2009 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY display

WARNING!
•Drivers must be careful when backing up, even
when using the Rear Park Assist. Always check
carefully behind your vehicle, and be sure to check
for pedestrians, animals, other vehicles, obstruc-
tions, or blind spots before backing up. You are
responsible for the safety of your surroundings
and must continue to pay attention while backing
up. Failure to do so can result in serious injury or
death.(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•Before using the Rear Park Assist, it is strongly
recommended that the ball mount and hitch ball
assembly be disconnected from the vehicle, when
the vehicle is not used for towing. Failure to do so
can result in injury or damage to vehicles or
obstacles, because the hitch ball will be much
closer to the obstacle than the rear fascia when the
warning display turns the red LEDs on. Also, the
sensors could detect the ball mount and hitch ball
assembly, depending on its size and shape, giving
a false indication that an obstacle is behind the
vehicle.
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Service The Rear Park Assist
If the Rear Park Assist malfunctions, the instrument
cluster will actuate a single chime, once per ignition
cycle, and it will display the\bSERVICE PARK ASSIST
SYSTEM\b message. Refer to “Compass Mini Trip Com-
puter (CMTC) or “Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) — If Equipped”, in Section 4.
If \bSERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM\b appears in the
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC), after mak-
ing sure the rear bumper is clean, please see your
authorized dealer.
Should this wrench symbol display with the
letterPnext to it, your Park Sense system
needs servicing. Contact your authorized
dealer.
Cleaning The Rear Park Assist
Clean the Rear Park Assist sensors with water, car wash
soap and a soft cloth. Do not use rough or hard cloths. Do
not scratch or poke the sensors, otherwise, you could
damage them.
REAR BACKUP CAMERA SYSTEM — IF
EQUIPPED
Your vehicle may be equipped with a Rear Camera
System that allows you to see an on-screen image of the
rear of your vehicle whenever the shift lever is put into
REVERSE. The Rear camera image will be displayed on
the uconnect™ tunes radio display screen, located on the
center stack of the instrument panel. The camera is
located in the light bar over the rear license plate.
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4. Enable or disable the rear camera feature by selecting
enable rear camera in reversesoft key.
5. Press the “save” soft key.
6. When the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE, an image of
the rear of the vehicle will appear with a caution note to
check entire surroundings displayed across the top of
the screen. After five seconds this note will disappear.
7. When the vehicle is shifted out of REVERSE, the rear
camera mode is exited and the navigation or audio screen
appears again.
Turning the Rear Camera On or Off — Without
Navigation Radio
1. Press the menuhard key.
2. Select system setup soft key. 3. Enable or disable the rear camera feature by selecting
enable rear camera in reverse
soft key.
4. When the vehicle is shifted into REVERSE, an image of
the rear of the vehicle will appear with a caution note to
check entire surroundings displayed across the top of
the screen. After five seconds this note will disappear.
5. When the vehicle is shifted out of REVERSE, the rear
camera mode is exited and the audio screen appears
again.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
CONTENTS
Instrument Panel Features .............. 243
 Instrument Cluster ................... 244
 Instrument Cluster Descriptions .......... 245
 Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC) — If
Equipped ............................ 258
▫ CMTC Reset Buttons ................ 258
▫ Compass/Temperature Display ......... 259
 Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) —
If Equipped .......................... 261 ▫
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
Displays ........................... 263
▫ Trip Functions ..................... 265
▫ Compass Display ................... 266
▫ Personal Settings (Customer-Programmable
Features) .......................... 268
 Sales Code (RER/REN) — AM/FM/CD/DVD
Radio – If Equipped .................... 273
▫ Operating Instructions — Voice Recognition
System (VR) — If Equipped ............. 273
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WARNING!
A hot engine cooling system is dangerous. You or
others could be badly burned by steam or boiling
coolant. You may want to call an authorized dealer-
ship for service if your vehicle overheats. If you
decide to look under the hood yourself, see Section 7
of this manual. Follow the warnings under the Cool-
ing System Pressure Cap paragraph.
22. Trip / Odometer Display Reset Button — Base
Cluster / Premium Cluster
Press this button to change the display from odometer to
either of two trip odometer settings. The letter “A” or “B”
will appear when in the trip odometer mode. Push in and
hold the button for two seconds to reset the trip odometer
to 0 miles (0 km). The odometer must be in TRIP mode to
reset it. NOTE:
On the Base cluster, the reset button toggles
between odometer, Trip A, Trip B and outside tempera-
ture. To reset a message display on Base Cluster (Change
Oil Required, gASCAP, gATE, LoCOOL, LoWASH, no-
FUSE), push and hold the button until the display resets
(approximately two seconds).
23. Shift Lever Indicator
The Shift Lever Indicator is self-contained within the
instrument cluster. It displays the gear position of the
automatic transmission.
NOTE: You must apply the brakes before shifting from
PARK.
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24. Message Display Area
When the appropriate conditions exist, the following
odometer messages will display:
CHAngE OIL............... Oil Change Required
HOTOIL ............... Tr ansaxle Oil Temperature
Exceeds Safe Threshold
door ............................. Door Ajar
gATE ........................... Liftgate Ajar
gASCAP ....................... Fuel Cap Fault
hood ............................ Hood Ajar
noFUSE .......................... Fuse Fault
LoCOOL ........................ Low Coolant
LoWASH .................... LowW asher Fluid
LoW tirE ..................... LowTirePr essure
NOTE: Some of the above warnings will be displayed in
the Compass Mini-Trip Computer / Electronic Vehicle
Information Center Display Area located in the instru-
ment cluster. Refer to ”Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC)
Display— If Equipped” / ”Electronic Vehicle Informa-
tion Center (EVIC) Display — If Equipped” later in this
section, for more information.
LoW tirE
When the appropriate condition exists, the odometer
display will toggle between LoW and tirE for three
cycles.
HOTOIL
When this message is displayed there is a transaxle
over-temperature condition. When this condition occurs,
the “HOTOIL” message will be displayed in the odom-
eter along with a chime.
If this message appears, stop the vehicle and run the
engine at idle or faster, with the transmission in NEU-
TRAL, until the light goes off.
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NOTE:When this message is displayed, bring the
vehicle to a stop and idle the engine until the message
clears.
CHAngE OIL
Your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil change
indicator system. The CHAngE OILmessage will flash in
the instrument cluster odometer for approximately
12 seconds, after a single chime has sounded, to indicate
the next scheduled oil change interval. The engine oil
change indicator system is duty cycle-based, which
means the engine oil change interval may fluctuate
dependent upon your personal driving style.
Unless reset, this message will continue to display each
time you turn the ignition switch to the ON/RUN
position. To turn off the message temporarily, press and
release the Trip / Odometer Display reset button on the instrument cluster. To reset the oil change indicator
system (after performing the scheduled maintenance),
perform the following steps.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON position (do not
start the engine).
2. Fully depress the accelerator pedal, slowly, three times
within 10 seconds.
3. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF/LOCK position.
NOTE:
If the indicator message illuminates when you
start the engine, the oil change indicator system did not
reset. If necessary, repeat these steps.
25. Odometer
The odometer shows the total distance the vehicle has
been driven.
U.S. federal regulations require that upon transfer of
vehicle ownership, the seller certify to the purchaser the
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correct mileage that the vehicle has been driven. There-
fore, if the odometer reading is changed during repair or
replacement, be sure to keep a record of the reading
before and after the service, so that the correct mileage
can be determined.
26. Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC) or Electronic
Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) Display— If
Equipped
Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC) Display — If
Equipped
On vehicles equipped with Compass Mini-Trip Com-
puter (CMTC), the display provides the outside tempera-
ture, one of eight compass headings to indicate the
direction the vehicle is facing, and the current radio
station. For more information refer to “Compass Mini-
Trip Computer” in this section.Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) Display
— If Equipped
The Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) fea-
tures a driver-interactive display that is located in the
instrument cluster. For more information refer to “Elec-
tronic Vehicle Information (EVIC)” in this section.
27. Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC) Display
Button
Press the left reset button to scroll through sub-menus
(i.e., Outside Temperature, Trip Functions: AVG Fuel
Economy, DTE, Elapsed Time, and Units). Press and hold
the reset button for approximately two seconds, to reset
the display shown.
28. Fuel Door Reminder
The arrow in this symbol is a reminder that the
Fuel Filler Door is located on the left side of the
vehicle.
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