Ram Trucks 2015 Chassis Cab Commercial - Diesel Supplement User Manual

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When the DEF system needs to be serviced the following

warnings will display:

Service DEF System See Dealer — This message will

display when the fault is initially detected, each time the

vehicle is started, and periodically during driving. The

message will be accompanied by a single chime. We

recommend you drive to your nearest authorized dealer

and have your vehicle serviced as soon as possible.

5 MPH Max Speed in 150 mi Service DEF System See

Dealer

— This message will display if the DEF system

has not been serviced after the “Service DEF System –

See Dealer” message is displayed. This message will

continuously display until the mileage counter reaches

zero, and will be accompanied by a periodic chime.

The message will continue to countdown until it

reaches zero unless the vehicle is serviced. We recom-

mend you drive to your nearest authorized dealer and

have your vehicle serviced immediately.

NOTE:

Under some circumstances this mileage counter

may start with a value of less than 150 miles (241 km). For

example, if recurring faults are detected in a time interval

of less than 40 hours, the counter may restart at the value

where it stopped when a previous fault was temporarily

remedied, or at a minimum of 50 miles (80 km).

5 MPH Max Speed on Restart, Long Idle or Refuel

Service DEF See Dealer

— This message will continu-

ously display when the mileage counter reaches zero,

and will be accompanied by a periodic chime.

• The vehicle will only be capable of a maximum speed

of 5 MPH upon the first of the following conditions to

occur:

• If the vehicle is shutoff and restarted.
• If the vehicle is idled for an extended period of time,

approximately one hour or greater.

• If the system detects that the level of fuel in the tank

has increased.

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