2005 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY power seat

Vehicle Theft Alarm—If Equipped...........27

Sliding Side Door........................30
▫Sliding Door Open Flash.................31
▫Power Sliding Door—If Equipped.........31
▫Child Protection Door Lock...............34

Liftgate...............................35
▫Power Liftgate—If Equipped.............36

Windows.............................39
▫Power Vent Windows...................39
▫Power Windows.......................40

Occupant Restraints......................42
▫Lap/Shoulder Belts.....................43
▫Lap/Shoulder Belt Untwisting Procedure.....49▫Center Lap Belts.......................51
▫Seat Belt Pretensioners...................51
▫Enhanced Driver Seat Belt Use Reminder System
(BeltAlert)...........................52
▫Seat Belts And Pregnant Women............53
▫Seat Belt Extender......................53
▫Driver And Front Passenger Supplemental
Restraint Systems (SRS)—Airbags..........54
▫DaimlerChrysler Corporation Integrated Child
Seat—If Equipped.....................69
▫Child Restraint........................69

Rear Seat Delete Feature (Commercial Vehicles
Only)—If Equipped.....................78
▫Restraining Infants And Small Children With Seat
Delete Feature (Commercial Vehicles Only)....79
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The power sliding door may also be opened by pressing
the switches on the overhead console or the switch
located on the trim panel just in front of the sliding door.
To keep your door operating properly, observe the fol-
lowing guidelines.
•Always open the door smoothly.
•Avoid high impacts against the door stop when open-
ing the door manually. This is very important when
your vehicle is parked on an incline as the door will
slide faster in the downhill direction.
•There is a hold-open latch that is activated when the
sliding door is fully opened. This latch will keep your
sliding door open on any incline. To close the power
sliding door after the hold-open latch is activated, you
must press any one of the power sliding door
switches, push the button on the inside grab handle or
pull out on the outside sliding door handle.There are power sliding door switches located on the
trim panel just in front of the power sliding door for the
rear seat passengers. Pressing the switch once will open
the power sliding door, once the door is fully open
pressing the switch a second time will close the door.
Power Sliding Door Switch
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If the inside or outside door handles are used while the
power sliding door is activated, the power sliding door
feature will be canceled and the door must be opened or
closed manually.
To avoid unintentional operation of the power sliding
door from the rear seats, press the button located in the
overhead console to disable the switches for the rear seat
passengers.
NOTE:
•If anything obstructs the power sliding door while it is
closing or opening, the door will automatically reverse
to the closed or open position, provided it meets
sufficient resistance.
•The driver’s side sliding door cannot be opened while
the fuel door is open. This feature operates only when
the sliding door is fully closed prior to opening the
fuel door.
•If the power sliding door is not in the full open or close
position, it will fully open when a power sliding door
switch is pressed. To close the door, wait until it is fully
open and then press the switch again.
•The power sliding door switches will not operate if the
vehicle is in gear or the vehicle speed is above 0 mph
(0 km/h).
•If the power sliding door encounters multiple obstruc-
tions within the same cycle, the system will automati-
cally stop and must be opened or closed manually.
WARNING!
You or others could be injured if caught in the path
of the sliding door. Make sure the door path is clear
before closing the door.
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Child Protection Door Lock
To provide a safer environment for small children riding
in the rear seats, the sliding doors are equipped with a
child protection door lock system.
WARNING!
To avoid trapping anyone in the vehicle in a colli-
sion. Remember that the sliding doors can only be
opened from the outside door handle or the switches
located on the trim panel just in front of the power
sliding door when the child protection locks are
engaged.
To activate the system, open the sliding door and move
the child lock control, located near the door’s rear latch,
to the ON position.
Child Lock Control
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When the child lock system is engaged the door can be
opened only by using the outside door handle, remote
keyless entry transmitter, switches on the overhead con-
sole or the switches located on the trim panel just in front
of the power sliding door, even though the inside door
lock is in the unlocked position.
The power sliding door will operate from the switches
located on the trim panel just in front of the power sliding
door, regardless of the child lock lever position. To avoid
unintentional operation of the power sliding door from
the rear seats, press the button located in the overhead
console to disable the switches for the rear seat passen-
gers.NOTE:
•The power sliding door switches will not operate if the
vehicle is in gear or the vehicle speed is above 0 mph
(0 km/h).
•The power sliding door will operate from the remote
keyless entry transmitter, if the vehicle is in Park,
regardless of the child lock lever position.
LIFTGATE
NOTE:The key that is used to start the vehicle is also
used to lock or unlock the doors and open the liftgate.
To open the liftgate, insert the key into the lock and turn
to the right. On vehicles equipped with power locks the
liftgate can also be unlocked using the remote keyless
entry or by activating the power door lock switches
located on the front doors.
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Gas props support the liftgate in the open position.
However, because the gas pressure drops with tempera-
ture, it may be necessary to assist the props when
opening the liftgate in cold weather.
WINDOWS
Power Vent Windows
Switches on the driver’s door trim panel let the driver
operate the two vent windows from the driver’s seat.
Power Vent Window Switches
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•It is not advisable to drive your vehicle after the
airbags have deployed. If you are involved in another
collision, the airbags will not be in place to protect you.
WARNING!
Deployed airbags, seat belt pretensioners and driver
inflatable knee blocker cannot protect you in an-
other collision. Have the airbags, seat belt preten-
sioners, driver inflatable knee blocker and the front
passenger seat belt retractor assembly, replaced by
an authorized dealer as soon as possible. Also, have
the Occupant Classification System serviced as well.
Enhanced Accident Response
If the airbags and seat belt pertensioners deploy after an
impact and the electrical system remains functional,
vehicles equipped with power door locks will unlock
automatically. In addition, approximately 10 seconds
after the vehicle has stopped moving, the interior lights
will illuminate until the ignition switch is turned off.
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Seats................................108
▫Manual Front & Second Row Seat Adjuster . . . 108
▫8–Way Driver’s Power Seat—If Equipped . . . 109
▫4–Way Passenger’s Power Seat—
If Equipped.........................109
▫Adjustable Head Restraints—If Equipped . . . 110
▫Heated Seats—If Equipped.............111
▫Manual Reclining Seats—If Equipped......112
▫Manual Lumbar—If Equipped...........113
▫Fold-In-Floor Seating...................113
▫Easy Access Seating...................120
▫Middle Quad Fold & Tumble Seat Removal . . . 121
▫50/50 Fold & Tumble Rear Seat Removal....124▫3–Passenger Bench Seats...............126
▫Plastic Grocery Bag Retainer.............127
▫Rear-Most Bench Seat..................128
▫Rear Seat Descriptions..................128
▫Rear Bench Seating Flexibility............128
▫Rear Quad And 50/50 Seating Flexibility....130

Driver Memory System—If Equipped.......132
▫Setting Memory Positions And Linking Remote
Keyless Entry Transmitter To Memory.......133
▫Memory Position Recall.................134
▫To Disable A Transmitter Linked To Memory . . 135

To Open And Close The Hood.............136
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