This Guide covers the 2024 RAM 1500 LCD display’s features, functions, and customization choices to help you access vehicle information and improve your driving experience.
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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY
Depending on your vehicle’s trim level, features and options may vary.
Your vehicle will be equipped with an instrument cluster display, which offers useful information to the driver.
With the ignition in the OFF mode, opening/closing of a door will activate the display for viewing, and display the total miles, or kilometers, in the odometer. Your instru-ment cluster display is designed to display important information about your vehicle’s systems and features. Using a driver interactive display located on the instru-ment panel, your instrument cluster display can show you how systems are working and give you warnings when they are not. The steering wheel mounted con-trols allow you to scroll through the main menus and submenus. You can access the specific information you want and make selections and adjustments.
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY LOCATION AND CONTROLS
Instrument Cluster Display Screen
Instrument Cluster Display Controls
The system allows the driver to select information by pushing the following instrument cluster display control buttons located on the left side of the steering wheel.
Left Arrow Button
Up Arrow Button
Right Arrow Button
Down Arrow Button
OK Button
Left Arrow Button
Up Arrow Button
Right Arrow Button
Down Arrow Button
OK Button
Menu Button
Up
And Down
Arrow Buttons: Using the up
or down
arrow button allows you to cycle through the main menu items.
Left
And Right
Arrow Buttons: Using the left
or right
arrow button allows you to cycle through the submenu items of the main menu item.
NOTE:
Holding the up / down or left
/ right arrow button will loop the user through the currently selected menu or options presented on the screen.
Main menu and submenus wrap for continuous scrolling.
Upon returning to the main menu, the last submenu screen viewed within that main menu will be displayed.
OK Button:
For Digital Speedometer:
Pushing the OK button changes units (mph or km/h).
Menu Button
Press the Menu button for Home Screen display.
Navigate left or right
to highlight desired tile. Press OK to select desired. Once OK is pressed, cluster will navigate to the selected submenu (e.g. “Audio”).
NOTE:
Exiting the Home Screen Speed Limit tile and Navigation tile with no Ethernet navigates to the Speedometer submenu.
Press up or down select a different screen within the selected category.
If the Menu button is pressed while in this view, the cluster will return to the previously displayed screen.
Press and hold the OK button to enter edit mode. ○ Instruction text may overlay the lower tachometer
For Screen Setup:
OK button allows user to enter menu and submenus.
Within each submenu layer, the left
and Rightarrow buttons will allow the user to select the item of interest.
Pushing the OK button makes the selection and a confirmation screen will appear (returning the user to the first page of the submenu).
Pushing the up
arrow button will exit each submenu layer and return to the main menu.
Custom Tile Configuration
To customize the instrument cluster further, you are
able to select up to five tiles to display information
based on your needs.
Press the MENU button for the Home Screen display
Navigate Left
or Right to highlight the desired tile.
Press OK to select the tile navigate to the selected submenu and press OK again to add your selection to your tile view
If equipped, the main menu options of the home screen are Driver Info, Vehicle Info, Navigation, Audio, and Off-Road
You can customize your Instrument Cluster Display with up to five tiles that may consist of the following:
NOTE:
These options may vary based on your vehicle trim level.
Navigation
Route Set / Route Not Set
TripA/TripB
Vehicle Info
Coolant Temp
Trans Temp
Oil Temp
Oil Pressure
Battery Voltage
Oil Life
Tire Pressure
Fuel Economy
Air Suspension
Driver Info
Driver Assist
Audio
Audio Info
Off-Road
Selec-Terrain / Air Suspension Status
Steering Angle
Pitch
Roll
Trailer Tow
Trailer Trip
Trailer Brake
Trailer Tire Pressure Monitor
OIL LIFE RESET
Use this QR code to access your digital experience.
Your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil change indicator system. The “Oil Change Required” message will display in the instrument cluster display for five Scan me seconds after a single chime has sounded, to indicate the next scheduled oil change
interval. The engine oil change indicator system is duty cycle based, which means the engine oil change inter-val may fluctuate, dependent upon your personal driv-ing style.
Unless reset, this message will continue to display each time you place the ignition in the ON/RUN position. To turn off the message temporarily, push and release the OK or arrow buttons. To reset the oil change indicator system (after performing the scheduled maintenance), refer to the following procedure:
Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition in the ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
Push and release the down arrow button to scroll downward through the main menu to “Vehicle Info.”
Push and release the right arrow button to access the ”Oil Life” screen.
Push and hold the OK button to reset the oil life. If conditions are met, the gauge and numeric display will update to show 100%. If conditions are not met a pop-up message of “To reset oil life engine must be off with ignition in run” will be displayed (for five seconds), and the user will remain at the Oil Life screen.
Push and release the up
or down arrow button to exit the submenu screen.
NOTE:
If the indicator message illuminates when you start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system does not reset. If necessary, repeat this procedure.
DISPLAY MENU ITEMS
Push and release the up or down arrow button until the desired selectable menu icon is highlighted in the instrument cluster display.
Speedometer
Push and release the up or down arrow button until the speedometer menu item is highlighted in the instrument cluster display. Push and release the OK button to cycle the display between mph and km/h.
Speedometer options are as follows:
Analog
Digital
Sport View
Oil Pressure
Speedometer
Tire Pressure
Baja View
Gear
Speedometer
G-Force
Driver Assist
The Driver Assist menu displays the status of the ACC and LaneSense systems.
Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Driver Assist menu is displayed in the instrument cluster display.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Feature
The instrument cluster display displays the current ACC system settings. The information displayed depends on ACC system status.
Push the ACC on/off button (located on the steering wheel) until one of the following displays in the instrument cluster display:
Adaptive Cruise Control Off
When ACC is deactivated, the display will read “Adaptive Cruise Control Off.”
Adaptive Cruise Control Ready
When ACC is activated but the vehicle speed setting has not been selected, the display will read “Adaptive Cruise Control Ready.”
Push the SET + or the SET- button (located on the steering wheel) and the following will display in the instrument cluster display:
ACC SET
When ACC is set, the set speed will display in the instrument cluster .
The ACC screen may display once again if any ACC activity occurs, which may include any of the following:
Distance Setting Change
System Cancel
Driver Override
System Off
ACC Proximity Warning
ACC Unavailable Warning
LaneSense
The instrument cluster display displays the current LaneSense system settings. The information displayed depends on the LaneSense system status and the condi-tions that need to be met.
Vehicle Info
Push and release the up
or down arrow button until the Vehicle Info menu icon is displayed in the instrument cluster display. Push and release the left
or right
arrow button to scroll through the information submenus and push and release the OK button to select or reset the submenus.
BASE AND MIDLINE CLUSTER
Tire Pressure Monitor System
Air Suspension
Coolant Temperature
Trans Temperature
Oil Temperature
Oil Pressure
Oil Life
Battery Voltage
Gauge Summary
Coolant Temp
Trans Temp
Oil Temp
Oil Pressure
Engine Hours
PREMIUM CLUSTER
Fuel Economy
Average
Current
Range to Empty
Gauge Summary
Coolant Temperature
Battery Voltage
Trans Temperature
Oil Summary
Oil Temperature
Oil Life
Oil Pressure
Tire Pressure Monitor System
Stop/Start
Air Suspension Status
Engine Hours
Fuel Economy
Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Fuel Economy menu item is highlighted in the instrument cluster display. Push and hold the OK button to reset the Average Fuel Economy.
Current Fuel Economy
Average Fuel Economy
Range To Empty
Stop/Start
Push and release the up
or down
arrow button until the Stop/Start icon/title is highlighted in the instrument cluster display. The screen will display the Stop/Start status.Off-Road
Push and release the up or down
arrow button until the Off-Road menu icon is displayed in the instrument cluster display. Push and release the left or right arrow button to scroll through the information submenus.
Vehicle Dynamics
Front Wheel Angle: displays the graphical and numerical value of the calculated average front wheel angle from the steering wheel orientation.
Transfer Case Lock Status: displays “Lock” graphic only during 4WD High, 4WD Auto, 4WD Low status.
Axle Lock And Sway Bar Status (If Equipped): dis-plays front and rear or rear only axle locker graphic, and sway bar connection graphic with text message (connected or disconnected).
Pitch And Roll
Displays the pitch and roll of the vehicle in the graphic with the angle number on the screen.
NOTE:
When vehicle speed becomes too high to display the pitch and roll, “- -” will display in place of the numbers, and the graphic will be greyed out. A message indicating the necessary speed for the feature to become available will also be displayed.
Performance Features
Push and release the up
or down arrow button until the Performance icon/title is highlighted in the instrument cluster display. Push and release the left or right
arrow button to scroll through the performance feature submenus.
WARNING!
Measurement of vehicle statistics with the Performance Features is intended for off-highway or track use only and should not be done on any public roadways. It is recommended that these features be used in a controlled environment and within the limits of the law. The capabilities of the vehicle as measured by the performance pages must never be exploited recklessly or dangerously, which can jeopar-dize the user’s safety or the safety of others. Only a safe, attentive, and skillful driver can prevent accidents.
And Down
Arrow Buttons: Using the left
You can customize your Instrument Cluster Display with up to five tiles that may consist of the following:
NOTE:
These options may vary based on your vehicle trim level.
