2018 Ram ProMaster City key fob

Locking With The Key Blade
Push the Key Blade Release Button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the doors exterior lock cylinder
and turn the key clockwise to lock the front door.Unlock The Doors From The Outside
Follow the below methods to unlock the vehicle from the
outside:
Unlocking With A Key Fob For All Passenger Vans and
US Cargo Vans (If Equipped)
To unlock all the doors, push and release the unlock button
on the key fob. The turn signal lights will flash to acknowl-
edge the unlock signal. Push and release the Cargo unlock
button to unlock the rear cargo doors only.
Unlocking With A Key Fob For Canadian Cargo Vans (If
Equipped)
Push and release the unlock button to unlock the front
doors. Push and release the Cargo unlock button to unlock
the side sliding doors and the rear cargo doors. To lock the
doors, push and release the lock button on the key fob. The
turn signal lights will flash and the horn will chirp to
acknowledge the signal.
Key Blade Released
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Unlocking With The Key Blade
Push the Key Blade Release Button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver door exterior lock
cylinder and turn the key counterclockwise to unlock the
all doors.
Unlocking The Rear Cargo Area From Inside The
Vehicle
Pull up on the lock/unlock lever located on the drivers
door panel to the 1st detent to unlock all doors from inside
the vehicle.
Sliding Side Doors
Unlocking With A Key Fob
Push and release the cargo unlock button on the key fob to
unlock the sliding side doors. To open one of the sliding
side doors, pull the handle out from the bottom, then slide
the door towards the rear of the vehicle until it locks into
place and cannot go any further. The turn signal lights will
flash to acknowledge the unlock signal.Unlocking With The Key Blade
Push the key blade release button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver exterior door lock
cylinder and turn the key counterclockwise to unlock all
doors.
Closing And Locking From Outside
Grab the side door handle and push towards the front of
the vehicle. Once the side door is secured in the full closed
position, reverse either of the unlocking modes above to
lock the sliding side doors.
Auto Unlock Doors
This feature unlocks all doors when the driver door is
open.
NOTE:
If the passenger door is open, only the passenger
door is unlocked. This procedure is the same for the rear
and side doors as well.
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Sliding Side Door
On Cargo versions, the sliding side door is fitted with a
spring-loaded latch that stops the door from opening any
further. To lock it, simply push the door as far as it will go;
to unlock it, pull forward firmly.
Opening And Closing From Outside The Vehicle
Opening/Unlocking With A Key Fob In the Passenger
Vehicle and US Cargo Vehicle (If Equipped)
Push and release the unlock button on the key fob to
unlock all doors.
Opening/Unlocking With A Key Fob In the Canadian
Cargo Vehicle (If Equipped)
Push and release the unlock button on the key fob to
unlock the front two doors. Push and release the cargo
unlock button on the key fob once to unlock the
passenger/cargo area (side lateral sliding doors and rear
doors). The turn signal lights will flash to acknowledge the
unlock signal.Unlocking With The Key Blade
Push the key blade release button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver door exterior lock
cylinder and turn the key counterclockwise to unlock all
doors.
Closing/Locking With A Key Fob
Push and release the lock button on the key fob to lock all
doors, including the cargo area (side lateral sliding doors
and rear doors). The turn signal lights will flash and the
horn will chirp to acknowledge the lock signal.
Locking With The Key Blade
Push the key blade release button to expose the key blade,
insert the key blade into the driver door exterior lock
cylinder and turn the key clockwise to lock all doors.
Opening And Closing From The Inside
Opening:
Pull the interior door handle switch to unlock the door,
then pull the handle and slide the door towards the rear of
the vehicle until it can go no further.
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Closing:
Pull the interior door handle switch to release the door and
then push it towards the front of the vehicle.
Key Emergency Lock (KEL) Device
The sliding side doors are provided with a device for
locking all the doors using the lock in case of a power fault.
The device can be engaged with the sliding side doors
open as follows:
1. Key Emergency Lock Device not engaged (doors re-leased)
2. Key Emergency Lock Device engaged (fit the ignition key in its seat and rotate clockwise), door locked
The device is released and the doors can be opened as
follows:
If the power is restored:
• By remote control.
• Opening a front door by inserting the key into the key
pawl. If the power is not restored:
•
Opening the driver side door by key fob and the other
doors (passenger’s side and sliding side door) pulling
the inner handle.
If the child lock was engaged and the previously described
locking procedure was carried out, operating the internal
handle will not open the door but will only realign the door
lock knob. To open the door, the outside handle must be
pulled. The door central locking/unlocking button is not
disabled by the engagement of the emergency lock.
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Double Rear Swing Doors
The rear double swing doors are fitted through a fastening
system which stops them when they reach an opening
angle of approximately 90 degrees.
To open them wider to an angle of 180 degrees, push the
locking device (one on each side) and simultaneously open
the doors.
Using the key fob on the door, you can do the following:
•For Cargo versions with swing door/cargo doors: cen-
trally unlock the load compartment (sliding side doors +
rear swing doors/tailgate), centrally lock all the doors.
• For versions with swing door: local unlocking/locking.
Opening/Closing The First Swing Door From The
Outside
To open the door, turn the key in the lock or push the cargo
unlock button on the key fob and then pull the exterior
handle to the left. To close the door, turn the key in the lock
or push the lock button on the key fob.
Emergency Opening Of The First Swing Door From
The Inside
From inside the vehicle, use the interior door release
mechanism located on the left rear trim panel.
Opening The Second Swing Door
After having opened the first door, pull the handle located
on the door face toward the rear of the vehicle.
SEATS
Seats are a part of the Occupant Restraint System of the
vehicle.
WARNING!
•It is 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.
In a collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed.
• Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a seat belt properly.
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WARNING!(Continued)
•Do not leave the key fob in or near the vehicle or in
a location accessible to children. A child could oper-
ate power windows, other controls, or move the
vehicle.
Auto-Down Feature — If Equipped
The window switches are equipped with an Auto-Down
feature. Push the window switch for half a second, release,
and the window will go down automatically.
To open the window part way, lift the window switch to
the detent for less than half a second and release it to stop
the window.
NOTE: The power window switches remain active for up
to three minutes (depending on the accessory delay set-
ting) after the ignition switch has been turned OFF. Open-
ing either of the vehicle’s front doors will cancel this
feature.
Auto-Up Feature
Lift the window switch to the detent for half a second,
release, and the window will go up automatically. To stop the window from going all the way up during the
auto-up operation, pull up/push down on the switch
briefly.
To close the window part way, lift the window switch to
the detent for less than half a second and release it when
you want the window to stop.
WARNING!
There is no auto-reverse protection when the window
is almost closed. Be sure to clear all objects from the
window before closing.
Power Windows System Initialization
The power windows may be reset if any of the following
occurs:
•
On the front doors
• Fuse or battery are disconnected when the window is
moving.
• 50 window movements without ever closing the win-
dow.
• On the rear doors (in addition to the condition for the
front doors)
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NOTE:The glove compartment handle is equipped with a
lock. To lock the glove compartment, remove the emer-
gency key from the key fob, insert emergency key into
glove compartment handle lock cylinder and turn the key
to the lock position and remove the key. Use the reverse
sequence to unlock the glove compartment.Dash Storage
The dash storage is located on the right side of the
instrument panel above the glove compartment.
Glove Compartment Release Handle
Dash Storage
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STARTING THE ENGINE
Before starting your vehicle, adjust your seat, adjust both
inside and outside mirrors, and fasten your seat belts.
WARNING!
•Never leave children alone in a vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle.
• Allowing children to be in a vehicle unattended is
dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or others
could be seriously or fatally injured. Children
should be warned not to touch the parking brake,
brake pedal or the transmission gear selector.
• Do not leave the key fob in or near the vehicle (or in
a location accessible to children). A child could
operate power windows, other controls, or move the
vehicle.
Automatic Transmission
The gear selector must be in the PARK or NEUTRAL
position before you can start the engine. Press the brake
pedal before shifting to any driving gear.
NOTE: You must press the brake pedal before shifting out
of PARK.
Normal Starting
NOTE: Normal starting of either a cold or a warm engine
is obtained without pumping or pressing the accelerator
pedal.
Turn the ignition switch to the AVV (START) position and
release it when the engine starts. If the engine fails to start
within 10 seconds, turn the ignition switch to the STOP
(OFF/LOCK) position, wait 10 to 15 seconds, then repeat
the “Normal Starting” procedure.
Cold Weather Operation
To ensure reliable starting at these temperatures, use of an
externally powered electric engine block heater (available
from your authorized dealer) is recommended.
To prevent possible engine damage while starting at low
temperatures, this vehicle will inhibit engine cranking
when the ambient temperature is less than -31°F (-35° C)
and the oil temperature sensor reading indicates an engine
block heater has not been used. The message “plug in
engine heater” will be displayed in the instrument cluster
when the ambient temperature is below -25°F (-32° C) at
the time the engine is shut off as a reminder.
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