2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Owners Manual

Once the screen is completely to the top of the window,
extend the top bar of the sun screen over the two hooks
attached to the top of the window.To lower the sun screen, gently lift the tab upward to
disengage the hooks, and feed the screen back into the
base sill.Sun Screen Attaching To Retainer Clips Sun Screen Extended
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANELCONTENTS
m
Instrument Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
m Instrument Cluster – Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
m Instrument Cluster – Premium . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
m Instrument Cluster Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . 240
m Compass Mini-Trip Computer (CMTC) —
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
▫ CMTC Reset Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
▫ Compass/Temperature Display . . . . . . . . . . 254 m
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) —
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
▫ Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
▫ Trip Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
▫ Compass Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
▫ Personal Settings
(Customer-Programmable Features) . . . . . . . 263 4

mAM/FM/CD/DVD Radio (RER/REN) – If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
▫ Operating Instructions — Voice Recognition
System (VR) — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
▫ Operating Instructions — uconnectt phone
— If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
▫ Clock Setting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
m Sales Code RES — AM/FM Stereo Radio With
CD Player (MP3 AUX Jack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
▫ Operating Instructions — Radio Mode . . . . 270
▫ Operation Instructions — CD Mode For CD
And MP3 Audio Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
▫ Notes On Playing MP3 Files . . . . . . . . . . . 275
▫ Operation Instructions - Auxiliary Mode . . . 278 m
Sales Code RES/RSC — AM/FM Stereo Radio
With CD Player (MP3 AUX Jack) And Sirius
Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
▫ Operating Instructions — Radio Mode . . . . 279
▫ Operation Instructions — CD Mode For CD
And MP3 Audio Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
▫ Notes On Playing MP3 Files . . . . . . . . . . . 286
▫ List Button (CD Mode For MP3 Play) . . . . . 289
▫ Info Button (CD Mode For MP3 Play) . . . . 289
m Universal Consumer Interface (UCI) — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
▫ Connecting The iPodt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
▫ Using This Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
▫ Controlling The iPodt Using Radio
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
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▫Play Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
▫ List Or Browse Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
m uconnectt studios (Satellite Radio) — If
Equipped (REN/REQ/RER/RES/REU Radios
Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
▫ System Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
▫ Electronic Serial Number/Sirius
Identification Number (ESN/SID) . . . . . . . . . 296
▫ Selecting uconnectt studios (Satellite)
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
▫ Satellite Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
▫ Reception Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
▫ Operating Instructions — uconnectt studios
(Satellite) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 ▫
Operating Instructions — uconnectt phone
(If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
▫ Operating Instructions — Video
Entertainment System (VES)™
(If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
m uconnectt studios (Sirius Backseat TV™) — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
m Video Entertainment System (VES)™ — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
m Remote Sound System Controls — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
▫ Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
▫ CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
m CD/DVD Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
m Radio Operation And Cellular Phones . . . . . . 305
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mClimate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
▫ Manual Heating And Air Conditioning
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
▫ Rear Manual Climate Control — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
▫ Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
▫ Summer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 ▫
Winter Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
▫ Vacation/Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
▫ Window Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
▫ Outside Air Intake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
▫ Operating Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
▫ A/C Air Filter— If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 324
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INSTRUMENT PANEL FEATURES
1 — Air Vents
5 — Storage Bin 9 — Storage or DVD13 — Switch Bank
2 — Instrument Cluster 6 — Upper Glove Compartment 10 — Cup Holders 14 — Ignition Switch
3 — Shift Lever 7 — Lower Glove Compartment 11 — Storage Bin 15 — Dimmer Switch
4 — Radio 8 — Climate Controls 12 — Power Supply – 12V 16 — Headlight SwitchUNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 237 4

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