2008 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY Owners Manual

DOOR LOCKS
MANUAL DOOR LOCKS
Lock the doors by pushing down on the lock plungers on
each door trim panel.If the lock plunger is down when you shut the door, the
door will lock. Therefore, make sure the keys are not
inside the vehicle before closing the door.
Manual Door Lock Plunger
Sliding Door Lock Features
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WARNING!
²For personal security and safety in the event of an
accident, lock the vehicle doors as you drive as
well as when you park and leave the vehicle.
²When leaving the vehicle always remove the key
and from the ignition lock, and lock your vehicle.
Do not leave unattended children in the vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised
use of vehicle equipment may cause severe per-
sonal injuries and death.
Power Door Locks Ð If Equipped
A power door lock switch is located on each front door
trim panel. Use this switch to lock or unlock the doors.If you press the power door lock switch while the key is
in the ignition, and any front door is open, the power
locks will not operate. This prevents you from acciden-
tally locking your keys in the vehicle. Removing the key
or closing the door will allow the locks to operate. A
Driver Power Door Locks
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chime will sound if the key is in the ignition switch and
a door is open, as a reminder to remove the key.
If you press the power door lock switch while the sliding
door is open, the sliding door will lock.Lock Doors Automatically Ð If Equipped
If the Lock Doors Automatically feature is enabled, your
door locks will lock automatically when the vehicle's
speed exceeds 15 mph (24 km/h).
The Lock Doors Automatically feature is enabled when
your vehicle is shipped from the assembly plant and can
be disabled by using the following procedure:
²On Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
equipped vehicles, refer to9Personal Settings9in the
EVIC section of this manual.
²On non EVIC-equipped vehicles perform the follow-
ing steps:
1. Enter your vehicle and close all doors.
2. Fasten your seat belt. (Fastening the seat belt will
cancel any chiming that may confuse you during this
programming procedure.)
Front Passenger Power Door Switch Features
1 - Window Open/Close 3 - Doors Unlock
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3. Place the key into the ignition.
4. Within 15 seconds cycle the ignition key from the OFF
position to the ON/RUN position a minimum of four
times, ending in the OFF position(do not start the
engine).
5. Within 30 seconds, press the driver's door lock switch
in the lock direction.
6. A single chime will be heard to indicate the feature has
been disabled.
7. To reactivate this feature, repeat the above steps.
If a chime is not heard, the program mode was canceled
before the feature could be disabled. If necessary, repeat
the above procedure.The Lock Doors Automatically at 15 mph (24 km/h)
feature can be reactivated by repeating the above men-
tioned procedure or by performing the procedure in the
EVIC, Customer Programmable Features section on ve-
hicles so equipped.
Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit Ð If
Equipped
The Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit feature unlocks
all of the doors of the vehicle when any door is opened.
This will occur only after the gear selector lever has been
shifted into the PARK position after the vehicle has been
driven (the gear selector lever has been shifted out of
PARK and all doors closed).
The Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit feature will not
operate if there is any manual operation of the power
door locks (lock or unlock).
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The Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit feature can be
enabled or disabled by performing the following proce-
dure:
1. Enter your vehicle and close all doors.
2. Fasten your seat belt. (Fastening the seat belt will
cancel any chimes that may be confusing during this
programming procedure.)
3. Insert the key into the ignition switch.
4. Within 15 seconds, cycle the ignition key from the OFF
position to the ON/RUN position a minimum of four
times ending in the OFF position(Do not start the
engine).
5. Within 30 seconds, press the driver's door lock switch
in the unlock direction.6. A single chime will sound to indicate the feature has
been changed.
7. To reactivate this feature, repeat the above steps.
If a chime is not heard, the program mode was canceled
before the feature could be disabled. If necessary, repeat
the above procedure.
The Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit feature can be
reactivated by repeating the above mentioned procedure
or by performing the procedure in the EVIC, Customer
Programmable Features section on vehicles so equipped.
NOTE:Use the Lock Doors Automatically at 15 mph (24
km/h) and Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit features
in accordance with local laws.
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WINDOWS
POWER VENT WINDOWS Ð IF EQUIPPED
Switches on the driver's door trim panel let the driver
operate the two vent windows from the driver's seat.
POWER WINDOWS
You can control all windows using switches on the
driver's door trim panel. The switches will operate only
when the ignition switch is in the ON or ACC position
and during power accessory delay.
NOTE:Power Window switches will also remain active
for up to 90 seconds after the ignition switch has been
turned OFF, depending upon the accessory delay setting.
Opening the front door will cancel this feature.
Power Vent Window Switches
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Driver's Master Power Window Switches Power Window Lockout Switch Ð If Equipped
The driver may lock out all power windows by depress-
ing the bar switch just below the power window switches.
Front Passenger Power Window Switch
There is a single switch on the front passenger's door
trim panel which operates the passenger door window
Driver's Power Window Switches
1 - Left Rear 3 - Left Front
2 - Right Rear 4 - Right Front
Power Window Lockout Switch
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and locks and unlocks all doors. The switch will operate
only when the ignition switch is in the ON or ACC
position and during power accessory delay.Sliding Side Door Power Window Switch
There is a single switch on each sliding side door which
operates the sliding side door window.
The switches will operate only when the ignition switch
is in the ON or ACC position.
Front Passenger Power Switches
1 - Window Open/Close 3 - Doors Unlock
2 - Doors Lock
Sliding Door Power Window Switch
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