Another Stupid Question

[hitchjnj]

I have another stupid question. I have a new 2012 3500 ST DRW 68RFE Auto transmission, I now have a 1000 miles on it 300 being towing miles. I have a minor issue that the dealer and Chrysler can't answer.



Whenever I have a warning in my EVIC(Electronic Vehicle Information Center) such as "Drivers Seat Belt not buckled" or "Trailer disconnected" I get a small white box with an i in it that comes on. It is located just to the left of the temperture reading. For the seat belt as soon as the message switches off the box goes away, for the trailer disconnected message a warning light stays on and the box stays on until you shut of the truck and restart.



My thought is that whenever you get a warning message in the EVIC this box comes on, however there is nothing in the owners guide or manual about it and neither the dealer or Chrysler had a clue. Any thoughts?



2012 ST 3500 DRW 68RFE

 

[RustyJC]

The i normally means that there's information (i. e. , a message) in the EVIC that you need to read.



The Trailer Brake Disconnected is a hard warning that won't go off until you shut off the truck and restart to reset it. This is in case you have an intermittent connection and you don't catch it when the truck loses communication with the trailer brakes. The fact that the trailer brakes aren't (or might not be) working is deemed important enough that the programmers wanted to be sure you know it and, if necessary, take steps to correct it.



Rusty

 

[RonD]

As Rusty said, go into the EVIC, arrow down to Messages, and see what you have, if any.

 

[amsoilman]

If you have a trailer connected, then disconnect the trailer without turning the ignition off, the EVIC will alert you, and it will not turn off until the ignition is turned off, then back on again, as was mentioned in the above response.