RAM 3500 Truck 2WD V8-5.7L (2008): Sensors and Switches

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
- Sensors and Switches - Accessories and Optional Equipment34 pages
  - Hood Sensor/Switch (For Alarm) › Component Information14 pages
    Locations › Component ID 4752 3 4
    Diagrams › Component ID 4752 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Hood Ajar Switch Bracket2 3 4
  - Pedal Positioning Switch › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Remote Switch, Audio - Stereo › Component Information12 pages
    Locations › Switch-Remote Radio-Left2 3 4
    Diagrams › Switch-Remote Radio-Left2 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- Sensors and Switches - Body and Frame71 pages
  - Hood Switch / Sensor › Hood Sensor/Switch (For Alarm) › Component Information14 pages
    Locations › Component ID 4752 3 4
    Diagrams › Component ID 4752 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Hood Ajar Switch Bracket2 3 4
  - Pedal Positioning Switch › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Power Door Lock Switch › Component Information19 pages
    Locations › Switch-Door Lock-Passenger2 3 4 5
    Diagrams › Switch-Door Lock-Passenger2 3 4 5 6 7
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Testing and Inspection › Power Lock Switch2 3
    Service and Repair › Power Lock Switch2
  - Power Seat Switch › Component Information9 pages
    Diagrams › Switch-Seat-Driver2 3 4 5
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Power Seat Switch - Removal2
  - Seat Heater Switch › Component Information16 pages
    Locations › Switch-Heated Seat-Driver2 3 4 5 6
    Diagrams › Switch-Heated Seat-Driver2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Heated Seat Switch - Removal2
  - Sunroof / Moonroof Switch › Component Information5 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Description and Operation › Sunroof Switch
- Sensors and Switches - Brakes and Traction Control65 pages
  - Brake Fluid Level Sensor/Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
  - Lateral Accelerometer › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Parking Brake Warning Switch › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Steering Angle Sensor, Traction Control › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
  - Traction Control Switch › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Wheel Speed Sensor › Component Information28 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Wheel Speed-ABS-Left Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Diagrams › Sensor-Wheel Speed-ABS-Left Front2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Front Wheel Speed Sensor - Removal2 3 4 5 6
  - Yaw Rate Sensor › Component Information7 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- Sensors and Switches - Cooling System › Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch › Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
- Sensors and Switches - Cruise Control › Cruise Control Switch › Component Information4 pages
  - Diagrams › Switch-Speed Control-Left2
  - Service and Repair › Removal2
- Sensors and Switches - Engine18 pages
- Sensors and Switches - HVAC38 pages
  - Ambient Temperature Sensor / Switch HVAC › Component Information8 pages
    Locations › Component ID 3982 3 4
    Diagrams › Component ID 3982 3 4
  - Evaporator Temperature Sensor / Switch › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Refrigerant Pressure Sensor / Switch, HVAC › Component Information22 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- Sensors and Switches - Instrument Panel19 pages
  - Door Switch › Component Information › Description and Operation › Description2
  - Fuel Gauge Sender › Component Information5 pages
    Locations
    Description and Operation › Fuel Level Sending Unit / Sensor2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Outside Temperature Display Sensor › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Parking Brake Warning Switch › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- Sensors and Switches - Lighting and Horns55 pages
  - Backup Lamp Switch › Component Information16 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
  - Brake Light Switch › Component Information12 pages
    Locations › Component ID 4782 3 4
    Diagrams › Component ID 4782 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Combination Switch › Component Information12 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4
  - Door Switch › Component Information › Description and Operation › Description2
  - Glove Box Lamp Switch › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Headlamp Switch › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Horn Switch › Component Information › Diagrams
- Sensors and Switches - Powertrain Management375 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Computers and Control Systems274 pages
    Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Battery Temperature Sensor › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Battery Temperature Sensor - Description2
    Service and Repair › Battery Temperature Sensor - Removal2
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information38 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…34
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Fuel Level Sensor › Component Information5 pages
    Locations
    Description and Operation › Fuel Pump2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Intake Air Temperature Sensor › Component Information11 pages
    Locations › Component Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Knock Sensor › Component Information21 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Knock 12 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Diagrams › Sensor-Knock 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Manifold Pressure/Vacuum Sensor › Component Information11 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Oil Pressure Sensor › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
    Oxygen Sensor › Component Information80 pages
    Locations › Sensor - Oxygen 1/12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…39
    Diagrams › Sensor-Oxygen 1/12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…39
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal - 5.7L - HD Vehicles Only2
    Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information37 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Transmission Range2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Diagrams › Sensor-Transmission Range2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Description and Operation › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6 7
    Vehicle Speed Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
  - Sensors and Switches - Emission Control Systems14 pages
    EGR Temperature Sensor › Component Information8 pages
    Description and Operation › Operation-Cab/Chassis Models2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5 6
    Exhaust Pressure Differential Sensor › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4
    Pressure Feedback Exhaust Sensor, EGR › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Sensors and Switches - Fuel Delivery and Air Induction › Accelerator Pedal Position Sensor › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Sensors and Switches - Ignition System79 pages
    Camshaft Position Sensor › Component Information18 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Camshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Crankshaft Position Sensor › Component Information38 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…34
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Crankshaft Position Sensor - Removal2
    Ignition Switch › Ignition Switch Lock Cylinder › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
    Knock Sensor › Component Information21 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Knock 12 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Diagrams › Sensor-Knock 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- Sensors and Switches - Restraint Systems46 pages
  - Air Bag Deactivation Switch › Component Information10 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Impact Sensor › Component Information24 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Front Impact-Left2 3 4 5 6
    Diagrams › Sensor-Front Impact-Left2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5 6
  - Seat Belt Buckle Switch › Component Information8 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › Description2
  - Seat Sensor/Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3 4
- Sensors and Switches - Starting and Charging24 pages
  - Battery Temperature Sensor › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Battery Temperature Sensor - Description2
    Service and Repair › Battery Temperature Sensor - Removal2
  - Clutch Switch › Component Information8 pages
    Locations › Component ID 4722 3 4
    Diagrams › Component ID 4722 3 4
  - Ignition Switch › Ignition Switch Lock Cylinder › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
  - Neutral Safety Switch › Component Information10 pages
    Locations › Switch-Clutch Interlock2 3 4 5
    Diagrams › Switch-Clutch Interlock2 3 4 5
- Sensors and Switches - Steering and Suspension17 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - Steering › Power Steering Pressure Switch › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal - 5.7L - HD Vehicles Only2
  - Sensors and Switches - Suspension › Suspension Mode Switch › Component Information › Diagrams › Component ID 4732
  - Sensors and Switches - Wheels and Tires11 pages
    Tire Pressure Sensor › Component Information6 pages
    Service Precautions
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Tire Pressure Warning Reset Switch › Component Information › Locations2 3 4 5
- Sensors and Switches - Transmission and Drivetrain177 pages
  - Sensors and Switches - A/T176 pages
    Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information18 pages
    Locations › Assembly-Line Pressure Sensor/Variable Force Solenoid2 3 4 5 6
    Diagrams › Assembly-Line Pressure Sensor/Variable Force Solenoid2 3 4 5 6
    Description and Operation › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3
    Service and Repair › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3
    Overdrive Switch, A/T › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    Shift Solenoid Position Sensor/Switch › Component Information4 pages
    Description and Operation › Description2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Transmission Position Switch/Sensor, A/T › Component Information37 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Transmission Range2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Diagrams › Sensor-Transmission Range2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Description and Operation › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6 7
    Transmission Speed Sensor, A/T › Component Information91 pages
    Locations › Sensor-Input Speed2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…38
    Diagrams › Sensor-Input Speed2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…38
    Description and Operation › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Transmission Temperature Sensor/Switch, A/T › Component Information13 pages
    Locations2 3 4
    Description and Operation › 545RFE Automatic Transmission2
    Service and Repair › 42RLE Automatic Transmission2 3 4 5 6 7
  - Sensors and Switches - M/T › Clutch Pedal Position Sensor / Switch › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
- Sensors and Switches - Windows and Glass30 pages
  - Heated Glass Element Switch › Component Information › Description and Operation › Description2
  - Power Window Switch › Component Information28 pages
    Locations › Switch-Power Sliding Backlite2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
    Diagrams › Switch-Power Sliding Backlite2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
    Service and Repair › Removal2
- Sensors and Switches - Wiper and Washer Systems › Washer Fluid Level Switch › Component Information9 pages
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections