2009 Jeep Patriot Owners Manual

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90,000 Miles (150,000 km) or 90 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Replace the engine air cleaner filter. Replace the spark plugs (except 2.4L PZEV). Inspect and replace PCV valve if necessary. † ❏ Adjust the parking brake on vehicles equipped with four-wheel disc brakes. Odometer Reading Date Odometer Reading Repair Order # Dealer Code Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 417 ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ M 418 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 96,000 Miles (160,000 km) or 96 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. If using your vehicle for any of the following: Dusty or off-road conditions. Inspect the engine air cleaner filter; replace if necessary. Inspect the brake linings; replace if necessary. ❏ Replace the air conditioning filter. Inspect the CV joints. Inspect exhaust system. Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends and boot seals; replace if necessary. ❏ Change the manual transmission fluid if using your vehicle for any of the following: trailer towing, snow plowing, heavy loading, taxi, police, delivery service (commercial service), off-road, desert operation or more than 50% of your driving is at sustained speeds during hot weather, above 90°F (32°C). 102,000 Miles (170,000 km) or 102 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. Flush and replace the engine coolant. Replace the spark plugs (2.4L PZEV). Flush and replace the engine coolant if not done at 60 months. Odometer Reading Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Odometer Reading Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 108,000 Miles (180,000 km) or 108 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil 114,000 Miles (190,000 km) or 114 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. filter. ❏ Rotate tires. If using your vehicle for any of the following: Dusty or off-road conditions. Inspect the engine air cleaner filter; replace if necessary. Inspect the brake linings; replace if necessary. ❏ Replace the air conditioning filter. Odometer Reading Date Odometer Reading Repair Order # Dealer Code Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 419 ❏ ❏ M 420 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 120,000 Miles (200,000 km) or 120 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Replace the engine air cleaner filter. Inspect the brake linings; replace if necessary. ❏ Adjust the parking brake on vehicles equipped with four-wheel disc brakes. ❏ Replace the air conditioning filter. Inspect the CV joints. Inspect exhaust system. Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends and boot seals; replace if necessary. Replace the spark plugs (except 2.4L PZEV). ❏ Replace rear drive assembly (RDA) fluid. ❏ Replace power transfer unit (PTU) fluid. ❏ Change the automatic transmission fluid and filter. ❏ Replace the accessory drive belt(s). 126,000 Miles (210,000 km) or 126 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. Odometer Reading Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Odometer Reading Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ 132,000 Miles (220,000 km) or 132 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil 138,000 Miles (230,000 km) or 138 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. filter. ❏ Rotate tires. If using your vehicle for any of the following: Dusty or off-road conditions. Inspect the engine air cleaner filter; replace if necessary. Inspect the brake linings; replace if necessary. ❏ Replace the air conditioning filter. Odometer Reading Date Odometer Reading Repair Order # Dealer Code Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 421 ❏ ❏ M 422 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 144,000 Miles (240,000 km) or 144 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. If using your vehicle for any of the following: Dusty or off-road conditions. Inspect the engine air cleaner filter; replace if necessary. Inspect the brake linings; replace if necessary. ❏ Replace the air conditioning filter. Inspect the CV joints. Inspect exhaust system. Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends and boot seals; replace if necessary. ❏ Change the manual transmission fluid if using your vehicle for any of the following: trailer towing, snow plowing, heavy loading, taxi, police, delivery service (commercial service), off-road, desert operation or more than 50% of your driving is at sustained speeds during hot weather, above 90°F (32°C). 150,000 Miles (250,000 km) or 150 Months Maintenance Service Schedule ❏ Change the engine oil and engine oil filter. ❏ Rotate tires. ❏ Replace the engine air cleaner filter. Replace the spark plugs (except 2.4L PZEV). ❏ Adjust the parking brake on vehicles equipped with four-wheel disc brakes. Odometer Reading Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Odometer Reading Repair Order # Date Dealer Code Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer Signature Authorized Chrysler Dealer ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ ❏ † This maintenance is recommended by the manufacturer to the owner, but is not required to maintain emissions warranty. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 423 WARNING! You can be badly injured working on or around a motor vehicle. Do only that service work for which you have the knowledge and the right equipment. If you have any doubt about your ability to perform a service job, take your vehicle to a competent me- chanic. IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CONTENTS 䡵 Suggestions For Obtaining Service For Your Vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 ▫ Prepare For The Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 ▫ Prepare A List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 ▫ Be Reasonable With Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 䡵 If You Need Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 ▫ Chrysler LLC Customer Center . . . . . . . . . . . 428 ▫ Chrysler Canada Inc. Customer Center . . . . . 428 ▫ In Mexico Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 ▫ Customer Assistance For The Hearing Or ▫ Service Contract Speech Impaired (TDD/TTY) . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 䡵 Warranty Information (U.S. Vehicles Only) . . . . 430 䡵 MOPAR威 Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 䡵 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 ▫ In The 50 United States And Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 ▫ In Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 426 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 䡵 Publication Order Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 䡵 Department Of Transportation Uniform Tire Quality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 ▫ Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 ▫ Traction Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433 ▫ Temperature Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 SUGGESTIONS FOR OBTAINING SERVICE FOR YOUR VEHICLE Prepare For The Appointment If you’re having warranty work done, be sure to have the right papers with you. Take your warranty folder. All work to be performed may not be covered by the warranty. Discuss additional charges with the service manager. Keep a maintenance log of your vehicle’s service history. This can often provide a clue to the current problem. Prepare A List Make a written list of your vehicle’s problems or the specific work you want done. If you’ve had an accident or work done that is not on your maintenance log, let the service advisor know. Be Reasonable With Requests If you list a number of items and you must have your vehicle by the end of the day, discuss the situation with IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 427 the service advisor and list the items in order of priority. At many authorized dealers, you may obtain a rental vehicle at a minimal daily charge. If you need a rental, it is advisable to make these arrangements when you call for an appointment. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE The manufacturer and its authorized dealers are vitally interested in your satisfaction. We want you to be happy with our products and services. Warranty service must be done by an authorized dealer. We strongly recommend that you take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. They know you and the vehicle best, and are most concerned that you get prompt and high quality service. The manufacturer’s authorized dealers have the facilities, factory-trained technicians, special tools, and the latest information to ensure the vehicle is fixed correctly and in a timely manner. 428 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE This is why you should always talk to an authorized dealer’s service manager first. Most matters can be re- solved with this process. • If for some reason you are still not satisfied, talk to the general manager or owner of the authorized dealer- ship. They want to know if you need assistance. • If an authorized dealership is unable to resolve the concern, you may contact the manufacturer’s customer center. Any communication to the manufacturer’s customer cen- ter should include the following information: • Owner’s name and address • Owner’s telephone number (home and office) • Authorized dealership name • Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) • Vehicle delivery date and mileage Chrysler LLC Customer Center P.O. Box 21–8004 Auburn Hills, MI 48321–8004 Phone: (800) 992-1997 Chrysler Canada Inc. Customer Center P.O. Box 1621 Windsor, Ontario N9A 4H6 Phone: (800) 465–2001 In Mexico contact: Av. Prolongacion Paseo de la Reforma, 1240 Sante Fe C.P. 05109 Mexico, D. F. In Mexico City: 5081-7568 Outside Mexico City: 1-800-505-1300 Customer Assistance For The Hearing Or Speech Impaired (TDD/TTY) To assist customers who have hearing difficulties, the manufacturer has installed special TDD (Telecommuni- cation Devices for the Deaf) equipment at its customer center. Any hearing or speech impaired customer, who has access to a TDD or a conventional teletypewriter (TTY) in the United States, can communicate with the manufacturer by dialing 1–800–380–CHRY. Service Contract You may have purchased a service contract for a vehicle to help protect you from the high cost of unexpected repairs after the manufacturer’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires. The manufacturer stands behind only the manufacturer’s service contracts. If you purchased a manufacturer’s service contract, you will receive Plan Provisions and an Owner Identification Card in the mail within three weeks of the vehicle delivery date. If you IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 429 have any questions about the service contract, call the manufacturer’s Service Contract National Customer Hot- line at 1-800-521-9922. The manufacturer will not stand behind any service contract that is not the manufacturer’s service contract. It is not responsible for any service contract other than the manufacturer’s service contract. If you purchased a ser- vice contract that is not a manufacturer’s service contract, and you require service after the manufacturer’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty expires, please refer to the contract documents, and contact the person listed in those documents. We appreciate that you have made a major investment when you purchased the vehicle. An authorized dealer has also made a major investment in facilities, tools, and training to assure that you are absolutely delighted with the ownership experience. You’ll be pleased with their sincere efforts to resolve any warranty issues or related concerns. 430 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE WARNING! Engine exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain, or emit, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects, or other reproductive harm. In addi- tion, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain, or emit, chemi- cals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects, or other reproductive harm. WARRANTY INFORMATION (U.S. Vehicles Only) See the Warranty Information Booklet for the terms and provisions of Chrysler Motors LLC warranties applicable to this vehicle. MOPAR姞 PARTS Mopar威 fluids, lubricants, parts, and accessories are available from an authorized dealer. They will help keep the vehicle operating at its best. REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS In The 50 United States And Washington, D.C. If you believe that your vehicle has a defect that could cause a crash or cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying the manufacturer. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your authorized dealer, and the manufacturer. To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety Hotline toll free at 1–888–327–4236 (TTY: 1–800–424– 9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis- trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov. In Canada If you believe that your vehicle has a safety defect, you should contact the Customer Service Department imme- diately. Canadian customers who wish to report a safety defect to the Canadian government should write to: Transport Canada, Motor Vehicle Defect Investigations and Recalls, 2780 Sheffield Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1B 3V9. IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 431 PUBLICATION ORDER FORMS To order the following manuals, you may use either the website or the phone numbers listed below. Visa, Mas- tercard, American Express, and Discover orders are ac- cepted. If you prefer mailing your payment, please call for an order form. NOTE: A street address is required when ordering manuals (no P.O. Boxes). • Service Manuals These comprehensive Service Manuals provide the information that students and professional technicians need in diagnosing/troubleshooting, problem solving, maintaining, servicing, and repairing Chrysler LLC vehicles. A complete working knowledge of the ve- hicle, system, and/or components is written in straightforward language with illustrations, diagrams, and charts. 432 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE • Diagnostic Procedure Manuals Diagnostic Procedure Manuals are filled with dia- grams, charts and detailed illustrations. These practi- cal manuals make it easy for students and technicians to find and fix problems on computer-controlled ve- hicle systems and features. They show exactly how to find and correct problems the first time, using step-by- step troubleshooting and drivability procedures, proven diagnostic tests and a complete list of all tools and equipment. • Owner’s Manuals These Owner’s Manuals have been prepared with the assistance of service and engineering specialists to acquaint you with specific Chrysler LLC vehicles. Included are starting, operating, emergency and main- tenance procedures as well as specifications, capabili- ties and safety tips. Call toll free at: • 1–800–890–4038 (U.S.) • 1–800–387–1143 (Canada) Or Visit us on the Worldwide Web at: • www.techauthority.com DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADES The following tire grading categories were established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The specific grade rating assigned by the tire’s manufacturer in each category is shown on the sidewall of the tires on your vehicle. All passenger car tires must conform to Federal safety requirements in addition to these grades. Treadwear The Treadwear grade is a comparative rating, based on the wear rate of the tire when tested under controlled conditions on a specified government test course. For example, a tire graded 150 would wear one and one-half times as well on the government course as a tire graded 100. The relative performance of tires depends upon the actual conditions of their use, however, and may depart significantly from the norm due to variations in driving habits, service practices, and differences in road charac- teristics and climate. IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE 433 Traction Grades The Traction grades, from highest to lowest, are AA, A, B, and C. These grades represent the tire’s ability to stop on wet pavement, as measured under controlled conditions on specified government test surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire marked C may have poor traction perfor- mance. WARNING! The traction grade assigned to this tire is based on straight-ahead braking traction tests, and does not include acceleration, cornering, hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics. 434 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE Temperature Grades The temperature grades are A (the highest), B, and C, representing the tire’s resistance to the generation of heat and its ability to dissipate heat, when tested under controlled conditions on a specified indoor laboratory test wheel. Sustained high temperature can cause the material of the tire to degenerate and reduce tire life, and excessive temperature can lead to sudden tire failure. The grade C corresponds to a level of performance, which all passenger car tires must meet under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades B and A repre- sent higher levels of performance on the laboratory test wheel, than the minimum required by law. WARNING! The temperature grade for this tire is established for a tire that is properly inflated and not overloaded. Excessive speed, under-inflation, or excessive load- ing, either separately or in combination, can cause heat buildup and possible tire failure. INDEX 10 436 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System) . . . . . . . . . . 380 Adding Engine Coolant (Antifreeze) Adding Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Additives, Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine Air Cleaner Filter) . . . 372 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Air Conditioner Maintenance Air Conditioning, Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Air Conditioning Refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374,375 Air Conditioning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Air Pressure, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Airbag Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,55 Airbag Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,57,70,168 Airbag Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Airbag, Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Airbag, Window (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,55 Alarm Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Alarm System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Capacities Disposal Alterations/Modifications, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Antenna, Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . 379,404,405 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Anti-Lock Warning Light . . . . . . . . 19 Anti-Theft Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Assistance Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,29 . . . . . . . . . . . 12,256,260,352,386 Automatic Transaxle Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Interlock System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Selection Of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Special Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 INDEX 437 Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Keyless Transmitter Replacement (RKE) Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 . . . . . . . 25 Body Mechanism Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 B-Pillar Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Brake, Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289,384 Anti-Lock (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290,292 Master Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289,384 Brake/Transmission Interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Break-In Recommendations, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . 68 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,398 Bulbs, Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Capacities, Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . 404 Capacities, Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Caps, Filler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Fuel Oil (Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365,371 Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Car Washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Carbon Monoxide Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Cargo Area Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Cargo Area Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Cargo Compartment Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Luggage Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Cargo Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Cargo Load Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Cargo Tie-Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Caution, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Cellular Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,242 Center High Mounted Stop Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 10 438 INDEX Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Changing A Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Chart, Tire Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 (Malfunction Indicator Light) Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Child Restraint Tether Anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Child Restraint with Automatic Belts . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Child Safety Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Child Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Clean Air Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Cleaning Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,192,206,209,219 Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Clutch Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Coin Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Compact Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Compass Variance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Connector UCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) . . . . . . . . . 229 Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Contract, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404,405 Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Adding Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379,382 Coolant Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Disposal of Used Coolant Drain, Flush, and Refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381,383 Pressure Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381 Selection of Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Cruise Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Data Recorder, Event Dealer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Defroster, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,244 Delay (Intermittent) Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Diagnostic System, Onboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366 Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Dipsticks Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Disposal Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Door Opener, Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Downshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 INDEX 439 Driver’s Seat Back Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Off-Pavement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Electronic Roll Mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 Electronic Stability Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Traction Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 . . . . . . 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 . . . . 179 Electronic Speed Control (Cruise Control) Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) 10 440 INDEX Emergency, In Case of Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Emission Control System Maintenance . . . . . . 367,408 Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369,404,405 Oil Oil Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Oil Filler Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365,371 Oil Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Oil Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Oil Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 . . . . . . . . . . 56 Enhanced Accident Response Feature Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Exhaust Gas Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,69,332,376,377 Exhaust System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Fabric Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Filters Flashers Air Cleaner Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372,405 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Hazard Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,400 Flat Tire Stowage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 Flooded Engine Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Fluid, Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Fluid Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Fluid Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Fluid Level Checks Automatic Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts . . . . . . . . . . 405 Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,177,400 Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Folding Rear Seat (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Four Wheel Drive Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Four Wheel Drive Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328,405 Fuel Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Clean Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Filler Cap (Gas Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Gasoline INDEX 441 Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Octane Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Fuel System Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Garage Door Opener (HomeLink威) . . . . . . . . . . . 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . 332,334,366 Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Gasoline, Clean Air Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328,404 Gasoline, Reformulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Gauges Coolant Temperature Fuel Odometer Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 10 442 INDEX Gearshift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,109,328 General Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Glass Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Gross Axle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,337 Hands-Free Phone (UConnect威) Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Driving Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 High Beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch . . . . . . . . 126 Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,295 Hitches Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 HomeLink威 (Garage Door Opener) Transmitter . . . 136 Hood Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Key Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,20 Immobilizer (Sentry Key) Infant Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Information Center, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Inside Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Instrument Panel and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Instrument Panel Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392 Instrument Panel Lens Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 INDEX 443 Integrated Power Module (Fuses) . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Interior Appearance Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Intermittent Wipers (Delay Wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Jack Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Jack Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352,354 Jacking Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Key, Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Key, Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Key, Sentry (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Key-In Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Keyless Entry System (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Keys Knee Bolster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Lane Change and Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Latches Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Lead Free Gasoline Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Liftgate (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Liftgate Window Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Light Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,123 Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,57,70,168 Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Back-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Brake Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Center Mounted Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Daytime Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 10 444 INDEX Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297,299 Engine Temperature Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,177,400 Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 High Beam Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Lights On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Low Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Malfunction Indicator (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . 176 Map Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Oil Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,172 Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 173 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,126,400 Turn Signal Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . . . 167 Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335,336 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Capacities Tires Locks Child Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Luggage Rack (Roof Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Lumbar Support Maintenance Free Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Maintenance, General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 INDEX 445 Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,367 Manual, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Manual Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256,258,386 Downshifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Fluid Level Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,388 Frequency of Fluid Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,388 Lubricant Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386,387,388 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Map/Reading Lights Master Cylinder (Brakes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Electric Powered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Exterior Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Vanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Modifications/Alterations, Vehicle Monitor, Tire Pressure System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Mopar Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368,430 Multi-Function Control Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 New Vehicle Break-In Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Octane Rating, Gasoline (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Odometer Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173,175 Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Oil Change Indicator, Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369,404 Oil, Engine Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Change Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 Identification Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 10 446 INDEX Materials Added to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370,404 Synthetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Onboard Diagnostic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366,367 Opener, Garage Door (HomeLink威) . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Operator Manual (Owner’s Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Outside Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Overdrive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,350 Owner’s Manual (Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . 5,431 Paint Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Passing Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Phone, Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Phone, Hands-Free (UConnect威) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Placard, Tire and Loading Information . . . . . . . . . 305 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Door Locks Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . 146 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Power Transfer Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388 Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Preparation for Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Pretensioners Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Programmable Electronic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Programming Transmitters (Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Radio, Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 Rear Axle (Differential) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Rear Drive Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Rear Liftgate (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rear Seat, Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Rear Window Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Rear Wiper/Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 Refrigerant Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Remote Control Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Security Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Remote Keyless Entry (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls . . . . . . . . 240 INDEX 447 Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Restraints, Infant Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Retractable Cargo Area Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Roll Over Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Roof Type Carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Safety Defects, Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Safety Information, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 10 448 INDEX Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Seat Belt Maintenance Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Seat Belts Adjustable Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Adjustable Upper Shoulder Anchorage . . . . . . . . 42 And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Rear Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Rear Folding (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Seatback Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Tilting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Selection of Oil Sentry Key (Immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,20 Sentry Key Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Sentry Key Replacement Service Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 Service Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Service Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,192,206,209,219 Settings, Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Shift Speeds, Manual Transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Side Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Side Window Demisters (Defrosters) . . . . . . . . . . 250 Signals, Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,400 Slippery Surfaces, Driving On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 Snow Chains (Tire Chains) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Snow Tires Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312,313,353 Specifications Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 . . . . . . . . . . . 134,173 Speed Control (Cruise Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Speedometer Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Manual Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Starting Procedures Steering Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Wheel Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 INDEX 449 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151,397 Storage Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Stuck, Freeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 Sun Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Sun Visor Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . . 48 Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Taillights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 . . . . . . . 172,351 Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant Tether Anchor, Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) Theft System (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tie Down Hooks, Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Tire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . . . . . 305 Tire Identification Number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Tire Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 10 450 INDEX Tire Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,309,432 Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Flat Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Pressure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Radial Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300,309 Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Snow Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Tongue Weight/Trailer Weight Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 24-Hour Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348 Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Cooling System Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 Hitches Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Trailer and Tongue Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Trailer Towing Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Trailer Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Transaxle Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,256,260,386 Autostick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,256,258 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Overdrive Selection of Lubricant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . 136 Transmitter Battery Service (Remote Keyless Entry) Transmitter, Garage Door Opener (HomeLink威) Transmitter Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 (Remote Keyless Entry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Transporting Pets Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 INDEX 451 Trip Odometer Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126,168,400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 UCI Connector UConnect威 (Hands-Free Phone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Understanding Your Instrument Panel . . . . . . . . . 165 Uniform Tire Quality Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) Connector . . . 229 Universal Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Unleaded Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Vanity Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Variance, Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Vehicle Certification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305,335,336 Vehicle Modifications/Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Vehicle Storage Vehicle Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . 19 10 452 INDEX Voice Recognition System (VR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Warning Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 (Instrument Cluster Description) Warning, Roll Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430 Washer, Adding Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Washers, Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Washing Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Water Driving Through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Wheel and Wheel Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Wheel and Wheel Trim Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Window Airbag (Side Curtain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,55 Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Windshield Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,131 Windshield Wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130,375 Wipers, Intermittent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 YES Essentials威 Fabric Cleaning Procedure . . . . . . 391 INSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT Special design considerations are incorporated into this vehicle’s electronic system to provide immunity to radio frequency signals. Mobile two-way radios and telephone equipment must be installed properly by trained person- nel. The following must be observed during installation. The positive power connection should be made directly to the battery and fused as close to the battery as possible. The negative power connection should be made to body sheet metal adjacent to the negative battery connection. This connection should not be fused. Antennas for two-way radios should be mounted on the roof or the rear area of the vehicle. Care should be used in mounting antennas with magnet bases. Magnets may affect the accuracy or operation of the compass on vehicles so equipped. The antenna cable should be as short as practical and routed away from the vehicle wiring when possible. Use only fully shielded coaxial cable. Carefully match the antenna and cable to the radio to ensure a low Standing Wave Ratio (SWR). Mobile radio equipment with output power greater than normal may require special precautions. All installations should be checked for possible interfer- ence between the communications equipment and the vehicle’s electronic systems. INSTALLATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTING EQUIPMENT Special design considerations are incorporated into this vehicle’s electronic system to provide immunity to radio frequency signals. Mobile two-way radios and telephone equipment must be installed properly by trained person- nel. The following must be observed during installation. The positive power connection should be made directly to the battery and fused as close to the battery as possible. The negative power connection should be made to body sheet metal adjacent to the negative battery connection. This connection should not be fused. Antennas for two-way radios should be mounted on the roof or the rear area of the vehicle. Care should be used in mounting antennas with magnet bases. Magnets may affect the accuracy or operation of the compass on vehicles so equipped. The antenna cable should be as short as practical and routed away from the vehicle wiring when possible. Use only fully shielded coaxial cable. Carefully match the antenna and cable to the radio to ensure a low Standing Wave Ratio (SWR). Mobile radio equipment with output power greater than normal may require special precautions. All installations should be checked for possible interfer- ence between the communications equipment and the vehicle’s electronic systems. Chrysler LLC 81-326-0912 First Edition Printed in U.S.A. PATRIOT 2009 owner’s manual VEHICLES SOLD IN CANADA With respect to any Vehicles Sold in Canada, the name Chrysler LLC shall be deemed to be deleted and the name Chrysler Canada Inc. used in substitution there- fore. DRIVING AND ALCOHOL Drunken driving is one of the most frequent causes of accidents. Your driving ability can be seriously impaired with blood alcohol levels far below the legal minimum. If you are drinking, don’t drive. Ride with a designated non-drinking driver, call a cab, a friend, or use public transportation. WARNING! Driving after drinking can lead to an accident. Your perceptions are less sharp, your reflexes are slower, and your judgment is impaired when you have been drinking. Never drink and then drive. This manual illustrates and describes the operation of features and equipment that are either standard or op- tional on this vehicle. This manual may also include a description of features and equipment that are no longer available or were not ordered on this vehicle. Please disregard any features and equipment described in this manual that are not on this vehicle. Chrysler LLC reserves the right to make changes in design and specifications, and/or make additions to or improvements to its products without imposing any obligation upon itself to install them on products previ- ously manufactured. Copyright © 2008 Chrysler LLC SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 STARTING AND OPERATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 IF YOU NEED CONSUMER ASSISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425 10 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435 10 INTRODUCTION CONTENTS 䡵 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 䡵 Rollover Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 䡵 How To Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 䡵 Warnings And Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 䡵 Vehicle Identification Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 䡵 Vehicle Modifications/Alterations . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION This Owner’s Manual has been prepared with the assis- tance of service and engineering specialists to acquaint you with the operation and maintenance of your vehicle. It is supplemented by a Warranty Information Booklet and various customer-oriented documents. You are urged to read these publications carefully. Following the instructions and recommendations in this manual will help assure safe and enjoyable operation of your vehicle. NOTE: After you read the manual, it should be stored in the vehicle for convenient referencing and remain with the vehicle when sold, so that the new owner will be aware of all safety warnings. When it comes to service, remember that your authorized dealer knows your vehicle best, has the factory-trained technicians and genuine Mopar威 parts, and is interested in your satisfaction. ROLLOVER WARNING Utility vehicles have a significantly higher rollover rate than other types of vehicles. This vehicle has a higher ground clearance and a higher center of gravity than many passenger cars. It is capable of performing better in a wide variety of off-road applications. Driven in an unsafe manner, all vehicles can go out of control. Because of the higher center of gravity, if this vehicle is out of control it may roll over when some other vehicles may not. Do not attempt sharp turns, abrupt maneuvers, or other unsafe driving actions that can cause loss of vehicle control. Failure to operate this vehicle safely may result in an accident, rollover of the vehicle, and severe or fatal injury. Drive carefully. INTRODUCTION 5 belts could cut the highway death toll by 10,000 or more each year and could reduce disabling injuries by two million annually. In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt. Always buckle up. HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL Consult the Table of Contents to determine which section contains the information you desire. The detailed index at the back of this Owner’s Manual contains a complete listing of all subjects. Consult the following table for a description of the symbols that may be used on your vehicle or throughout this Owner’s Manual: Rollover Warning Label Failure to use driver and passenger seat belts provided is a major cause of severe or fatal injury. In fact, the U.S. government notes that the universal use of existing seat 6 INTRODUCTION WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS This Owner’s Manual contains WARNINGS against op- erating procedures that could result in an accident or bodily injury. It also contains CAUTIONS against proce- dures that could result in damage to your vehicle. If you do not read this entire manual, you may miss important information. Observe all Warnings and Cautions. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is found on the left front corner of the instrument panel, visible through the windshield. This number also appears on the vehicle registration and title. INTRODUCTION 7 Vehicle Identification Number 8 INTRODUCTION VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS/ALTERATIONS WARNING! Any modifications or alterations to this vehicle could seriously affect its roadworthiness and safety and may lead to an accident resulting in serious injury or death. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE CONTENTS 䡵 A Word About Your Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ▫ Ignition Key Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ▫ Locking Doors With The Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ▫ Key-In-Ignition Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 䡵 Steering Wheel Lock — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 15 ▫ To Manually Lock The Steering Wheel . . . . . . . 15 ▫ To Release The Steering Wheel Lock . . . . . . . . 15 䡵 Sentry Key威 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 ▫ Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 ▫ Customer Key Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 䡵 Vehicle Security Alarm System — If Equipped . . 19 ▫ To Set The Security Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 ▫ To Disarm The System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ▫ Vehicle Security Alarm System Manual Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 䡵 Remote Keyless Entry — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 20 ▫ To Unlock The Doors And Liftgate . . . . . . . . . 21 10 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE ▫ Remote Key Unlock, Driver Door/All First Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ▫ Illuminated Approach — If Equipped . . . . . . . 22 ▫ To Lock The Doors And Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ▫ Sound Horn With Remote Key Lock . . . . . . . . 22 ▫ Flash Lights With Remote Key Lock/Unlock . . 23 ▫ Using The Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ▫ Programming Additional Transmitters . . . . . . . 24 ▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 ▫ RKE Transmitter Battery Replacement . . . . . . . 25 䡵 Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ▫ Manual Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ▫ Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ▫ Child-Protection Door Lock System (Rear Doors) — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 䡵 Power Windows — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 ▫ Power Window Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 ▫ Auto Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ▫ Window Lockout Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 䡵 Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 䡵 Occupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ▫ Lap/Shoulder Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 ▫ Adjustable Upper Shoulder Belt Anchorage . . . 42 ▫ Second Row Center Lap/Shoulder Belt Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 ▫ Seat Belt Pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 ▫ Enhanced Driver Seat Belt Reminder System (BeltAlert威) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 ▫ Seat Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 ▫ Seat Belts And Pregnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ▫ Driver And Front Passenger Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - Airbag. . . . . . . . . . . . 48 ▫ Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 ▫ Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 11 䡵 Engine Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . 68 䡵 Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 ▫ Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 ▫ Safety Checks You Should Make Inside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 ▫ Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside The Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 12 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE A WORD ABOUT YOUR KEYS The authorized dealer that sold you your new vehicle has the key code numbers for your vehicle locks. These numbers can be used to order duplicate keys. Ask your authorized dealer for these numbers and keep them in a safe place. Ignition Key Removal Automatic Transmission — If Equipped 1. Place the shift lever in PARK. 2. Turn the ignition switch to the ACC (Accessory) position. 3. Push the key and cylinder inward and rotate the key to the LOCK position. 4. Remove the key from the ignition switch lock cylinder. Vehicle Key THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 13 described. If a malfunction occurs, the system will trap the key in the ignition cylinder to warn you that this safety feature is inoperable. The engine can be started and stopped but the key cannot be removed until you obtain service. WARNING! Never leave children alone in a vehicle. Leaving unattended children in a vehicle is dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or others could be seri- ously or fatally injured. Do not leave the keys in the ignition. A child could operate power windows, other controls, or move the vehicle. Ignition Switch Positions 1 — LOCK 2 — ACC (ACCESSORY) 3 — ON 4 — START If you try to remove the key before you place the NOTE: shift lever in PARK, the key may become trapped tem- porarily in the ignition switch cylinder. If this occurs, rotate the key to the right slightly, then remove the key as 14 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE CAUTION! An unlocked car is an invitation to thieves. Always remove the key from the ignition and lock all the doors when leaving the vehicle unattended. Manual Transmission 1. Turn the ignition switch to the ACC (Accessory) position. 2. Push the key and cylinder inward and rotate the key to the LOCK position. 3. Remove the key from the ignition switch lock cylinder. Ignition Switch Positions 1 — LOCK 2 — ACC (ACCESSORY) 3 — ON 4 — START THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 15 To Manually Lock The Steering Wheel With the engine running, turn the steering wheel upside down, turn off the engine and remove the key. Turn the steering wheel slightly in either direction until the lock engages. To Release The Steering Wheel Lock Insert the key in the ignition switch and start the engine. If the key is difficult to turn, move the wheel slightly to the right or left to disengage the lock. If you turned the wheel to the right to engage NOTE: the lock, you must turn the wheel slightly to the right to disengage it. If you turned the wheel to the left to engage the lock, turn the wheel slightly to the left to disengage it. Locking Doors With The Key You can insert the key with either side up. To lock the door, turn the key to the right. To unlock the door, turn the key to the left. Refer to “Body Lubrication” under “Maintenance Procedures” in Section 7. Key-In-Ignition Reminder Opening the driver’s door when the key is in the ignition sounds a signal to remind you to remove the key. NOTE: With the driver’s door open and the key in the ignition, the power door locks and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter will not function. STEERING WHEEL LOCK — IF EQUIPPED Your manual transmission vehicle is equipped with a passive steering wheel lock. This lock prevents steering the vehicle without the ignition key. If the steering wheel is moved approximately a half turn in either direction and the key is not in the ignition switch, the steering wheel will lock. 16 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE SENTRY KEY姞 The Sentry Key威 Immobilizer System prevents unautho- rized vehicle operation by disabling the engine. The system does not need to be armed or activated. Operation is automatic, regardless of whether the vehicle is locked or unlocked. The system uses ignition keys that have an embedded electronic chip (transponder) to prevent unauthorized vehicle operation. Therefore, only keys that are pro- grammed to the vehicle can be used to start and operate the vehicle. The system will shut the engine off in two seconds if someone uses an invalid key to try to start the engine. NOTE: A key that has not been programmed is also considered an invalid key, even if it is cut to fit the ignition switch lock cylinder for that vehicle. During normal operation, after turning on the ignition switch, the Vehicle Security Light will turn on for three seconds for a bulb check. If the light remains on after the bulb check, it indicates that there is a problem with the electronics. In addition, if the Vehicle Security Light begins to flash after the bulb check, it indicates that someone used an invalid key to try to start the engine. Either of these conditions will result in the engine being shut off after two seconds. If the Vehicle Security Light turns on during normal vehicle operation (vehicle running for longer than 10 sec- onds), it indicates that there is a fault in the electronics. Should this occur, have the vehicle serviced as soon as possible. NOTE: • The Sentry Key威 Immobilizer System is not compat- ible with some aftermarket remote starting systems. Use of these systems may result in vehicle starting problems and loss of security protection. • Exxon/Mobil Speedpass™, additional Sentry Keys威, or any other transponder-equipped components on the same key chain will not cause a key-related (transponder) fault unless the additional part is physi- cally held against the ignition key being used when starting the vehicle. Cell phones, pagers, or other Radio Frequency (RF) electronics will not cause inter- ference with this system. All of the keys provided with your new vehicle have been programmed to the vehicle electronics. Replacement Keys NOTE: Only keys that are programmed to the vehicle electronics can be used to start and operate the vehicle. Once a Sentry Key威 is programmed to a vehicle, it cannot be programmed to any other vehicle. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 17 CAUTION! Always remove the Sentry Keys威 from the vehicle and lock all doors when leaving the vehicle unat- tended. At the time of purchase, the original owner is provided with a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN). Keep the PIN in a secure location. This number is required for authorized dealer replacement of keys. Du- plication of keys may be performed at an authorized dealer or by following the customer key programming procedure. This procedure consists of programming a blank key to the vehicle electronics. A blank key is one that has never been programmed. NOTE: When having the Sentry Key威 Immobilizer System serviced, bring all vehicle keys with you to an authorized dealer. 18 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE Customer Key Programming If you have two valid Sentry Keys威, you can program new Sentry Keys威 to the system by performing the following procedure: 1. Cut the additional Sentry Key威 Transponder blank(s) to match the ignition switch lock cylinder key code. 2. Insert the first valid key into the ignition switch. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position for at least three seconds, but no longer than 15 seconds. Then, turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position and remove the first key. 3. Insert the second valid key into the ignition switch. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position within 15 seconds. After 10 seconds, a chime will sound. In addition, the Vehicle Security Light will begin to flash. Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position and remove the second key. 4. Insert a blank Sentry Key威 into the ignition switch. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position within 60 seconds. After 10 seconds, a single chime will sound. In addition, the Vehicle Security Light will stop flashing. To indicate that programming is complete, the Vehicle Security Light will turn on again for three seconds and then turn off. The new Sentry Key威 is programmed. The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter will also be pro- grammed during this procedure. Repeat this procedure to program up to eight keys. If you do not have a programmed Sentry Key威, contact your authorized dealer for details. the time of If a programmed key is lost, see your authorized NOTE: dealer to have all remaining keys erased from the sys- tem’s memory. This will prevent the lost key from starting your vehicle. The remaining keys must then be reprogrammed. All vehicle keys must be taken to an authorized dealer at service to be reprogrammed. General Information The Sentry Key威 system complies with FCC rules Part 15 and with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference that may be received, including interference that may cause undes- ired operation. THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 19 VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED This Vehicle Security Alarm monitors the doors, hood, liftgate, and ignition switch for unauthorized operation. If something triggers the Vehicle Security Alarm the horn will sound for 30 seconds and flash the lights for 60 sec- onds. If the triggering device is not deactivated, the horn will sound again after a five second delay for another 30 seconds. If the trigger remains present, this cycle will repeat for up to five minutes. To Set The Security Alarm 1. Remove the key from the ignition switch and get out of the vehicle. 2. Lock the door using either the power door LOCK switch or the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter and close all doors. 20 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 3. The Vehicle Security Light in the instrument cluster will flash rapidly for approximately 16 seconds. This shows that the system is arming. During this period, if a door is opened, the ignition switch is turned ON, or the power door locks are unlocked in any manner, the Vehicle Security Alarm will automatically disarm. After approximately 16 seconds, the Vehicle Security Light will flash slowly. This shows that the Vehicle Security Alarm is fully armed. To Disarm The System 1. Press UNLOCK on the RKE transmitter. 2. Starting the vehicle with a valid Sentry Key威 will disarm the Vehicle Security Alarm. A valid key is one that is programmed to your vehicle. A valid key will disarm the Vehicle Security Alarm; an invalid key will allow the engine to run for two seconds and stop. Vehicle Security Alarm System Manual Override The Vehicle Security Alarm will not arm if you lock the doors using the manual door lock plunger. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY — IF EQUIPPED This system allows you to lock or unlock the doors and liftgate or activate the Panic Alarm from distances up to 66 ft (20 m) using a handheld Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. The RKE transmitter does not need to be pointed at the vehicle to activate the system. 2 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 21 turn signal lights will flash to acknowledge the unlock signal. The illuminated entry system will also turn on. Remote Key Unlock, Driver Door/All First Press This feature lets you program the system to unlock either the driver’s door or all doors on the first press of the UNLOCK button on the RKE transmitter. To change the current setting, proceed as follows: • For vehicles equipped with the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC), refer to “RKE Unlock,” under “Personal Settings (Customer-Programmable Features),” under “Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)” in Section 4. • For vehicles not equipped with the EVIC, perform the following steps: 1. Press and hold the LOCK button on a programmed RKE transmitter for at least four seconds, but no longer than 10 seconds. Then, press and hold the UNLOCK

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