2010 DODGE DAKOTA child restraint

INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOME FROM CHRYSLER GROUP
LLC ..................... 2
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
DRIVER COCKPIT.............. 4
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ..........6
GETTING STARTED
KEYFOB...................8
THEFT ALARM................ 9
SEATBELT ................. 9
CHILD RESTRAINTS ............. 9
FRONTSEATS................13
HEATEDSEATS...............14
TILT STEERING COLUMN ..........15
PROGRAMMABLEFEATURES .......15
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
TURN SIGNALS/WIPER/WASHER/HIGH
BEAMSLEVER ...............17
HEADLIGHT SWITCH ............18
SPEED CONTROL ..............19
CLIMATE CONTROLS ........... 20
POWERSUNROOF ............ 20
WIND BUFFETING ..............21
ELECTRONICS
NON-TOUCH-SCREENRADIOS...... 22
NAVIGATION TOUCH-SCREEN RADIO . . .25
STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS . . 28
UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER
(HOMELINK
®) .............. 28
POWER OUTLET ............. 30
Uconnect™ Phone ........... 30
VOICECOMMAND .............32
OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION .....33
UTILITY
REAR CRATE 'N GO®STORAGE ......34
REAR CARGO AREA UTILITY RAILS .....34
TAILGATE ..................34 TRAILER TOWING WEIGHTS (MAXIMUM
TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS)
........35
RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND
MOTORHOME, ETC.) ............35
BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK
SYSTEM...................37
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
24-HOUR TOWING ASSISTANCE
- U.S. ONLY ................ 38
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING
LIGHTS .................. 38
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS .......41
JACKINGANDTIRECHANGING...... 42
JUMP-STARTING ............. 48
EMERGENCY TOW HOOKS .........51
TOWINGADISABLEDVEHICLE.......52
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE ........53
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) ......54
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
OPENING THE HOOD............55
ENGINE COMPARTMENT ..........56
FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES ..........58
MAINTENANCE CHART .......... 60
FUSES................... 62
TIREPRESSURES..............65
WHEEL AND WHEEL TRIM CARE ......65
EXTERIOR BULBS ............. 66
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC CUSTOMER
CENTER...................67
CHRYSLER CANADA INC. CUSTOMER
CENTER...................67
ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARING
IMPAIRED..................67
PUBLICATIONS ORDERING .........67
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS IN
THE 50 UNITED STATES AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. ........... 68
TIRE WARRANTY ............. 68
MOPAR ACCESSORIES
MOPAR®ACCESSORIES..........71
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Panic Alarm
• Press the PANIC button once to turn the panic alarm on.
• Wait approximately three seconds and press the button a second time to turn the
panic alarm off.
THEFT ALARM
To Arm
• Press the Key Fob LOCK button or the power door lock switch while the door is open.
To Disarm
• Press the Key Fob UNLOCK button and turn the ignition to the ON/RUN position.
SEAT BELT
• Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a seat belt properly.
WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passengers can suffer much greater injuries if you are not
properly buckled up. You can strike the interior of your vehicle or other passengers, or
you can be thrown out of the vehicle. Always be sure you and others in your vehicle
are buckled up properly.
CHILD RESTRAINTS
• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, if available. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seats rather than in the front.
• Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted for
ignoring it.
WARNING!
In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, can become a projectile inside
the vehicle. The force required to hold even an infant on your lap could become so
great that you could not hold the child, no matter how strong you are. The child and
others could be severely injured or killed. An y child riding in your vehicle should be in
a proper restraint for the child's size.
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GETTING STARTED

Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle is equipped with the child restraint anchorage system called LATCH,which stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren.
Extended Cab
• The Extended Cab front and right rear (if equipped with a rear seat) passenger seating
positions have lower anchorages that are capable of accommodating LATCH
compatible child seats having flexible, webbing mounted lower attachments.
• Loosen the adjusters on the lower strapsand tether straps so that you can attach the
hook or connector to the lower and tether
anchorages more easily.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors over the top of the anchorage bars, pushing
aside the seat cover material. You will easily
feel the anchorage bars if you run your
finger along the intersection of the seatback
and seat cushion surfaces.
Tether Strap at the Front Passenger Seat (Extended Cab)
• Route the child restraint tether strap up and over the front passenger seatback, and
under the head restraint.
• Connect the tether strap to the lower anchor located at the bottom rear of the seat.
• Remove the slack in the tether strap so that it is pulled tight.
Tether Straps at the Rear Passenger Seat (Extended Cab)
• Route the child restraint tether strap through the routing loop, located directly behind
the child restraint. The routing loops are located behind the flip-down door on the cab
back panel (padded bolster).
• Route the tether strap across to the centertether anchorage. The center tether is
located behind the slide door in the center
of the vehicle, between the two seating
positions.
• Remove the slack in the tether strap so that the anchor strap is pulled tight.
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Crew Cab
• The Crew Cab second row seat has lower anchorages that are capable ofaccommodating LATCH compatible child seats having flexible, webbing mounted
lower attachments at all three seating positions.
• Child seats with fixed lower attachmentsmust be installed in the outboard positions
only.
• Never install LATCH-compatible child seats
such that two seats share a common lower
anchorage.
• Loosen the adjusters on the lower straps and tether straps so that you can attach the
hook or connector to the lower and tether
anchorages more easily.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors over the top of the anchorage bars, pushing aside the seat cover material. You will easily feel the anchorage bars if you run your
finger along the intersection of the seatback and seat cushion surfaces.
Tether Straps at the Rear Passenger Seat (Crew Cab)
• Route the child restraint tether strap over the seatback and under the head restraint(for outboard seating position only) and thr ough the anchor strap outer loop (webbing
material loop) located directly behind the child restraint.
• Connect the tether strap hook to the anchorstrap inner metal ring in the ADJACENT
seating position.
• Remove the slack in the tether strap so that both anchor straps are pulled tight.
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NOTE:Two anchors must be used for any of the three seating positions.
1. Inner Anchor Strap Ring(s)
2. Snap Hook
3. Tether Strap
4. Passenger's Side Rear Child Seat
5. Rear Center Child Seat
6. Driver's Side Rear Child Seat
WARNING!
• Improper installation of a child restraint to the LATCH anchorages can lead to failureof an infant or child restraint. The child could be severely injured or killed. Follow
the manufacturer’s directions exactly when installing an infant or child restraint.
• An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to increased head motion and possible injury to the child. Use only the anchor positions directly behind the child
seat to secure a child restraint top tether strap.
Installing The Child Restraint Using The Vehicle Seat Belts
• To install a child restraint, first, pull enough of the seat belt webbing from the retractor
to route it through the belt path of the child restraint and slide the latch plate into the
buckle.
• Next, extract all the seat belt webbing out of the retractor and then allow the belt to retract into the retractor. Finally, pull on any excess webbing to tighten the lap portion
around the child restraint. Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so check the
belt occasionally, and pull it tight if necessary.
• Once you have completed securing the child restraint with the seat belt, secure the top tether strap as described on the previous pages.
WARNING!
Rearward-facing child seats must NEVERbe used in the front seat of a vehicle with a
front passenger airbag. An airbag deployment could cause severe injury or death to
infants in this position.
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