Document Outline

• Introduction
  • Congratulations
  • Safety and Environment Protection
    • Warning symbols in this guide
    • Warning symbols on your vehicle
    • Protecting the environment
  • Perchlorate material
  • Breaking-in your vehicle
  • Special Notices
    • New Vehicle Limited Warranty
    • Special instructions
    • Notice to owners of diesel-powered vehicles
    • Notice to owners of pickup trucks and utility type vehicles
    • Using your vehicle with a snowplow
    • Using your vehicle as an ambulance
    • Using your vehicle as a stationary power source (PTO)
  • Data Recording
    • Service Data Recording
    • Event Data Recording
    • Vehicle Modification Data Recording
  • Cell phone use
  • Export unique (Non–United States/Canada) vehicle specific information
• Instrument Cluster
  • Warning lights and chimes
  • Gauges
  • Standard message center
    • Selectable features
      • Info (information menu)
      • System check and vehicle feature customization
      • Compass zone/calibration adjustment
      • System warnings
  • Optional message center (if equipped)
    • Main menu
      • Gauge Mode
      • Trip A/B
      • Fuel Economy
      • Truck Apps (if equipped)
      • Settings
      • Information
      • Compass/transmission indicator displays
      • System warnings and status messages
• Entertainment Systems
  • Audio systems
    • AM/FM stereo system (if equipped)
    • AM/FM stereo single CD/satellite-compatible sound system (if equipped)
    • Auxiliary input jack (if equipped)
    • USB port (if equipped)
  • General audio information
    • Satellite radio information (if equipped)
  • Navigation system (if equipped)
  • SYNC (if equipped)
• Climate Controls
  • Single Zone Climate Control
    • Operating tips
  • Dual Zone Automatic Temperature Control (if equipped)
    • Operating tips
  • Rear window defroster (if equipped)
  • Remote start climate operation (if equipped)
• Lights
  • Headlamp Control
    • Autolamp control (if equipped)
    • Fog lamp control (if equipped)
    • High beams
    • Flash-to-pass
    • Daytime running lamps (DRL) (if equipped)
  • PANEL DIMMER CONTROL
  • Aiming the headlamps
    • Vertical aim adjustment
  • TURN SIGNAL CONTROL
  • Interior Lamps
    • Front map lamps (if equipped)
  • Bulb Replacement
    • Lamp assembly condensation
    • Replacing exterior bulbs
      • Replacing headlamps, park lamps, turn lamps
      • Replacing brake/tail/turn/back-up lamp bulbs (pick-ups only)
      • Replacing brake/tail/turn/back-up lamp bulbs (chassis cabs only) (if equipped)
      • Replacing cargo lamp and high-mount brakelamp bulbs
      • Replacing front clearance and identification lamp bulbs
      • Replacing fog lamp bulbs (if equipped)
      • Replacing license plate lamp bulbs
• Driver Controls
  • Multi-function lever
    • Windshield wiper rainlamp feature (if equipped with autolamp)
  • Tilt/Telescope Steering Wheel
  • Illuminated visor mirror (if equipped)
  • Overhead console (if equipped)
    • Storage compartment (if equipped)
  • Center console (if equipped)
  • Auxiliary power point (12V DC)
    • Power point (110V AC) (if equipped)
  • Power Windows (if equipped)
    • One-touch down
    • Window lock (if equipped)
    • Power sliding back window (if equipped)
    • Accessory delay
  • Interior mirror
    • Automatic dimming interior rear view mirror (if equipped)
  • Exterior Mirrors
    • Power side view mirrors (if equipped)
    • Heated outside mirrors (if equipped)
    • Fold-away mirrors
      • Powerfold mirrors (if equipped)
    • Telescoping mirrors (if equipped)
    • Memory mirrors (if equipped)
    • Mirror-mounted side turn signal indicator (if equipped)
    • Clearance lamps (if equipped)
  • Power Adjustable Foot Pedals (if equipped)
  • Speed control (if equipped)
    • Using speed control
      • Setting speed control
      • Disengaging a set speed
      • Resuming a set speed
      • Increasing speed while using speed control
      • Reducing speed while using speed control
      • Turning off speed control
  • STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS (IF EQUIPPED)
    • Audio control features
  • Upfitter controls (if equipped)
  • Moon roof (if equipped)
  • Universal garage door opener (if equipped)
    • Car2U Home Automation System (if equipped)
      • Types of garage door openers (rolling code and fixed code)
      • Rolling code programming
      • Fixed code programming
      • Erasing the Car2U Home Automation System buttons
      • FCC and RSS-210 Industry Canada Compliance
  • Positive Retention Floor Mat (if equipped)
  • Tailgate lock (if equipped)
    • Tailgate removal
    • Tailgate step (if equipped)
    • Bed extender (if equipped)
• Locks and Security
  • Keys
  • MyKey (if equipped)
  • Power door locks (if equipped)
    • Smart locks (if equipped)
    • Autolock feature (if equipped)
      • Deactivating/activating autolock feature
      • Power door lock switch autolock enable/disable procedure
      • Keyless entry keypad autolock enable/disable procedure
      • Autounlock feature (if equipped)
      • Deactivating/activating autounlock feature
      • Power door lock switch autounlock enable/disable procedure
      • Keyless entry keypad autounlock enable/disable procedure
  • Childproof door locks (if equipped)
  • Remote entry system (if equipped)
    • Two step door unlocking
      • One step door unlocking
      • Switching from two step to one step door unlocking
    • Locking the doors
    • Car finder
    • Sounding a panic alarm
    • Memory feature (seat, mirrors and adjustable pedals)
      • Programming memory feature to transmitter
      • Deprogramming memory feature from transmitter
    • Replacing the battery
    • Replacing lost Integrated Keyhead Transmitters (IKTs)
      • How to reprogram your Integrated Keyhead Transmitters (IKTs)
    • Illuminated entry
    • Remote start (if equipped)
  • SecuriCode™ keyless entry system (if equipped)
    • Programming a personal entry code and keypad association to memory feature
    • Erasing personal code
    • Anti-scan feature
    • Unlocking and locking the doors using keyless entry
  • Securilock passive anti-theft system (if equipped)
    • Automatic arming
    • Automatic disarming
    • Replacement keys
    • Programming spare keys
  • Perimeter alarm system (if equipped)
    • Arming the system
    • Disarming the system
      • Triggering the anti-theft system
• Seating and Safety Restraints
  • Front seats
    • Adjustable head restraints
      • Front row center non-adjustable head restraint (if equipped)
    • Front seat
    • 20 percent front seat armrest and console (if equipped)
    • Adjusting the front power seat (if equipped)
    • Using the power lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Using the manual lumbar support (if equipped)
    • Heated and cooled seats (if equipped)
      • Climate controlled seats air filter replacement (if equipped)
    • Memory seats/power mirrors/adjustable pedals (if equipped)
    • Easy-access/easy-out feature (if equipped)
  • Rear seats
    • Non-adjustable second-row head restraints
    • Folding up the rear seats (SuperCab)
      • Returning the seat to seating position
    • Folding the rear seatback (Crew Cab)
      • Folding up the rear seat cushion
      • Returning the seat to the seating position
      • Rear center armrest (if equipped)
      • Rear under seat storage (if equipped) (Crew Cab)
  • Safety restraints
    • Safety restraints precautions
    • Combination lap and shoulder belts
      • Safety belt with cinch tongue (front and rear center seat only)
      • How to fasten the cinch tongue
      • Restraint of pregnant women
    • Vehicle sensitive mode
    • Belt sensitive mode
    • Automatic locking mode
      • When to use the automatic locking mode
      • How to use the automatic locking mode
      • How to disengage the automatic locking mode
    • Energy management feature
    • Safety belt pretensioner
    • Safety belt extension assembly
    • Front safety belt height adjustment
    • Safety belt warning light and indicator chime
      • Conditions of operation
    • Belt-Minder
      • Deactivating/activating the Belt-Minder feature (Driver only)
  • Airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS)
    • Important SRS precautions
    • Children and airbags
    • How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
    • Seat-mounted side airbag system (if equipped)
      • How does the side airbag system work?
    • Safety Canopy System (if equipped)
      • How does the Safety Canopy System work?
    • Determining if the system is operational
    • SOS Post-Crash Alert System™
    • Passenger airbag ON/OFF switch (if equipped)
      • Turning the passenger airbag off
      • Turning the passenger airbag back on
      • NHTSA deactivation criteria (excluding Canada)
      • Transport Canada deactivation criteria (Canada Only)
    • Disposal of airbags and airbag equipped vehicles
  • Safety restraints for children
    • Important child restraint precautions
      • Recommendations for attaching child safety restraints for children
    • Transporting children
  • Safety seats for children
    • Infant and/or toddler seats
    • Installing child safety seats with automatic locking mode combination lap and shoulder belts (front passenger and rear outboard seating positions)
      • Installing child safety seats in cinch tongue combination lap and shoulder belt seating positions (All front center and Super/Crew cab rear center positions)
    • Attaching child safety seats with LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) attachments
    • Attaching child safety seats with tether straps
      • Tether strap attachment (rear SuperCab only)
    • Child booster seats
      • When children should use booster seats
      • Types of booster seats
      • The importance of shoulder belts
    • Child restraint and safety belt maintenance
• Tires, Wheels and Loading
  • Notice to utility vehicle and truck owners
  • Vehicle characteristics
    • Four-wheel drive (4WD) system (if equipped)
    • How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
  • Information about uniform tire quality grading
    • Treadwear
    • Traction AA A B C
    • Temperature A B C
  • Tires
    • Glossary of tire terminology
  • Inflating your tires
    • Tire inflation information
  • Tire care
    • Inspecting your tires and wheel valve stems
    • Tire wear
    • Damage
    • U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN)
    • Tire replacement requirements
    • Safety practices
      • Highway hazards
    • Tire and wheel alignment
    • Tire rotation
  • Information contained on the tire sidewall
    • Information on “P” type tires
    • Additional information contained on the tire sidewall for “LT” type tires
    • Information on “T” type tires
    • Location of the tire label
  • Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) (if equipped)
    • Changing tires with a TPMS
    • Understanding your tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
      • When your temporary spare tire is installed
      • When you believe your system is not operating properly
      • When inflating your tires
      • How temperature affects your tire pressure
    • TPMS reset procedure
      • Overview
      • Performing the TPMS reset procedure
  • Snow tires and chains
  • Vehicle loading – with and without a trailer
    • Special loading instructions for owners of pick-up trucks and utility-type vehicles
  • Trailer towing
    • Preparing to tow
    • Hitches
      • Hitch ratings
      • Weight-distributing hitch
      • Fifth-wheel trailer hitch (if equipped)
    • Safety chains
    • Trailer brakes
      • Integrated trailer brake controller (if equipped)
    • Trailer lamps
    • Driving while you tow
    • Trailer towing safety tips
      • General
      • Loading
      • Braking
      • Backing-up
      • Tires
    • Launching or retrieving a boat
  • Recreational towing
• Driving
  • Starting
    • Positions of the ignition
    • Preparing to start your vehicle
      • Important safety precautions
    • Starting the engine
    • Cold weather starting (flexible fuel vehicles only)
    • If the engine fails to start using the preceding instructions (flexible fuel vehicles only)
    • Guarding against exhaust fumes
    • Important ventilating information
  • Engine block heater (if equipped)
  • Brakes
    • Four-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS)
      • Using ABS
      • Brake assist
      • ABS warning lamp
    • Parking brake
  • Engine only traction control (All dual rear wheel (DRW) vehicles)
  • AdvanceTrac with Roll Stability Control™ (RSC) stability enhancement system (All single rear wheel (SRW) vehicles)
  • Hill descent control (if equipped)
  • Steering
  • Electronic locking differential (ELD) (if equipped)
    • Activating the electronic locking differential (ELD)
  • Preparing to drive
  • Brake-shift interlock
  • Automatic transmission operation
    • Understanding the shift positions of the 5–speed automatic transmission (if equipped)
    • Understanding the shift positions of the 6–speed automatic transmission (if equipped)
      • Understanding your SelectShift Automatic™ transmission (SST) gearshift lever
    • Hill start assist (HSA)
    • If your vehicle gets stuck in mud or snow
  • Reverse sensing system (if equipped)
  • Rearview camera system (if equipped)
  • Four-wheel drive (4WD) operation (if equipped)
    • Manual Shift On Stop (MSOS) 4x4 system (if equipped)
    • Electronic Shift On the Fly (ESOF) 4x4 system (if equipped)
    • 4WD system indicator lights
    • Using a Manual Shift On Stop (MSOS) 4x4 system (if equipped)
      • Shifting from 2H (2WD) to 4H (4x4 High)
      • Shifting from 4H (4x4 High) to 2H (2WD)
      • Shifting from 2H (2WD) or 4H (4x4 High) to 4L (4x4 Low)
      • Shifting from 4L (4x4 Low) to 4H (4x4 High) or 2H (2WD)
      • Using the N (Neutral) position
    • Using the electronic shift 4WD system (if equipped)
      • Shifting between 2H (4X2) and 4H (4X4 high)
      • Shifting to/from 4L (4X4 low)
    • Driving off-road with truck and utility vehicles
      • How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
      • Basic operating principles
      • If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement
      • If your vehicle gets stuck
      • Emergency maneuvers
      • Parking
      • 4WD systems
      • Normal characteristics
      • Sand
      • Mud and water
      • Driving on hilly or sloping terrain
      • Driving on snow and ice
      • Maintenance and modifications
  • Vehicle used as a stationary power source
  • Driving through water
  • Snowplowing
    • Installing the snowplow
    • Operating the vehicle with the snowplow attached
    • Snowplowing with your airbag-equipped vehicle
      • Transmission operation while plowing
• Roadside Emergencies
  • Roadside Assistance
    • Vehicles sold in the U.S. : Getting roadside assistance
    • Vehicles sold in the U.S. : Using roadside assistance
    • Vehicles sold in Canada : Getting roadside assistance
    • Vehicles sold in Canada : Using roadside assistance
  • Hazard Flasher Control
  • Fuel Pump Shut-off
  • Fuses and relays
    • Fuses
      • Standard fuse amperage rating and color
    • Passenger compartment fuse panel
    • Power distribution box
  • Changing the tires
    • Dissimilar spare tire/wheel information
    • Stopping and securing the vehicle
    • Location of the spare tire and tools
      • Removing t