2010 DODGE DAKOTA key

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

Indicators
- Turn Signal Indicators
- High Beam Indicator
- Front Fog Light Indicator
- Vehicle Security Indicator*
- TOW/HAUL Indicator
- 4WD LOW Indicator
- Cruise Indicator
- 4WD Indicator
- 4WD LOW Indicator
- Cargo Lamp Indicator
Odometer Messages
door - Door AjarLoW tirE - Low Tire Pressure
gASCAP - Fuel Cap Fault noFUSE* - Fuse Fault
LoW WASH- Low Washer Fluid CHAngE OIL* - Change Engine Oil
* If equipped
** Bulb Check with Key On
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CONTROLS AT A GLANCE

KEY FOB
Locking And Unlocking The Doors
• Press the LOCK button once to lock all thedoors. Press the UNLOCK button once to
unlock the driver’s door only and twice
within five seconds to unlock all the doors.
• All doors can be programmed to unlock on the first press of the UNLOCK button. Refer
to Programmable Features in this guide.
WARNING!
Leaving unattended children in a vehicle is dangerous for a number of reasons. A child
or others could be severely injured or killed. Children should be warned not to touch
the parking brake, brake pedal, or the shift lever. Do not leave the key in the ignition.
A child could operate power windows, other controls, or move the vehicle.
Remote Start
• Press the REMOTE START buttonx2twice within five seconds. Pressing the REMOTE
START button a third time shuts the engine off.
• To drive the vehicle, press the UNLOCK button, insert the key in the ignition and turn to the ON/RUN position.
• With remote start, the engine will only run for 15 minutes (timeout) unless the ignition key is placed in the ON/RUN position.
• The vehicle must be started with the key after two consecutive timeouts.
WARNING!
• Do not start or run an engine in a closed garage or confined area. Exhaust gas contains Carbon Monoxide (CO) which is odorless and colorless. Carbon Monoxide
is poisonous and can cause serious injury or death when inhaled.
• Keep Key Fob transmitters away from children. Operation of the Remote Start System, windows, door locks or other controls could cause serious injury or death.
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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

CAUTION!
Repeated overheating of the seat could damage the heating element and/or degrade
the material of the seat.
TILT STEERING COLUMN
• The tilt lever is located on the steeringcolumn, below the turn signal lever.
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to unlock the steering column.
• With one hand firmly on the steering wheel, move the steering column up or down as
desired.
• Push the lever away from the steering wheel to lock the column firmly in place.
WARNING!
Tilting the steering column while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. Without a stable
steering column, you could lose control of the vehicle and have an accident. Adjust
the column only while the vehicle is stopped. Be sure it is locked before driving.
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES
• The following features may be programmed using the Key Fob transmitter or the
ignition switch and driver's door lock switch.
NOTE: Pressing the LOCK button while you are inside the vehicle will activate the
Vehicle Security Alarm. Opening a door with the Vehicle Security Alarm activated will
cause the alarm to sound. Press the UNLOCK button to deactivate the Vehicle Security
Alarm.
Unlock On First Press
• To unlock either the driver's side, or all doors, on the first press of the UNLOCK button:
• Press and hold the LOCK button for at least 4 seconds, but no longer than10 seconds. Then, press and hold the UNLOCK button while still holding the LOCK
button.
• Release both buttons at the same time.
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GETTING STARTED

CLIMATE CONTROLS
Air Recirculation
• Use recirculation for maximum A/C operation.
• For window defogging, turn the recirculation off.
• Recirculation is not allowed in defrost, floor, defrost/floor (mix) modes.
POWER SUNROOF
• The power sunroof switch is located on the overhead console.
WARNING!
• Never leave children in a vehicle with the key in the ignition switch. Occupants,particularly unattended children, can become entrapped by the power sunroof
while operating the power sunroof switch. Such entrapment may result in serious
injury or death.
• In an accident, there is a greater risk of being thrown from a vehicle with an open sunroof. You could also be seriously injured or killed. Always fasten your seat belt
properly and make sure all passengers are properly secured too.
• Do not allow small children to operate the sunroof. Never allow your fingers, other
body parts, or any object to project through the sunroof opening. Injury may result.
Opening Sunroof
Express
• Press the switch rearward and release. The sunroof will fully open and stop
automatically.
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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NAVIGATION TOUCH-SCREEN RADIO
NOTE:Uconnect™ Phone and Voice Command are vehicle options which must be
ordered separately. The butt ons on the radio will only be active if the vehicle has been
equipped with the option.
• The radio sales code is located on the lower right side of the radio faceplate.
• This navigation radio requires digital data from a navigation database. The data in the navigation database is licensed from Navigation Technologies
®. Not all roads are
digitized.
• For software updates, visithttp://www.chrysler.com/en/owner s/mygig/ website, visit
http://www.navteq.com website, or contact your authorized dealer for the latest
available software.
Seek Up/Down
• Press to seek through radio stations in AM, FM, or SAT bands. Seek through tracks in CD or iPod®modes or through songs in the HDD playlist.
Radio Mode
• Press the RADIO/MEDIA hard-key to display the different radio modes, then pressdesired soft-key to select AM, FM, SAT, HDD or AUX.
Auxiliary Mode
• The auxiliary (AUX) jack allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or a cassetteplayer, to be plugged into the radio and utilize the vehicle’s audio system and play
through the vehicle speakers.
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ELECTRONICS

Clock Setting
Manually Adjust Time
• Turn the radio on, then touch the screen where the time is displayed.
• Touch the USER CLOCK soft-key.
• To adjust the hours, touch either the HOUR FORWARD or HOUR BACKWARD soft-key.
• To adjust the minutes, touch either the MINUTE FORWARD or MINUTE BACKWARDsoft-key.
• To save the new time setting, touch the scr een where the word “Save” is displayed.
Store Radio Presets
• Press the RADIO/MEDIA hard-key repeatedly until AM FM SAT is displayed in the upper
left corner of the screen.
• Select the radio band by touching either the AM, FM, or SAT soft-key.
• Find the station to store by either pressing the SEEK UP/DOWN hard-key, or touch the SCAN soft-key, DIRECT TUNE soft-key or the left and right arrows.
• Once the station is found, touch and hold one of the PRESET soft-keys in the list to the right until you hear a confirmation beep.
Hard Disc Drive Operation
Copy Complete Audio Disc To Hard-Drive
• Press the OPEN/CLOSE hard-key and insert a disc, then press the MENU hard-key.
• Touch the MY FILES soft-key then select MY MUSIC.
• Touch the IMPORT MUSIC FILES soft-key then touch the FROM DISC soft-key.
Copying From USB
• Insert a USB device then select MY MUSIC.
• Touch the IMPORT MUSIC FILES soft-key, then touch the FROM USB soft-key in the nextscreen.
• Select the folders or titles you would like to copy, then touch the DONE soft-key to start the copy process.
Copy Pictures To The Hard-Drive
• Insert either a CD or a USB device containing your pictures.
• Touch the MY PICTURES soft-key to get an overview of the currently stored images.
• Press one of the ADD PICTURES soft-keys, then select the type of media inserted.
• Use the PAGE soft-keys to page through a list of pictures and press the picture youwould like to import.
• Confirm your selection by touching the YES soft-key. The imported picture is now available in the MANAGE MY PICTURES screen.
• In order to display the imported picture in the radio screen, touch the desired picture soft-key.
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