time)
4. Telltales/Indicators
5. Shift Lever Status (PRNDL)
6. Selectable Menu Icons
7. Air Suspension Status – If Equipped 8. 4WD Status
9. Selectable Gauge 2 (Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Oil Life,
Trailer Brake, Current MPG)
10. Selectable Gauge 1 (Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Oil Life, Trailer Brake, Current MPG)
The main display area will normally display the main
menu or the screens of a selected feature of the main
menu. The main display area also displays “pop up”
messages that consist of approximately 60 possible warn-
ing or information messages. These pop up messages fall
into several categories:
• Five Second Stored Messages
When the appropriate conditions occur, this type of
message takes control of the main display area for five
seconds and then returns to the previous screen. Most of
the messages of this type are then stored (as long as the
condition that activated it remains active) and can be
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– Tire Pressure is an information only function andcannot be reset.
– Refer to the Tire Pressure Information System
(TPIS)” under Starting and Operating for further
information.
• Transmission Temperature – Automatic Transmission
Only
• Oil Temperature
• Oil Life
• Battery Voltage — If Equipped
• Gauge Summary:
– Coolant Temperature
– Transmission Temperature (automatic only)
– Oil Temperature
– Oil Pressure
• Engine HoursFuel Economy
Push and release the UPorDOWN arrow
button until the Fuel Economy Menu icon/title
is highlighted. Push and hold the RIGHT arrow
button to reset feature.
• Range
• Current MPG or L/100 km
• Average MPG or L/100 km
Trip A
Push and release the UPorDOWNar-
row button until the Trip A icon/title is
highlighted in the DID. The Trip A informa-
tion will display the following:
• Distance MI or km
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•Average MPG or L/100 km
• Average MPH or km/h
• Elapsed Time
Hold the RIGHT
arrow button to reset all the
information.
Trip B
Push and release the UPorDOWNar-
row button until the Trip B icon/title is
highlighted in the DID. The Trip B informa-
tion will display the following:
• Distance MI or km
• Average MPG or L/100 km
• Average MPH or km/h
• Elapsed Time Hold the
RIGHT
arrow button to reset all the
information.
Stop/Start – If Equipped
Push and release the UPorDOWNar-
row button until the Stop/Start icon is high-
lighted in the DID. The DID will display the
Stop/Start status.
Trailer Tow
Push and release the UPorDOWNar-
row button until the Trailer Tow icon is high-
lighted. Push and release the RIGHT
arrow
button and the next screen will display the
following trailer trip information:
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake
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SettingsOptions
1 Upper Left
•None
• Compass
• Outside Temp.
• Time
• Range to Empty
• Average MPG (not available for CNG
models)
• Current MPG (not available for CNG
models)
• Trip A
• Trip B
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake Gain 4
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SettingsOptions
2 Upper Right
•None
• Compass
• Outside Temp. (Default)
• Time
• Range to Empty
• Average MPG (not available for CNG
models)
• Current MPG (not available for CNG
models)
• Trip A
• Trip B
• Trailer Trip
• Trailer Brake Gain
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SettingsOptions
3 Lower Left
•None (Default)
• Compass
• Outside Temp.
• Time
• Range to Empty
•
Average MPG (not available for CNG models)
•Current MPG (not available for CNG models)
• Trailer Brake Gain
4 Lower Right•None (Default)
• Compass
• Outside Temp.
• Time
• Range to Empty
•
Average MPG (not available for CNG models)
•Current MPG (not available for CNG models)
• Trailer Brake Gain 4
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SettingsOptions
5 Upper Gauge
•None (Default)
• Trans Temp.
• Oil Temp.
• Oil Life
• Current MPG (not available for CNG
models)
• Trailer Brake Gain
6 Lower Gauge•None (Default)
• Trans Temp.
• Oil Temp.
• Oil Life
• Current MPG (not available for CNG
models)
• Trailer Brake Gain
7 Odometer•000
• 000.0
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