2016 Ram ProMaster lights

▫Headlights ...........................93
▫ Dimmer Controls ......................93
▫ Ambient Light ........................94
▫ Daytime Running Lights — If Equipped ......94
▫ Battery Saver .........................94
▫ Fog Lights — If Equipped ................94
▫ Turn Signals ..........................95
▫ Parking Lights ........................95
▫ Lane Change Assist ....................95
▫ High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch ........95
▫ Flash-To-Pass .........................95
▫ Follow Me Home/Headlight Delay ..........95
▫ Interior Lights .........................96 ▫
Cargo Lamp .........................98
 WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS ......99
▫ Windshield Wipers .....................99
▫ Intermittent Wiper System ...............100
▫ Low Speed ......................... .100
▫ High Speed ......................... .100
▫ Mist Feature ........................ .100
▫ Windshield Washer Operation .............101
 TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN ........101
 ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL ...........102
▫ To Activate ......................... .103
▫ To Set A Desired Speed .................104
▫ To Deactivate ....................... .104
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▫To Resume Speed .....................104
▫ To Vary The Speed Setting ...............104
▫ To Accelerate For Passing ...............106
 PARKSENSE REAR PARK ASSIST — IF
EQUIPPED .......................... .107
▫ ParkSense Rear Park Assist Sensors .........107
▫ ParkSense Rear Park Assist Alerts ..........108
▫
ParkSense Rear Park Assist Failure Indications . . .110
▫Cleaning The ParkSense Rear Park Assist System. .110
▫ ParkSense Rear Park Assist System Usage
Precautions ..........................111
 PARKVIEW REAR BACK UP CAMERA — IF
EQUIPPED ...........................112
 OVERHEAD SHELF— IF EQUIPPED ........116▫
Interior Lights ........................116
▫ Ambient Light ........................117
 POWER OUTLETS — IF EQUIPPED .........118
 AUXILIARY SWITCHES — IF EQUIPPED .....120
 CIGAR LIGHTER AND ASH RECEIVER — IF
EQUIPPED .......................... .121
 CUPHOLDERS ....................... .122
 STORAGE ........................... .122
▫ Glove Compartments ..................122
▫ Front Door Storage — If Equipped .........123
▫ Dash Storage ....................... .123
▫ Dashboard Clipboard ...................124
 CARGO AREA FEATURES ................124
▫ CargoArea ........................ .124
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CAUTION!
To prevent possible damage:
•Before closing hood, make sure the hood prop rod
is fully seated into its storage retaining clips.
• Do not slam the hood to close it. Use a firm
downward push at the center front edge of the
hood to ensure that both latches engage. Never
drive your vehicle unless the hood is fully closed,
with both latches engaged.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is fully latched before driving your
vehicle. If the hood is not fully latched, it could open
when the vehicle is in motion and block your vision.
Failure to follow this warning could result in serious
injury or death.
LIGHTS
Multifunction Lever
The multifunction lever controls the operation of the
headlights, parking lights, turn signals, headlight beam
selection and the passing lights. The multifunction lever
is located on the left side of the steering column.
Multifunction Lever
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Headlights
To turn on the headlights, turn the end of the
multifunction lever to the headlight position.
When the headlight switch is on, the parking
lights, taillights, license plate light, the clear-
ance lights and instrument panel lights are also turned
on. To turn off the headlights, turn the end of the
multifunction lever back to the O (Off) position.
Dimmer Controls
The dimmer controls are located on the left side of the
instrument panel below the instrument cluster. Pushing the up or down arrow will increase or decrease
the brightness of the instrument panel lights.Dimmer Controls
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Ambient Light
The vehicle is equipped with ambient light on the dome
lamp, the ambient light will be on all the time with the
option of dimming it with the dimmer controls.
Daytime Running Lights — If Equipped
NOTE:When the headlights are turned on, the Daytime
Running Lights will be deactivated.
To activate the Daytime Running Lights (DRL), rotate the
end of the multifunction lever to the O (Off) position.
NOTE: The low beams and side/taillights will not be on
with DRL. The DRL function may be programmed to be
ON or OFF through the Uconnect system screen if
equipped, or through the instrument clusters menu.
Refer to “Uconnect Settings” or “EVIC” in “Understand-
ing Your Instrument Panel” for further information. The Daytime Running Lights will come on whenever the
ignition is ON, the headlight switch is off, the parking
brake is off, and the turn signal is off.
Battery Saver
To protect the life of your vehicle’s battery when the
ignition is OFF and any door is left ajar for 15 minutes the
interior lights will automatically turn off.
NOTE:
Battery saver mode is cancelled if the ignition is
ON.
Fog Lights — If Equipped
The fog light switch is located on the center
stack of the instrument panel, just below the
climate controls. Push the switch once to turn
the fog lights on. Push the switch a second time to turn
the fog lights off.
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Turn Signals
Move the multifunction lever up or down and the arrows
on each side of the instrument cluster flash to show
proper operation of the front and rear turn signal lights.
NOTE:If either light remains on and does not flash, or
there is a very fast flash rate, check for a defective outside
light bulb. If an indicator fails to light when the lever is
moved, it would suggest that the indicator bulb is
defective.
Parking Lights
These lights can only be turned on with ignition key in
the STOP position or removed, by moving the end of the
multifunction lever to O (off) position and then to the
headlight position.
The warning light telltale in the instrument panel comes
on. The lights stay on until the next ignition cycle is
performed.
Lane Change Assist
Tap the lever up or down once, without moving beyond
the detent, and the turn signal (right or left) will flash five
times then automatically turn off.
High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch
Pull the multifunction lever toward you to switch the
headlights to high beam. Pull the lever a second time to
switch the headlights back to low beam.
Flash-To-Pass
You can signal another vehicle with your headlights by
partially pulling the multifunction lever toward the steer-
ing wheel. This will cause the high beam headlights to
turn on until the lever is released.
Follow Me Home/Headlight Delay
When this feature is selected the driver can choose to
have the headlights remain on for a preset period of time.
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Activation
Remove the key or turn the ignition to the OFF/LOCK
position, and pull the multifunction lever toward the
steering wheel, within two minutes. Each time the lever
is pulled, the activation of the lights will be extended by
30 seconds. The activation of the lights can be extended to
a maximum of 210 seconds.
The warning light on the instrument panel will light up
and the corresponding message will appear in the EVIC
display for as long as the function is activated. The
warning light comes on when the lever is operated and
stays on until the function is automatically deactivated.
Each movement of the lever only increases the amount of
time the lights stay on.
Deactivation
Pull the multifunction lever toward the steering wheel
and hold it for more than two seconds.
Interior Lights
These lights are mounted between the sun visors on the
overhead shelf. Each light is turned on by pushing the
corresponding switch.
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Dome Lights
The interior lights can be set to three different positions
(Off/Left Position, Center Position, On/Right Position).
Using the switch on the bottom of the overhead console:
•Push the switch to the on/right position from its center
position and the lights are always on.
• Push the switch to the off/left position from its center
position and the lights are always off.
• Leave the switch in the center position, and the lights
are turned on and off when the doors are opened or
closed.
Map Lights
The switches on the left and right sides of the overhead
console controls the map or reading function of the lights.
Push the switch on the right to turn the right light on and
push the switch on the left to turn the left light on.
Overhead Lights
1 — Left Map Light
2 — Right Map Light
3 — On/Right Position
4 — Center Position
5 — Off/Left Position
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