2014 Service manual
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2014 Service manual
Anyone know where to purchase a copy of the Service Manual for a 2014 Ram 1500 2wd? I tried to get one at Tech Authority, but they say it doesn't work with a Mac computer. I find it hard to believe that a pdf file on CD won't work on a Mac, but I don't want to spend $137 to find out they were right.
Thanks for any help.
Travis
Thanks for any help.
Travis
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Time to get yourself a real computer 
If you want a factory service manual then you need to have a Windows PC with Internet Explorer. If they are still the same as the 2009 fsm then the manuals are more than just a PDF, it is really more of a website that runs off a CD - which loads a lot of xml and images and uses an old version of SVG viewer. Unfortunately the files are not organized or named in such a way that they would be easy to sort through manually without the front end.
As far as I know you cannot buy printed versions of the factory service manuals any more, but you could confirm with your dealer. Only other option would be to get the typical Haynes/Chiltons manuals, which are OK for general things but pretty inferior to the FSM.
If you want a factory service manual then you need to have a Windows PC with Internet Explorer. If they are still the same as the 2009 fsm then the manuals are more than just a PDF, it is really more of a website that runs off a CD - which loads a lot of xml and images and uses an old version of SVG viewer. Unfortunately the files are not organized or named in such a way that they would be easy to sort through manually without the front end.As far as I know you cannot buy printed versions of the factory service manuals any more, but you could confirm with your dealer. Only other option would be to get the typical Haynes/Chiltons manuals, which are OK for general things but pretty inferior to the FSM.