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16. Trailer Brake Control Panel (IfEquipped). See “Integrated
Trailer Brake Control System”
under Towing Equipment
0 296.
17. ENGINE START/STOP. See Ignition Positions (Keyless
Access) 0208 or
Ignition Positions (Key Access)
0 210.
18. Steering Wheel Controls (If Equipped). See the
infotainment manual.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Base
Level) 0148 or
Driver Information Center (DIC)
(Midlevel and Uplevel) 0149.
19. Horn 0120.
20. Hood Release. See Hood
0 330.
21. Steering Wheel Adjustment
0119 (Out of View).
22. Cruise Control 0243.
Adaptive Cruise Control (1500
Series) 0245 (If Equipped). Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System
0268 (If Equipped).
23. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0138.
24. Electric Parking Brake 0233.
25. Fog Lamps 0170 (If
Equipped).
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0172.
Exterior Cargo Lamps 0171.
Exterior Lamp Controls 0165.
Task Lighting 0171 (If
Equipped).

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Instruments and
Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . 119
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 120
Heated Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 120
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 120
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wireless Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning Lights, Gauges, andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Engine Oil Pressure Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Voltmeter Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Seat Belt Reminders . . . . . . . . . 136
Airbag Readiness Light . . . . . . . 136
Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Charging System Light . . . . . . . 138
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (Check Engine Light) . . . . . . . . 138
Brake System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Service Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Antilock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Four-Wheel-Drive Light . . . . . . . 142
Tow/Haul Mode Light . . . . . . . . . 142
Hill Descent Control Light . . . . 142
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) Light (2500/3500
Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light (1500 Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Vehicle Ahead Indicator . . . . . . 143
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . 143
Traction Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Traction Control System (TCS)/ Electronic Stability Control
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) Off Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driver Mode Control Light . . . . 145
Tire Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Engine Oil Pressure Light
(Uplevel Cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . 146
Security Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front Fog Lamp Light . . . . . . . . . 147
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 147
Cruise Control Light . . . . . . . . . . 147
Door Ajar Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Information Displays
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Base Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Driver Information Center (DIC) (Midlevel and Uplevel) . . . . . . 149
Head-Up Display (HUD) . . . . . . 152
Vehicle Messages
Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine Power Messages . . . . . 156
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 156
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 157

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Security Light
The security light should come on
briefly as the engine is started. If it
does not come on, have the vehicle
serviced by your dealer. If the
system is working normally, the
indicator light turns off.
If the light stays on and the engine
does not start, there could be a
problem with the theft-deterrent
system. SeeImmobilizer Operation
0 39.
High-Beam On Light
This light comes on when the
high-beam headlamps are in use.
See Headlamp High/Low-Beam
Changer 0167.
IntelliBeam Light
This light comes on when the
IntelliBeam system, if equipped, is
enabled. See Exterior Lamp
Controls 0165.
Front Fog Lamp Light
For vehicles with fog lamps, this
light comes on when the fog lamps
are on. The light goes out when the fog
lamps are turned off. See
Fog
Lamps 0170.
Lamps On Reminder
This light comes on when the
exterior lamps are in use, except
when only the Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) are active. See
Exterior Lamp Controls 0165.
Cruise Control Light

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 165
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 169
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Task Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Exterior Cargo Lamps . . . . . . . . 171
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Battery Load Management . . . 174
Battery Power Protection . . . . . 174
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
O: Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL
back on.

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For vehicles first sold in Canada, off
will only work when the vehicle is in
P (Park).
AUTO :Automatically turns on the
headlamps, parking lamps,
taillamps, instrument panel lights,
roof marker lamps (if equipped),
front/rear sidemarker lamps, and
license plate lamps.
;: Turns on the parking lamps
including all lamps, except the
headlamps and fog lamps,
if equipped.
2: Turns on the headlamps
together with the parking lamps,
taillamps, instrument panel lights,
roof marker lamps (if equipped),
front/rear sidemarker lamps, and
license plate lamps.
For some trim levels and series of
trucks first sold in Canada, the
headlamps may turn on with the
parking lamps."
When the headlamps are turned on
while the vehicle is on, the
headlamps turn off automatically
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off. When the headlamps are turned on while the vehicle is off,
the headlamps will stay on for
10 minutes before turning off to
prevent the battery from being
drained. Turn the headlamp control
off and then back to the headlamp
on position to make the headlamps
stay on for an additional 10 minutes.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the ignition must be on
or in ACC/ACCESSORY.
K:
If equipped, turns on the task
lighting. See Task Lighting 0171.
IntelliBeam System
If equipped, this system turns the
vehicle's high-beam headlamps on
and off according to surrounding
traffic conditions.
The system turns the high-beam
headlamps on when it is dark
enough and there is no other traffic
present.
This light
bcomes on in the
instrument cluster when the
IntelliBeam system is enabled. Turning On and Enabling
IntelliBeam
To enable the IntelliBeam system,
press the button on the end of the
turn signal lever when the exterior
lamp control is in the AUTO or
2
position. The blue high-beam on
light appears on the instrument
cluster when the high beams are on.
Driving with IntelliBeam
The system only activates the high
beams when driving over 40 km/h
(25 mph).
There is a sensor near the top
center of the windshield that
automatically controls the system.

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Keep this area of the windshield
clear of debris to allow for best
system performance.
The high-beam headlamps remain
on, under the automatic control,
until one of the following situations
occurs:
.The system detects an
approaching vehicle's
headlamps.
. The system detects a preceding
vehicle's taillamps.
. The outside light is bright
enough that high-beam
headlamps are not required.
. The vehicle's speed drops below
20 km/h (12 mph).
. The IntelliBeam system is
disabled by the button on the
turn signal lever. If this happens,
press the button on the end of
the turn signal lever when the
exterior lamp control is in the
AUTO or
2position. The
instrument cluster light will come
on to indicate the IntelliBeam is reactivated. See
Headlamp
High/Low-Beam Changer 0167
and
Flash-to-Pass 0168.
The high beams may not turn off
automatically if the system cannot
detect another vehicle's lamps
because of any of the following:
. The other vehicle's lamps are
missing, damaged, obstructed
from view, or otherwise
undetected.
. The other vehicle's lamps are
covered with dirt, snow, and/or
road spray.
. The other vehicle's lamps cannot
be detected due to dense
exhaust, smoke, fog, snow, road
spray, mist, or other airborne
obstructions.
. The vehicle's windshield is dirty,
cracked, or obstructed by
something that blocks the view
of the light sensor. .
The vehicle is loaded such that
the front end points upward,
causing the light sensor to aim
high and not detect headlamps
and taillamps.
. Driving on winding or hilly roads.
The automatic high-beam
headlamps may need to be disabled
if any of the above conditions exist.
Exterior Lamps Off
Reminder
A reminder chime sounds when the
headlamps or parking lamps are
manually turned on, the ignition is
off, and a door is open. To disable
the chime, turn the lamps off.
Headlamp High/
Low-Beam Changer
Push the turn signal lever toward
the instrument panel to change the
headlamps from low to high beam.
Pull or push the turn signal lever to
return to low-beam headlamps.

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Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Move the turn signal lever all the
way up or down to signal a turn.
Partially raise or lower the lever for
less than one second until the arrow
starts to flash to signal a lane
change. This causes the turn
signals to automatically flash three
times. It will flash six times if Tow/
Haul Mode is active. Holding the
turn signal lever for more than
one second will cause the turn
signals to flash until the lever is
released.The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released.
If after signaling a turn or a lane
change the arrows flash rapidly or
do not come on, a signal bulb could
be burned out. If equipped with LED
turn signals, see your dealer.
Replace any burned out bulbs. If a
bulb is not burned out, check the
fuse. See
Fuses and Circuit
Breakers 0370.
Turn Signal On Chime
If the turn signal is left on for more
than 1.2 km (0.75 mi), a chime
sounds at each flash of the turn
signal. A message may appear in
the Driver Information Center (DIC).
See Vehicle Messages 0156. To
turn the chime and message off,
move the turn signal lever to the off
position.
Fog Lamps
If equipped, the fog lamp control is
near the exterior lamp control to the
left of the steering column.
The ignition must be on for the fog
lamps to come on.
#: Press to turn the fog lamps on
or off. A light will come on in the
instrument cluster.
When the fog lamps are turned on,
the parking lamps automatically
turn on.

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When the headlamps are changed
to high beam, the fog lamps also go
off. When the high-beam headlamps
are turned off, the fog lamps will
come on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on with
the fog lamps.
Task Lighting
If equipped, task lighting projects
light from the outside mirrors away
from the vehicle.While the vehicle is parked, press
Kto select one of the following
options:
. Left and Right Task Lights
Illuminated
. Left Task Light Illuminated
. Right Task Light Illuminated
. Left and Right Task Lights Off
If the vehicle leaves a parked
position, the lights will immediately
turn off.
If the vehicle is off, the lights will
stay on for approximately
10 minutes.
If any Task lights are on, if the
button has not been pressed after
approximately 5 seconds, pressing
it again will turn off all Task Lights.Exterior Cargo Lamps
The cargo lamps provide more light
in the cargo area or on the sides of
the vehicle, if needed. The lamps
inside the pickup box, in the tailgate
handle, for the hitch, and/or the
cargo mirror lamps also turn on,
if equipped.
If the vehicle is in P (Park),
R (Reverse), or N (Neutral) the
Cargo Lamp Switch causes the
lights to cycle through the following
states for each button press:
- Initial Press:
- CHMSL/Cargo Bed Lights - On