Dodge 1500 (2012 year). Manual

Uconnect™ Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

䡵 Voice Command — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 134

▫ Voice Command System Operation . . . . . . . . 134
▫ Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
▫ Voice Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

䡵 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

▫ Driver’s Power Seat — If Equipped . . . . . . . 139
▫ Passenger’s Power Seat — If Equipped . . . . . 141
▫ Power Lumbar — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 143
▫ Heated Seats — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
▫ Ventilated Seats — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 146

▫ Manual Seat Adjuster — If Equipped . . . . . . 147
▫ Manual Reclining Seats — If Equipped . . . . . 148
▫ 40-20-40 Front Bench Seat — If Equipped . . . 149
▫ Mega Cab威 Rear Seat Features . . . . . . . . . . . 150
▫ Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

䡵 Driver Memory Seat — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 156

▫ Setting Memory Positions And Linking RKE

Transmitter To Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

▫ Memory Position Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
▫ To Disable A RKE Transmitter Linked To

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

▫ Easy Entry/Exit Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

䡵 To Open And Close The Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

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䡵 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

▫ Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
▫ Automatic Headlights — If Equipped . . . . . . 163
▫ Headlights On With Wipers (Available With

Automatic Headlights Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

▫ Headlight Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
▫ Parking Lights And Panel Lights . . . . . . . . . 164
▫ Fog Lights — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
▫ Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
▫ Cargo Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
▫ Lights-On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
▫ Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
▫ Daytime Running Lights (DRL) — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

▫ Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

䡵 Windshield Wipers And Washers . . . . . . . . . . 169

▫ Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
▫ Windshield Wiper Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
▫ Intermittent Wiper System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
▫ Windshield Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
▫ Mist Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

䡵 Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
䡵 Heated Steering Wheel — If Equipped . . . . . . 172
䡵 Driver Adjustable Pedals — If Equipped . . . . . 173
䡵 Electronic Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

▫ To Activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
▫ To Set A Desired Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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▫ To Deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
▫ To Resume Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
▫ To Vary The Speed Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
▫ To Accelerate For Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

䡵 Parksense威 Rear Park Assist — If Equipped . . . 177

▫ Parksense威 Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
▫ Parksense威 Warning Display . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
▫ Parksense威 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
▫ Enabling And Disabling Parksense威 . . . . . . . 182
▫ Service The Parksense威 Rear Park Assist

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

▫ Cleaning The Parksense威 System . . . . . . . . . 184
▫ Parksense威 System Usage Precautions . . . . . . 184

䡵 Parkview威 Rear Back Up Camera — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

▫ Turning Parkview威 On Or Off — With

Navigation/Multimedia Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 188

▫ Turning Parkview威 On Or Off — Without

Navigation/Multimedia Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 189

䡵 Overhead Console — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 189

▫ Courtesy/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

䡵 Garage Door Opener — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 191

▫ Before You Begin Programming

HomeLink

威 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

▫ Programming A Rolling Code . . . . . . . . . . . 193
▫ Programming A Non-Rolling Code . . . . . . . . 195
▫ Canadian/Gate Operator Programming . . . . 196

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▫ Using HomeLink威 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
▫ Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
▫ Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

䡵 Power Sunroof — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

▫ Open Sunroof — Express Mode . . . . . . . . . . 201
▫ Opening Sunroof — Manual Mode . . . . . . . . 201
▫ Closing Sunroof — Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
▫ Closing Sunroof — Manual Mode . . . . . . . . 201
▫ Pinch Protect Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
▫ Pinch Protect Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
▫ Venting Sunroof — Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
▫ Sunshade Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

▫ Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
▫ Sunroof Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
▫ Ignition Off Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

䡵 Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
䡵 Cigar Lighter And Ash Receiver —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

䡵 Power Inverter — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
䡵 Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

▫ Front Instrument Panel Cupholders —

(40–20–40 Seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

▫ Front Instrument Panel Cupholders — Floor

Mounted Shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

▫ Rear Cupholder — Quad Cab威 . . . . . . . . . . 210
▫ Rear Cupholder — Crew Cab . . . . . . . . . . . 211

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䡵 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

▫ Glove Box Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
▫ Door Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
▫ Center Storage Compartment —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

▫ Second Row In-Floor Storage Bin — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

▫ Seatback Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
▫ Storage (Regular Cab) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
▫ Storage And Seats (Crew Cab) . . . . . . . . . . . 218
▫ Plastic Grocery Bag Retainers

(Regular Cab Models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

䡵 Rear Window Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

▫ Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
▫ Power Sliding Rear Window —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

▫ Manual Sliding Rear Window —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

䡵 Fold Flat Load Floor — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 221
䡵 Rambox威 — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

▫ Rambox威 Integrated Box Side Storage Bins . . 224
▫ Rambox威 Safety Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
▫ Bed Extender — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
▫ Bed Rail Tie-Down System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

䡵 Slide-In Campers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

▫ Camper Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

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䡵 Easy-Off Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

▫ Disconnecting The Rear Camera — If

Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

▫ Removing The Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
▫ Locking Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

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MIRRORS

Inside Day/Night Mirror

A two-point pivot system allows for horizontal and
vertical adjustment of the mirror. Adjust the mirror to
center on the view through the rear window. The mirror
should be adjusted while set in the day position (toward
the windshield).

Headlight glare can be reduced by moving the small
control lever under the mirror to the night position (lever
flipped toward the rear of vehicle).

Automatic Dimming Mirror — If Equipped

This mirror automatically adjusts for headlight glare
from vehicles behind you. You can turn the feature on or
off by pressing the button at the base of the mirror. A light

Adjusting Rearview Mirror

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to the left of the button will illuminate to indicate when
the dimming feature is activated. The sensor to the right
of the button does not illuminate.

NOTE:

This feature is disabled when the vehicle is

moving in reverse.

CAUTION!

To avoid damage to the mirror during cleaning, never
spray any cleaning solution directly onto the mirror.
Apply the solution onto a clean cloth and wipe the
mirror clean.

Outside Mirrors

To receive maximum benefit, adjust the outside mirror(s)
to center on the adjacent lane of traffic with a slight
overlap of the view obtained on the inside mirror.

Automatic Dimming Mirror

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WARNING!

Vehicles and other objects seen in a passenger side
convex mirror will look smaller and farther away
than they really are. Relying too much on your
passenger side convex mirror could cause you to
collide with another vehicle or other object. Use your
inside mirror when judging the size or distance of a
vehicle seen in the passenger side convex mirror.
Some vehicles will not have a convex right side
mirror.

Outside Mirrors Folding Feature

All outside mirrors are designed to be able to be manu-
ally folded both forward and rearward to prevent dam-
age.

CAUTION!

It is recommended to fold the mirrors into the full
rearward position to resist damage when entering a
car wash or a narrow location.

Folding Mirror

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Power Mirrors — If Equipped

The controls for the power mirrors are located on the
driver’s door trim panel.

The power mirror controls consist of mirror select but-
tons and a four-way mirror control switch.

To adjust a mirror, press either the L (left) or R (right)
button to select the mirror that you want to adjust.

NOTE:

A light in the select button will illuminate

indicating the mirror is activated and can be adjusted.

Power Mirror Controls

1 — Mirror Select Buttons
2 — Four-Way Mirror Control Switch

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Using the mirror control switch, press on any of the four
arrows for the direction that you want the mirror to
move.

Heated Mirrors — If Equipped

These mirrors are heated to melt frost or ice. This
feature is activated whenever you turn on the rear

window defroster. Refer to “Rear Window Features” in
“Understanding The Features Of Your Vehicle” for fur-
ther information.

Driver’s Automatic Dimming Mirror — If Equipped

The driver’s outside mirror will automatically adjust for
glare from vehicles behind you. This feature is controlled
by the inside automatic dimming mirror and can be
turned on or off by pressing the button at the base of the
inside mirror. The mirror will automatically adjust for
headlight glare when the inside mirror adjusts.

Illuminated Vanity Mirror — If Equipped

Illuminated vanity mirrors are located on each sun visor.
To use the mirror, rotate the sun visor down and swing
the mirror cover upward. The lights will turn on auto-
matically. Closing the mirror cover turns off the light.

Power Mirror Movement

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“Slide-On-Rod” Features Of Sun Visor — If
Equipped

The sun visor “Slide-On-Rod” feature allows for addi-
tional flexibility in positioning the visor to block out the
sun.

To use the “Slide-On-Rod” feature, rotate the sun visor
downward and unclip it. Pull the sun visor along the
“Slide-On-Rod” until the sun visor is in the desired
position.

Illuminated Vanity Mirror

Slide-On-Rod Extender

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Trailer Towing Mirrors — If Equipped

These mirrors are designed with an adjustable mirror
head to provide a greater vision range when towing
extra-wide loads. To change position inboard or out-
board, the mirror head should be rotated (flipped in or
out).

NOTE:

Fold the trailer towing mirrors rearward prior to

entering an automated car wash.

A small blindspot mirror is located next to main mirror
and can be adjusted separately.

Trailer Towing Position

Blindspot Mirror

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Uconnect™ Phone — IF EQUIPPED

Uconnect™ Phone is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-
vehicle communications system. Uconnect™ Phone al-
lows you to dial a phone number with your mobile
phone using simple voice commands (e.g., “Call”

“Mike”

ѧ “Work” or “Dial” ѧ “248-555-1212”). Your

mobile phone’s audio is transmitted through your vehi-
cle’s audio system; the system will automatically mute
your radio when using the Uconnect™ Phone.

NOTE:

The Uconnect™ Phone requires a mobile phone

equipped with the Bluetooth

威 “Hands-Free Profile”, Ver-

sion 0.96 or higher. See the Uconnect™ website for
supported phones.

For Uconnect™ customer support, visit the following
websites:

• www.chrysler.com/uconnect
• www.dodge.com/uconnect

• www.jeep.com/uconnect
• or call 1–877–855–8400

Uconnect™ Phone allows you to transfer calls between
the system and your mobile phone as you enter or exit
your vehicle and enables you to mute the system’s
microphone for private conversation.

The Uconnect™ Phone is driven through your
Bluetooth

威 “Hands-Free Profile” mobile phone.

Uconnect™ features Bluetooth

威 technology - the global

standard that enables different electronic devices to con-
nect to each other without wires or a docking station, so
Uconnect™ Phone works no matter where you stow your
mobile phone (be it your purse, pocket, or briefcase), as
long as your phone is turned on and has been paired to
the vehicle’s Uconnect™ Phone. The Uconnect™ Phone
allows up to seven mobile phones to be linked to the

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system. Only one linked (or paired) mobile phone can be
used with the system at a time. The system is available in
English, Spanish, or French languages.

WARNING!

Any voice commanded system should be used only
in safe driving conditions following local laws and
phone use. All attention should be kept on the
roadway ahead. Failure to do so may result in a
collision causing serious injury or death.

Uconnect™ Phone Button

The radio or steering wheel controls (if
equipped) will contain the two control buttons
(Uconnect™ Phone

button and Voice Com-

mand

button) that will enable you to

access the system. When you press the button you will
hear the word Uconnect™ followed by a BEEP. The beep
is your signal to give a command.

Voice Command Button

Actual button location may vary with the ra-
dio. The individual buttons are described in the
“Operation” section.

The Uconnect™ Phone can be used with any Hands-Free
Profile certified Bluetooth

威 mobile phone. See the

Uconnect™ website for supported phones. Refer to your
mobile service provider or the phone manufacturer for
details.

The Uconnect™ Phone is fully integrated with the vehi-
cle’s audio system. The volume of the Uconnect™ Phone
can be adjusted either from the radio volume control
knob or from the steering wheel radio control (right
switch), if so equipped.

The radio display will be used for visual prompts from
the Uconnect™ Phone such as “CELL” or caller ID on
certain radios.

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Operation

Voice commands can be used to operate the Uconnect™
Phone and to navigate through the Uconnect™ Phone
menu structure. Voice commands are required after most
Uconnect™ Phone prompts. You will be prompted for a
specific command and then guided through the available
options.

• Prior to giving a voice command, one must wait for

the beep, which follows the “Ready” prompt or an-
other prompt.

• For certain operations, compound commands can be

used. For example, instead of saying “Setup” and then
“Pair a Device”, the following compound command
can be said: “Pair a Bluetooth

威 Device”.

• For each feature explanation in this section, only the

compound form of the voice command is given. You
can also break the commands into parts and say each
part of the command when you are asked for it. For

example, you can use the compound form voice
command “Phonebook New Entry”, or you can break
the compound form command into two voice com-
mands: “Phonebook” and “New Entry”. Please re-
member, the Uconnect™ Phone works best when you
talk in a normal conversational tone, as if speaking to
someone sitting a few feet/meters away from you.

Voice Command Tree
Refer to “Voice Tree” in this section.

Help Command
If you need assistance at any prompt, or if you want to
know your options at any prompt, say “Help” following
the beep. The Uconnect™ Phone will play some of the
options at any prompt if you ask for help.

To activate the Uconnect™ Phone, simply press the
button and follow the audible prompts for directions.
Uconnect™ Phone sessions begin with a press of the
button on the radio control head.

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