2015 Ram 1500 Laramie with OEM integrated brake controller. Last weekend was the first tow of the year. In the past I could have sworn that when the trailer was connected, there was a small trailer icon on the dash. Now there's none. Aside from that, everything appears to be working correctly. Braking is good, and all the lights are doing what they're supposed to, and the various trailer settings are still available in the menu.I'm also noticing that the fog light indicator/icon is always on when the lights are on now too.

Can't say on the trailer icon. There's not one on my 2016 2500 that I'm aware of. And every Chrysler from early 2000s up through 2 - 2016s in the garage currently, if the fog/driving lights are turned on, they stay activated when headlights are on, between key cycles. Guessing yours is the same. Or are you saying they won't turn off?

Does your RAM owners manual show one? That’s where I’d start.

I would think that placing the transmission in tow/haul mode would turn on the trailer icon. At least that's how it works on Chevys.

Click For Full-Size Image.Well, after a few minutes to actually look at stuff, the fog light "ON" indicator is near the 90MPH on the dial, and behaves as it should. Where as the light that concerns me is near the 50MPH on the dial. The owners manual led me to believe it was the fog light indicator, and it comes on any time any front lights are turned on. What is it?This is the light that used to show when the trailer was plugged in.

TurnThePage wrote:Well, after a few minutes to actually look at stuff, the fog light "ON" indicator is near the 90MPH on the dial, and behaves as it should. Where as the light that concerns me is near the 50MPH on the dial. The owners manual led me to believe it was the fog light indicator, and it comes on any time any front lights are turned on. What is it?That light near the 90MPH should be the Cargo light indicator, and the one near the 50MPH should be the Fog Lights.Here's all of them:120MPH - Rear Fog Lamp90MPH - Cargo Lamp70MPH - Parking Lights50MPH - Fog Lamps30MPH - Tire Pressure Monitor10MPH - Diesel Exhaust Brake indicator

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TurnThePage
Explorer
May 26, 2021
Nah, it's not that one. It's not a warning light so much as an indicator that the trailer is connected. When I would disconnect, there would temporarily be one like this.
Bionic_Man
Explorer
May 26, 2021
My Yukon had a trailer like that when tow/haul was "on". I am almost positive that my RAM truck just says "tow/haul", and I have to turn it on, it doesn't come on automatically when there is a trailer attached.
Walaby
Explorer II
May 26, 2021
On my 2017 Ram, it comes on initially in the center of the gauge cluster (where the digital speedometer and other info is displayed). It alerts you initially that the trailer is hooked up, but after that, it goes away.

It will come on again if you squeeze the levers on the manual brake for the brake controller.

Mike
Fisherman
Explorer
May 27, 2021
Funny on the 2016 RAM SLT, I only get a message on the EVIC that trailer is connected and "Check Settings".
blofgren
Explorer
May 27, 2021
Walaby wrote:
On my 2017 Ram, it comes on initially in the center of the gauge cluster (where the digital speedometer and other info is displayed). It alerts you initially that the trailer is hooked up, but after that, it goes away.

It will come on again if you squeeze the levers on the manual brake for the brake controller.

Mike

I'm pretty sure mine does exactly this as well. It also shows the "no trailer" light momentarily after disconnecting the trailer.

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