Additional Components Index
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2019 RAM 3500 HD and 2019 RAM 2500 HD. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS INDEX
| Backup Lamp Switch | A plunger-type backup lamp switch is installed through the transmission housing of vehicles equipped with a manual transmission and is actuated by the shifter mechanism within the transmission when REVERSE gear is selected. On vehicles with an optional automatic transmission a stand-alone Transmission Range Sensor (TRS) performs the backup lamp switch function. |
| Brake Lamp Sensor | A Rotatory-type brake lamp sensor is located on the brake pedal support bracket under the instrument panel and is actuated by the brake pedal arm when the brake pedal is pressed. |
| Clockspring - Turn Signal Cancel Cam | The clockspring includes an integral turn signal cancel cam, which provides automatic turn signal cancellation as the steering wheel is rotated back to its centered position following a vehicle turning maneuver. The clockspring is located near the top of the steering column, directly beneath the steering wheel. Select for operation information. |
| Hazard Switch | A latching push button-actuated hazard switch is integral to the switch pod located just below the heater and air conditioner controls in the center stack area of the instrument panel. |
| Instrument Panel Cluster | The IPC is located in the instrument panel above the steering column opening, directly in front of the driver. Select for IPC operation information relative to the exterior lamps and lighting system. Refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) . |
| Park Brake Switch | A park brake switch is located on the park brake lever mechanism on the floor panel transmission tunnel between the two front seats. |
| Radio | The radio allows for a touch screen interface that the customer can use to enable/disable or change the function of certain lighting features and options. |
| Trailer Tow Connector | Vehicles equipped with an optional Trailer Tow package have a trailer tow wire harness that is connected between the body wire harness and the left rear lamp unit to provide a take out and a molded four-way trailer tow connector secured to a bracket near the trailer hitch receiver below the rear bumper. Select for operation information. Refer to TRAILER TOW CONNECTOR . |
| Turn Signal Cancel Cam | The turn signal cancel cam is concealed within the clockspring case on the steering column. The rotor of the clockspring, including the turn signal cancel cam lobes rotate with the steering wheel. When the headlamp switch control stalk is moved to a latched turn signal ON position, a turn signal cancel actuator is extended from the inside surface of the switch housing through a small rectangular opening on the left side of the clockspring case toward the turn signal cancel cam. As the steering wheel is rotated to complete the turn, one of the cam eccentrics will contact the actuator, automatically cancelling the turn signal event and releasing the latched headlamp switch control stalk to the neutral or OFF position. |
| Vehicle System Interface Module (VSIM) | The VSIM is used to enable to the police wig-wag feature for the front and rear exterior lamps. For wig-wag operation information Refer to FRONT HEADLAMPS , and REAR TAIL LAMPS . |
The exterior lighting lamps and their controls are combined to provide the following exterior lighting features: