2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Owners Manual

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLECONTENTS
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Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
▫ Inside Day/Night Mirror — If Equipped . . 100
▫ Automatic Dimming Mirror — If Equipped 100
▫ Outside Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
▫ Driver’s Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror
— If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
▫ Outside Mirror Folding Feature . . . . . . . . . 102
▫ Power Mirrors — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 102
▫ Heated Mirrors — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 103 ▫
Tilt Mirrors In Reverse
(Available With Memory Seat Only) — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
▫ Illuminated Vanity Mirrors — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
m Blind Spot Monitoring — If Equipped . . . . . . 104
▫ Rear Cross Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
▫ Modes Of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
m uconnectt phone — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 113
▫ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 3

▫Phone Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
▫ uconnectt phone Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
▫ Advanced Phone Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . 131
▫ Things You Should Know About Your
uconnectt phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
m Voice Recognition (VR) System — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Voice Recognition (VR) System Operation . . 141
▫ Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
▫ Voice Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
m Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
▫ Manual Front And Second Row Seat
Adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 ▫
Eight–Way Driver And Passenger Power Seat
— If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
▫ Adjustable Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
▫ Heated Seats — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 150
▫ Manual Reclining Seats — If Equipped . . . . 151
▫ Manual Lumbar Adjust Lever — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
▫ Stow ’n Got Seating — If Equipped . . . . . . 153
▫ Easy Access Seating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
▫ Swivel ’n Got Premium Seating — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
▫ Second Row Bench Seat — If Equipped . . . 165
▫ Third Row Power Seat — If Equipped . . . . 166
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mDriver Memory Seat — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 170
▫ Setting Memory Positions And Linking RKE
Transmitter To Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
▫ Easy Entry/Exit Seat
(Available With Memory Seat Only) . . . . . . . 173
m To Open And Close The Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
m Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
▫ Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
▫ Parking Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
▫ Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
▫ Automatic Headlights — If Equipped . . . . . . 179
▫ Headlights On With Wipers —
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
▫ Headlight Delay — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 180 ▫
Daytime Running Lights
(Canada/Fleet Vehicles Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
▫ Front Fog Lights — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 181
▫ Battery Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
▫ Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
▫ Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
▫ Lane Change Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
▫ High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch . . . . . . 183
▫ Flash-To-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
m Windshield Wiper And Washers . . . . . . . . . . . 183
m Tilt Steering Column — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 185
m Adjustable Pedals — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 186
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mElectronic Speed Control — If Equipped . . . . . 188
▫ To Activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
▫ To Set At A Desired Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
▫ Deactivating Electronic Speed Control . . . . . . 189
▫ Resuming Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
▫ Varying The Speed Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
▫ Accelerating To Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
m Rear Park Assist — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 191
▫ Rear Park Assist Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
m Rear Backup Camera System —
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
▫ Turning The Rear Camera On Or Off — With
Navigation Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 ▫
Turning The Rear Camera On Or Off —
Without Navigation Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
m Overhead Consoles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
▫ Front Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
m Garage Door Opener — If Equipped . . . . . . . . 201
▫ Programming HomeLinkt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
▫ Gate Operator/Canadian Programming . . . . 206
▫ Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
▫ Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
m Power Sunroof — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
▫ Power Sunroof Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
m Electrical Power Outlets — If Equipped . . . . . . 210
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mPower Inverter — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
m Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
▫ Instrument Panel Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
▫ Interior Bottle Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
▫ Smoker’s Package Kit — If Equipped . . . . . . 216
m Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
▫ Glove Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
▫ Door Trim Panel Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
▫ Driver Seatback Storage — If Equipped . . . . 218
▫ Umbrella Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
▫ Second Row Seat Storage Bins — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 ▫
Coat Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
▫ Cargo Area Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
m Console Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
▫ Basic Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
▫ Premium Console — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 222
m Rear Window Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
▫ Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
m Load-Leveling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
m Roof Luggage Rack — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 228
m Sun Screens — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
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MIRRORS
Inside Day/Night
Mirror — If Equipped
A two-point pivot system allows for horizontal and
vertical adjustment of the mirror. Adjust the mirror to
center on the view through the rear window.
Headlight glare can be reduced by moving the small
control under the mirror to the night position (toward the
rear of the vehicle). The mirror should be adjusted while
set in the day position (toward the windshield).
Automatic Dimming Mirror — If Equipped
When using this feature the mirror will automatically
adjust for headlight glare from vehicles behind you. You
can turn the feature on or off by pressing the button at the
base of the mirror. A light next to the button will
illuminate when the dimming feature is activated. Manual Rearview Mirror
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ANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

CAUTION!To avoid damage to the mirror during cleaning, never
spray any cleaning solution directly onto the mirror.
Apply the solution onto a clean cloth and wipe the
mirror clean.
Outside Mirrors
To receive maximum benefit, adjust the outside mirror(s)
to center on the adjacent lane of traffic with a slight
overlap of the view obtained on the inside mirror. WARNING!
Vehicles and other objects seen in an outside convex
mirror will look smaller and farther away than they
really are. Relying too much on side convex mirrors
could cause you to collide with another vehicle or
other object. Use your inside mirror when judging
the size or distance of a vehicle seen in a side convex
mirror.
Automatic Dimming Mirror
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THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 101 3

Driver’s Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror — If
EquippedThe outside mirror will automatically adjust for glare
from vehicles behind you. This feature is controlled by
the inside automatic dimming mirror and can be turned
on or off by pressing the button at the base of the inside
mirror. The outside mirror will automatically adjust for
headlight glare when the inside mirror adjusts.
Outside Mirror Folding Feature
All outside mirrors are hinged and may be moved either
forward or rearward to resist damage. The hinges have
three detent positions: full forward, full rearward and
normal.
Power Mirrors — If Equipped
Use the mirror select switch located on the driver’s door
trim panel to adjust the view obtained in the outside
mirrors. Press the switch to the L (left) or R (right) for
mirror selection. Press the mirror select switch again to
guard against accidentally moving a mirror position. The
mirror selection will also automatically turn off after
30 seconds. Power Side Mirror Adjust
1 — Left Mirror
3 — Adjusting Switch
2 —
Right Mirror
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