Dodge Ram Truck 1500-2500-3500. Manual — part 12

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Yellow or bright color test indicator, if equipped.

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Low battery fluid level.

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Generator drive belt condition and tension.

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Fuel fumes or leakage, correct if necessary.

CAUTION: If the cause of starting problem on disabled vehicle is severe, damage to booster vehicle charg-
ing system can result.

2. When using another vehicle as a booster source, park the booster vehicle within cable reach. Turn off all acces-

sories, set the parking brake, place the automatic transmission in PARK or the manual transmission in NEUTRAL
and turn the ignition OFF.

3. On disabled vehicle, place gear selector in park or neutral and set park brake. Turn off all accessories.

4. Connect jumper cables to booster battery. RED clamp to positive terminal (+). BLACK clamp to negative terminal

(-). DO NOT allow clamps at opposite end of cables to touch, electrical arc will result. Review all warnings in this
procedure.

5. On disabled vehicle, connect RED jumper cable clamp to positive (+) terminal. Connect BLACK jumper cable

clamp to engine ground as close to the ground cable attaching point as possible.

6. Start the engine in the vehicle which has the booster battery, let the engine idle a few minutes, then start the

engine in the vehicle with the discharged battery.

CAUTION: Do not crank starter motor on disabled vehicle for more than 15 seconds, starter will overheat
and could fail.

7. Allow battery in disabled vehicle to charge to at least 12.4 volts (75% charge) before attempting to start engine.

If engine does not start within 15 seconds, stop cranking engine and allow starter to cool (15 min.), before crank-
ing again.

DISCONNECT CABLE CLAMPS AS FOLLOWS:

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Disconnect BLACK cable clamp from engine ground on disabled vehicle.

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When using a Booster vehicle, disconnect BLACK cable clamp from battery negative terminal. Disconnect RED
cable clamp from battery positive terminal.

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Disconnect RED cable clamp from battery positive terminal on disabled vehicle.

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HOISTING

STANDARD PROCEDURE - HOISTING

Refer to the Owner’s Manual for emergency vehicle
lifting procedures.

WARNING: THE HOISTING AND JACK LIFTING
POINTS PROVIDED ARE FOR A COMPLETE VEHI-
CLE. WHEN A CHASSIS OR DRIVETRAIN COMPO-
NENT

IS

REMOVED

FROM A VEHICLE,

THE

CENTER OF GRAVITY IS ALTERED MAKING SOME
HOISTING CONDITIONS UNSTABLE. PROPERLY
SUPPORT OR SECURE VEHICLE TO HOISTING
DEVICE WHEN THESE CONDITIONS EXIST.

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FLOOR JACK

When properly positioned, a floor jack can be used to
lift a vehicle. Support the vehicle in the raised position
with jack stands at the front and rear ends of the
frame rails.

CAUTION: Do not lift vehicle with a floor jack posi-
tioned under:

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An axle tube.

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A body side sill.

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A steering linkage component.

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A drive shaft.

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The engine or transmission oil pan.

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The fuel tank.

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A front suspension arm.

NOTE: Use the correct front frame rail lifting loca-
tions only.

1 - BODY MOUNT BRACKET
2 - FRONT LIFT PAD
3 - TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER BRACKET
4 - FRAME RAIL

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NOTE: Use the correct rear frame rail lifting loca-
tions only.

HOIST

A vehicle can be lifted with:

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A single-post, frame-contact hoist.

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A twin-post, chassis hoist.

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A ramp-type, drive-on hoist.

NOTE: When a frame-contact type hoist is used,
verify that the lifting pads are positioned properly.

1 - FRAME RAIL
2 - REAR LIFT PAD
3 - LEAF SPRING MOUNTING BRACKET
4 - BOX MOUNTING BRACKET

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