2008 DODGE SPRINTER steering wheel

172 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
3
Switching the locator lighting on or
off*If you switch the locator lighting to
On,
the following lamps light up in the dark
after you have unlocked the vehicle us-
ing the key:
\4
The parking lamps
\4
The tail lamps
\4
The license plate lamp
\4
The front foglampsThe locator lighting automatically
switches off after 40 seconds or when
you:
\4
open the driver’s door
\4
insert the key into the ignition lock
\4
lock the vehicle with the key
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
to select the
Lighting
submenu.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Loc.
lighting
message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted. USA only:
If you turn the light switch to
C

or
B
, the corresponding light
switches on. Constant headlamp
mode remains activated if the light
switch is turned to
U
.
Canada only:
If you turn the light switch to
B
,
the low-beam headlamps are
switched on. Constant headlamp
mode remains activated if the light
switch is turned to
C
or
U
.
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173 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
3
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
button to
switch the locator lighting On or
Off
.
Setting the exterior lighting delayed
switch-off*The
Headlamps
(headlamps delayed
switch-off) function enables you to set
whether or not the exterior lighting
should remain on in the dark after the
doors have been closed.
When you have set the delayed switch-
off and have switched off the engine, the
following light up:
\4
The parking lamps
\4
The tail lamps
\4
The license plate lamp
\4
The front foglamps
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
to select the
Lighting
submenu.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the Headlamps

message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted. N54.32-2269-31
iYou can reactivate this function by
opening a door within 10 minutes.
The lights are switched off after 60
seconds if you do not open a door or
if you close an opened door after the
engine has been switched off.
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174 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
3
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
button to se-
lect whether and for how long the
lights should remain on.
Vehicle submenuYou can reach the
Vehicle
submenu via
the
Settings
menu (
\2
page 161).
Setting station selectionThe
Search
function enables you to de-
termine whether the radio (
\2
page 158)
should search for a new station or a pre-
viously stored station each time the ra-
dio is switched on.
\1
Press the
è
or
ÿ
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Vehicle

message in the display.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Search

message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted.
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
button to se-
lect how the radio should tune into a
station.
\4
Frequency
: The nearest station
on the waveband is selected
\4
Memory
: The nearest saved sta-
tion is selected
Function
Page
Set station selection
174
Set the windshield wiper sen-
sitivity
175
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175 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
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Setting the windshield wiper
sensitivityYou can use the
Wipe sensor
function to
set the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
\1
Press the
è
or
ÿ
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Vehicle

message in the display.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Wipe sen-
sor
message in the display.
The current setting is highlighted.
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
button to
select the level of sensitivity of the
rain sensor.
\4
Level 1
: High sensitivity
Wiping beings in light rain
\4
Level 2
: Moderate sensitivity
\4
Level 3
: Low sensitivity
Wiping only begins in heavy rain
Convenience submenu
*
You can reach the
Convenience
submenu
via the
Settings
menu (
\2
page 161).
Key-dependent settingsYou can use the
Key
function to deter-
mine whether the settings in the:
\4
Instrument cluster
\4
Lighting
\4
Vehicle
submenus are stored as key-dependent
settings.
\1
Press the
è
or
ÿ
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Conve-
nience
message in the display. N54.32-2272-31
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176 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
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\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
Key
mes-
sage in the display.
The current setting is highlighted.
\1
Press the
æ
or
ç
button to
switch key dependence On or
Off
.The Trip computer menu displays statis-
tical data for your vehicle. N54.32-2273-31
iFor safety reasons, it is not possible
to set the
Key
function while the vehi-
cle is in motion. You will see the fol-
lowing message in the display:
Setting only possible at stand-
still
.
Trip computer menuFunction
Page
Consumption statistics after
start
177
Consumption statistics after
reset
177
Reset consumption statistics
178
iWhen you call up the trip computer
again, it always displays the con-
sumption statistics after start first.
The units of the trip computer are
country-specific and depend on the
setting in the
Instrument
submenu of
the
Settings
menu.
Function
Page
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177 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
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Consumption statistics after start
\1
Press the
è
or
ÿ
button re-
peatedly until you see the
After start
message in the display.
1Distance driven since start
2Time elapsed since start
3Average speed since start
4Average fuel consumption since start
Consumption statistics after reset
\1
Press the
è
or
ÿ
button re-
peatedly until you see the
After start
message in the display.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the
After re-
set
message.
1Distance driven since last reset
2Time elapsed since last reset
3Average speed since last reset
4Average fuel consumption since last
reset
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iIf you turn the key to position
0 in the
ignition lock or remove it, all the val-
ues are reset after approximately 4
hours.
The values will not be reset if you turn
the key back to position
1 or
2 during
this time.
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178 Controls in detailOperating system with steering wheel buttons*
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Resetting the consumption statistics
\1
Press the
è
or
ÿ
button re-
peatedly until you see the
After start
message in the display.
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the statistics
that you want to reset in the display.
\1
Press and hold the reset button
until the values are reset to 0.You can operate your cell phone using
the functions in the
TEL
menu, provided
it is connected to the manufacturer’s
hands-free system*.
iThe consumption statistics after
start are automatically reset after
999 hours or 9,999 miles (kilome-
ters).
The consumption statistics after re-
set are automatically reset after
9,999 hours or 99,999 miles (kilome-
ters).
Telephone menu
*
Warning
G
You must observe the legal requirements
for the country in which you are driving
when operating a cell phone in the vehi-
cle.
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179 Controls in detail
Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
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\1
Switch on the cell phone and audio
system.
See the separate operating instruc-
tions.
\1
Press the
è
or
ÿ
button re-
peatedly until you see the
TEL
menu
in the display.
You will see different messages in
the display, depending on the status
of your cell phone:
\4
If the cell phone is switched off,
you will see the
TEL off
message
(Sound 20) .
\4
If you have not yet entered a PIN,
you will see the
TEL PIN
message
(Sound 20) .
\1
Enter the PIN code using the cell
phone, audio system.
The cell phone searches for a network. The
display remains blank during this time.As soon as the cell phone has found a
network, you will see the
Ready
message
in the display.
Once it has shown its operational readi-
ness, you can operate the cell phone us-
ing the operating system.
Warning (Continued)
G
If it is permitted to operate a cell phone
while the vehicle is in motion, you must
only operate it when road and traffic con-
ditions permit. You may otherwise be dis-
tracted from the traffic conditions, cause
an accident and injure yourself and oth-
ers.Cell phones without exterior antennas
may interfere with the vehicle electronics
and thereby jeopardize the operational
safety of the vehicle. You must therefore
only use these devices when they are con-
nected to a separate exterior antenna.
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