Q: Trip odometer now showing in place of odometer, not sure if or what iI may have done. How do I get back to odometer? It is a 2008

asked by on February 26, 2018

Have a 2008 Dodge ram 2500 diesel, odometer is now showing as trip odometer. How do I switch back to odometer?

My car has 71000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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