Modern vehicles are equipped with an impressive number of options, and now you can even play Deezer on your motor vehicle. On the other hand, some basic options are still quite handy. In actual fact, being familiar with the range of your Ram ProMaster is part of the basic knowledge in order not to run out of gas. A lot of us tend to do the same thing, wanting to reset the odometer of our Ram ProMaster to zero after filling it up to know how many kilometers we’re going to drive . In this article, we will describe how to reset the odometer on Ram ProMaster . In a first time, we will be enthusiastic about how this day counter works and, in a second time, how to reset this trip odometer and in a last part, if it is possible to reduce the mileage of its Ram ProMaster.

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How does the trip odometer operate on Ram ProMaster?

Let’s start our content page with how your meter works. While it’s not necessary to discover how your motor vehicle works, it’s still wise and practical to know the basics. If you’re thinking about about resetting your odometer to Ram ProMaster , then this part will definitely interest you.

The odometer or odometer totalizer of your motor vehicle employed to be mechanical, and has now been changed to electronic. The intent of this change is specifically to fight against mileage fraud , indeed, plenty of people knew how to manipulate mechanical odometers to reduce or reset the mileage of a Ram ProMaster in order to sell it for more than its real value.

In the mechanical version, it works with a system of drums linked to a cable that is driven by the gearbox output shaft or the differential . Finally for the electronic version, the most basic on the Ram ProMaster, it is a sensor that can be placed in different locations depending on the year of your Ram ProMaster and that transmits the mileage data to the onboard computer.

Reset the daily mileage counter to zero on Ram ProMaster

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Now let’s move on to the most necessary step, how to reset the daily odometer of your Ram ProMaster? Nevertheless this step is generally easy to perform, some of you, new buyers of Ram ProMaster for example, may not be familiar with the procedure to execute this process.

We will now check out the different methods to reset the trip odometer to zero on Ram ProMaster:

  • Hold the right button on your dashboard for several seconds until zero is displayed on the trip odometer
  • If this button does not operate, you can use the right-hand counter comodo by pressing the button at its end for a few seconds till the odometer of your Ram ProMaster is reset to zero.
  • Finally, on some of the newer models, you may need to search your car’s centre console and display, going through your car’s configurations to reset it to zero

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If you want to reset the service counter of your Ram ProMaster, please go through our content page on this topic.

Rollback or lower the mileage of his Ram ProMaster odometer

Last part, which may interest some of you, how to lower the mileage of his Ram ProMaster . Know already that this action is totally not allowed by the law , and that if you perform this work, you risk up to 2 years in prison and 300, 000 euros fine. Nevertheless, if you have doubts about the mileage of a Ram ProMaster before you buy it, it might be interesting to know how scammers operate.

  • Resetting a mechanical odometer to zero on Ram ProMaster:

    Nevertheless they are becoming more and more rare, mechanical odometers are the least difficult to tamper with, in reality, it was enough to just identify the cable of the meter, disconnect it, and plug a drill on it to produce it turn upside down and raise or lower the mileage of its Ram ProMaster.
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  • Reset electronic odometer to zero on Ram ProMaster;

    Finally, the now basic electronic odometers that were expected to fight fraud effectively are no more invulnerable than the mechanical versions. In actual fact, using the diagnostic socket of your Ram ProMaster, it is possible to reset the odometer of your Ram ProMaster , with the help of a computer and software it is possible to modify the mileage data displayed on your dashboard.

In the event that you have any further questions about the Ram ProMaster, do not hesitate to consult our Ram ProMaster category.