WARNING!(Continued)
Allowing children to be in a ve- hicle unattended is dangerous for
a number of reasons. A child or
others could be seriously or fa-
tally injured. Children should be
warned not to touch the parking
brake, brake pedal or the shift
lever.
Do not leave the Key Fob in or
near the vehicle, or in a location
accessible to children, and do not
leave the ignition in the ACC or
ON/RUN position. A child could
operate power windows, other
controls, or move the vehicle.
Do not leave children or animals
inside parked vehicles in hot
weather. Interior heat build-up
may cause serious injury or
death.CAUTION!
An unlocked car is an invitation to
thieves. Always remove key from
the ignition and lock all doors when
leaving the vehicle unattended. KEY-IN-IGNITION
REMINDER
Opening the driver's door when the
key is in the ignition sounds a signal to
remind you to remove the key.
NOTE:
The Key-In-Ignition reminder
only sounds when the ignition
key is placed in the LOCK or
ACC position.
With either/both front doors open and a key in the ignition,
the power door lock buttons on
the interior trim panel are dis-
abled. This is an attempt to limit
locking the keys in the vehicle.
LOCKING THE DOORS
WITH THE KEY
There is only one external door lock
cylinder which is located in the driv-
er's door.
You can insert the key with either side
up. To lock the door, turn the key
clockwise. To unlock the door, turn
the key counterclockwise. For door lock lubrication, see “Maintenance
Procedures” in “Maintaining Your Ve-
hicle” of this manual.
SENTRY KEY®
The Sentry Key® Immobilizer System
prevents unauthorized vehicle opera-
tion by disabling the engine. The sys-
tem does not need to be armed or
activated. Operation is automatic, re-
gardless of whether the vehicle is
locked or unlocked.
The system uses ignition keys which
have an embedded electronic chip
(transponder) to prevent unauthor-
ized vehicle operation. Therefore,
only keys that are programmed to the
vehicle can be used to start and oper-
ate the vehicle. The system will shut
the engine off in two seconds if some-
one uses an invalid key to start the
engine.
NOTE: A key which has not been
programmed is also considered an
invalid key, even if it is cut to fit the
ignition switch lock cylinder for
that vehicle.
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VEHICLE SECURITY
ALARM
The Vehicle Security Alarm monitors
the doors, and trunk for unauthorized
entry and ignition switch for unau-
thorized operation.
While the Vehicle Security Alarm is
armed, interior switches for door
locks and decklid release are disabled.
If something triggers the alarm, the
Vehicle Security Alarm will sound the
horn intermittently, flash the head-
lights, the park lights, and the tail-
lights, and flash the Vehicle Security
Light in the cluster.
REARMING OF THE
SYSTEM
If something triggers the alarm, and
no action is taken to disarm it, the
Vehicle Security Alarm will turn off
the horn after three minutes, turn off
all of the visual signals after 15 min-
utes, and then the Vehicle Security
Alarm will rearm itself.TO ARM THE SYSTEM
1. Remove the keys from the ignition
switch and exit the vehicle.
2. Lock the doors by pressing the
power door lock switch or the LOCK
button on the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter.
NOTE: The Vehicle Security
Alarm will not arm if you lock the
doors with the manual door lock
plungers.
3. Close all doors. The Vehicle Secu-
rity Light in the instrument cluster
will flash rapidly for 16 seconds. This
shows that the Vehicle Security Alarm
is arming. After 16 seconds, the Ve-
hicle Security Light will flash slowly.
This shows that the Vehicle Security
Alarm is fully armed.
NOTE:
During the 16–second arming
period, if a door is opened or the
ignition switch is turned to ON/
RUN, the Vehicle Security Alarm
will automatically disarm.
While the Vehicle Security Alarm
is armed, interior switches for
door locks and decklid release are
disabled.TO DISARM THE SYSTEM
Either press the UNLOCK button on
the RKE transmitter or insert a valid
Sentry Key® into the ignition switch
lock cylinder and turn the key to the
ON/RUN or START position.
NOTE:
The driver's door key cylinder
and the trunk button on the RKE
transmitter cannot arm or dis-
arm the Vehicle Security Alarm.
The Vehicle Security Alarm re-
mains armed during trunk entry.
Pressing the trunk button will not
disarm the Vehicle Security
Alarm. If someone enters the ve-
hicle through the trunk and opens
any door, the alarm will sound.When the Vehicle Security Alarm
is armed, the interior power door
lock switches will not unlock the
doors.
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TO UNLOCK THE DOORS
Press and release the UNLOCK but-
ton on the RKE transmitter once to
unlock the driver's door or twice to
unlock all doors. The turn signal
lights will flash to acknowledge the
unlock signal. The illuminated entry
system will also turn on.
Remote Key Unlock — Driver
Door/All Doors First
This feature lets you program the sys-
tem to unlock either the driver's door
or all doors on the first press of the
UNLOCK button on the RKE trans-
mitter.Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Informa-
tion Center (EVIC)/Personal Settings
(Customer-Programmable Features)”
in “Understanding Your Instrument
Panel” for further information.TO LOCK THE DOORS
Press and release the LOCK button on
the transmitter to lock all doors.TO UNLATCH THE TRUNK
Press the trunk button on the trans-
mitter two times to unlatch the trunk.
FLASH LIGHTS WITH
LOCK
The feature will cause the turn signal
lights to flash when the doors are
locked or unlocked with the RKE
transmitter. This feature can be
turned on or turned off.
Refer to “Electronic Vehicle Informa-
tion Center (EVIC)/Personal Settings
(Customer-Programmable Features)”
in “Understanding Your Instrument
Panel” for further information.PROGRAMMING
ADDITIONAL
TRANSMITTERS
Refer to Sentry Key® “Customer Key
Programming.”
If you do not have a programmed
RKE transmitter, contact your autho-
rized dealer for details.GENERAL INFORMATION
Transmitter and receivers operate on
a carrier frequency of 433.92 MHz.
Operation is subject to the following
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful
interference.
2. This device must accept any inter-
ference that may be received includ-
ing interference that may cause unde-
sired operation.
NOTE: Changes or modifications
not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance
could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
If your RKE transmitter fails to oper-
ate from a normal distance, check for
these two conditions:
1.
Weak battery in transmitter. The ex-
pected life of a battery is five years.
2. Closeness to a radio transmitter
such as a radio station tower, airport
transmitter, military base, and some
mobile or CB radios.
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Air Bag Deployment Sensors
And ControlsOccupant Restraint Controller
(ORC)TheORC is part of a regulated safety
system required for this vehicle.
The ORC determines if deployment of
the front and/or side air bags in a
frontal or side collision is required.
Based on the impact sensor's signals,
a central electronic ORC deploys the
Advanced Front Air Bags, Supple-
mental Seat-Mounted Side Air Bags
(SAB), and front seat belt pretension-
ers, as required, depending on several
factors, including the severity and
type of impact.
Advanced Front Air Bags are designed
to provide additional protection by
supplementing the seat belts in cer-
tain frontal collisions depending on
several factors, including the severity
and type of collision. Advanced Front
Air Bags are not expected to reduce
the risk of injury in rear, side, or roll-
over collisions.
The Advanced Front Air Bags will not
deploy in all frontal collisions, includ-
ing some that may produce substantial
vehicle damage — for example, some
pole collisions, truck underrides, and
angle offset collisions. On the other
hand, depending on the type and loca-
tion of impact, Advanced Front Air
Bags may deploy in crashes with little
vehicle front-end damage but that
produce a severe initial deceleration.The side air bags will not deploy in all
side collisions. Side air bag deploy-
ment will depend on the severity and
type of collision.
Because air bag sensors measure ve-
hicle deceleration over time, vehicle
speed and damage by themselves are
not good indicators of whether or not
an air bag should have deployed.
Seat belts are necessary for your pro-
tection in all collisions, and also are
needed to help keep you in position,
away from an inflating air bag.
The ORC monitors the readiness of
the electronic parts of the air bag sys-
tem whenever the ignition switch is in
the START or ON/RUN position. If the key is in the OFF position, in the
ACC position, or not in the ignition,
the air bag system is not on and the air
bags will not inflate.
The ORC contains a backup power
supply system that may deploy the air
bags even if the battery loses power or
it becomes disconnected prior to
deployment.
Also, the ORC turns on the
Air Bag Warning Light in
the instrument panel for
approximately four to eight
seconds for a self-check when the ig-
nition is first turned on. After the self-
check, the Air Bag Warning Light will
turn off. If the ORC detects a mal-
function in any part of the system, it
turns on the Air Bag Warning Light,
either momentarily or continuously. A
single chime will sound if the light
comes on again after initial startup.
It also includes diagnostics that will
illuminate the instrument cluster Air
Bag Warning Light if a malfunction is
noted that could affect the air bag
system. The diagnostics also record
the nature of the malfunction.
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WARNING!
Ignoring the Air Bag Warning Light
in your instrument panel could
mean you won't have the air bags to
protect you in a collision. If the light
does not come on as a bulb check
when the ignition is first turned on,
stays on after you start the vehicle,
or if it comes on as you drive, have
an authorized dealer service the air
bag system immediately.
Driver And Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag Inflator Units
The Driver and Passenger Advanced
Front Air Bag Inflator Units are lo-
cated in the center of the steering
wheel and on the right side of the
instrument panel. When the ORC de-
tects a collision requiring the Ad-
vanced Front Air Bags, it signals the
inflator units. A large quantity of non-
toxic gas is generated to inflate the
Advanced Front Air Bags. Different
air bag inflation rates are possible,
based on several factors, including the collision type and severity. The steer-
ing wheel hub trim cover and the up-
per right side of the instrument panel
separate and fold out of the way as the
air bags inflate to their full size. The
air bags fully inflate in about 50 to
70 milliseconds. This is about half of
the time it takes to blink your eyes.
The air bags then quickly deflate
while helping to restrain the driver
and front passenger.
The Advanced Front Air Bag gas is
vented through the vent holes in the
sides of the air bag. In this way, the air
bags do not interfere with your con-
trol of the vehicle.
Supplemental Seat-Mounted Side
Air Bag (SAB) Inflator Units
The Supplemental Seat-Mounted
Side Air Bags (SAB) are designed to
activate only in certain side collisions.
The ORC determines if a side collision
requires the side air bags to inflate,
based on the severity and type of col-
lision.Based on the severity and type of col-
lision, the side air bag inflator on the
crash side of the vehicle may be trig-
gered, releasing a quantity of non-
toxic gas. The inflating SAB exits
through the seat seam into the space
between the occupant and the door.
The SAB fully inflate in about 10 mil-
liseconds. The side air bag moves at a
very high speed and with such a high
force that it could injure you if you are
not seated properly, or if items are
positioned in the area where the side
air bag inflates. This especially ap-
plies to children.
Front And Side Impact Sensors
In front and side impacts, impact sen-
sors can aid the ORC in determining
appropriate response to impact
events.
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Periodic Safety Checks You
Should Make Outside The
Vehicle
TiresExamine tires for excessive tread wear
and uneven wear patterns. Check for
stones, nails, glass, or other objects
lodged in the tread or sidewall. Inspect
the tread for cuts and cracks. Inspect
sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.
Check the wheel nuts for tightness.
Check the tires (including spare) for
proper cold inflation pressure.Lights
Have someone observe the operation
of brake lights and exterior lights
while you work the controls. Check
turn signal and high beam indicator
lights on the instrument panel.Door Latches
Check for positive closing, latching,
and locking.
Fluid Leaks
Check area under vehicle after over-
night parking for fuel, engine coolant,
oil, or other fluid leaks. Also, if gaso-
line fumes are detected or if fuel,
power steering fluid (2500/3500), or
brake fluid leaks are suspected, the
cause should be located and corrected
immediately.
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HEADLIGHT TIME DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMER. . . . . . . . . . . . .95
FOG LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Rear Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
TURN SIGNALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
LANE CHANGE ASSIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
HIGH/LOW BEAM SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
FLASH-TO-PASS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
INTERIOR LIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Headlight Leveling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
BATTERY SAVER FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS . . . . . . . .97
INTERMITTENT WIPER SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . .98
WINDSHIELD WASHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
MIST FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
HEADLIGHTS WITH WIPERS FEATURE(AVAILABLE WITH AUTOMATIC
HEADLIGHTS ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
TILT/TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN . . . . . .99
ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . .100
TO ACTIVATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
TO SET A DESIRED SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
TO DEACTIVATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
TO RESUME SPEED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
TO VARY THE SPEED SETTING . . . . . . . . . . .101
TO ACCELERATE FOR PASSING . . . . . . . . . . .101
ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLETS . . . . . . . . . . . .102
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VANITY MIRROR
A vanity mirror is attached to the
inside face of the sun visor. To use the
mirror, rotate the sun visor downward
and flip the mirror cover upward.
UCONNECT™ PHONE
NOTE:
For Uconnect™ Phone
with Navigation or Multimedia ra-
dio, refer to the Navigation or Mul-
timedia radio's User's Manual
(separate booklet) Uconnect™
Phone section.
Uconnect™ Phone is a voice-activated,
hands-free, in-vehicle communications
system. Uconnect™ Phone allows you
to dial a phone number with your mo-
bile phone* using simple voice com-
mands (e.g., “Call”…“Jim”… “Work” or “Dial”…“151-1234 -5555”). Your
mobile phone's audio is transmitted
through your vehicle's audio system;
the system will automatically mute your
radio when using the Uconnect™
Phone.
Uconnect™ Phone allows you to
transfer calls between the Uconnect™
Phone and your mobile phone as you
enter or exit your vehicle and enables
you to mute the Uconnect™ Phone's
microphone for private conversation.The Uconnect™ Phone is driven
through your Bluetooth® “Hands-Free
profile” mobile phone. Uconnect™
Phone features Bluetooth® technology -
the global standard that enables differ-
ent electronic devices to connect to each
other without wires or a docking sta-
tion, so Uconnect™ Phone works no
matter where you stow your mobile
phone (be it your purse, pocket, or
briefcase), as long as your phone is
turned on and has been paired to the
vehicle's Uconnect™ Phone. The
Uconnect™ Phone allows up to seven
mobile phones to be linked to the sys-
tem. Only one linked (or paired) mobile
phone can be used with the Uconnect™Phone at a time. The Uconnect™ Phone
is available in English, Dutch, French,
German, Italian or Spanish languages
(as equipped).
WARNING!
Any voice commanded system
should be used only in safe driving
conditions following all applicable
laws, including laws regarding
phone use. All attention should be
kept on the roadway ahead. Failure
to do so may result in a collision
causing serious injury or death.
Uconnect™ Phone Button
The radio or steering wheel
controls will contain the two
control buttons (Uconnect™
Phone
button and
Voice Commandbutton) that
will enable you to access the system.
When you press the button you will
hear the word Uconnect™ followed
by a BEEP. The beep is your signal to
give a command.
Vanity Mirror
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