2018 JEEP RENEGADE ignition

lever B upwards or downwards to achieve
the required height.
Backrest angle adjustment: move lever C
to adjust the backrest angle,
accompanying it with the movement of
the chest (operate the lever until the
desired position is reached, then release
it).
Electric lumbar adjustment(where
provided): with the ignition device at
MAR, press button A fig. 18 to actuate
the lumbar area device until getting top
comfort while driving.ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE
FRONT SEATS
5)
These buttons (located on the outer side
of the backrest) can be used to adjust
the height, the lengthwise position in
relation to the vehicle and the angle of
the backrest.
Height adjustment: use the front or rear
part of the switch A fig. 19 to modify the
height and/or the angle of the seat
cushion.
Longitudinal adjustment: push switch A
forwards or backwards to move the seat
in the corresponding direction.
Backrest angle adjustment: push switch Bforwards or backwards to adjust the
backrest in the corresponding direction.
Electric lumbar adjustment: use the
joystick C to actuate the lumbar area
device until getting top comfort while
driving.
FRONT SEAT ELECTRIC HEATING(where provided)
With ignition device in the MAR position,
press buttons
fig. 20.
You can select two heating levels: “low
heating” (one amber LED on buttons) / “
high heating” (two LED amber LEDs on
the buttons).
After selecting one heating level, you
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WARNING
15)Head restraints must be adjusted so
that the head, rather than the neck, rests
on them. Only in this case they can
protect your head correctly.
STEERING WHEEL
16) 17)
ADJUSTMENTS
The steering wheel can be adjusted both
in height and in depth.
To adjust, move lever A fig. 24 (left hand
drive versions) or fig. 25 (right hand drive
versions) downwards to position 1, then
adjust the steering wheel to the most
suitable position and lock it in position
by moving lever A to position 2.
ELECTRIC STEERING WHEEL
HEATING
(where provided)
With ignition device at MAR, press the
button on the dashboard fig. 26.
When the function is on, the LED on the
button switches on.
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The electrochromic mirror has an
ON/OFF button to activate/deactivate the
electrochromic anti-glaring function.
DOOR MIRRORS
Electric adjustment
18)
Adjusting the mirrors is possible with the
ignition device at MAR and for about
3 minutes after the ignition device
switches to STOP (or also after the
mechanical key has been extracted, for
cars equipped with mechanical key with
remote control). When one of the front
doors is opened this operation is
disabled.Select the desired mirror using device A
fig. 29:
device in position 1: left mirror
selected;
device in position 2: right mirror
selected.
To adjust the selected mirror, press
button B fig. 29 in the four directions
shown by the arrows.
IMPORTANT To prevent accidental
movement once adjustment is
complete, rotate device A fig. 29 to
position 0.
Electric mirror folding
(where provided)
To fold the mirrors, press button Cfig. 29. Press the button again to restore
the mirrors to the driving position. If
button C is pressed during door mirror
folding (from closed to open position and
vice versa), their movement direction is
reversed.
You can fold or open the mirrors with the
ignition device at MAR and for about
3 minutes after switching the ignition
device to STOP (or also after extracting
the mechanical key, for cars equipped
with a mechanical key with remote
control). When one of the front doors is
opened this operation is disabled.
IMPORTANT While driving mirrors
must always be open and should never
be folded.
Mirrors realignment operation
In case one of the door mirrors has been
moved manually it may occur that the
mirror itself does not retain its position in
a stable way while driving.
In that case it is necessary to carry out
the following realignment operation:
manually close the mirror to the
parking position by folding it from
position 1 to position 2 fig. 30;
operate the mirror opening control C
fig. 29 once or twice to realign the
system and bring both mirrors to the
driving position.
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WARNING
18)As the driver's door mirror is curved, it
may slightly alter the perception of
distance.
EXTERIOR LIGHTS
LIGHT SWITCH
Light switch A fig. 31, located on the left
side of the instrument panel (left hand
drive versions) or on the right side (right
hand drive versions), controls the
headlamp operations, parking lights,
daytime lights, low beams, fog lights,
rear fog lights, and regulates the
instrument panel lighting and the
symbols on the control buttons.
Outside lighting can happen only when
the starter is in position MAR.
The instrument panel and the variouscontrols on the dashboard will be lit up
when the exterior lights are switched on.
AUTO FUNCTION(Dusk sensor)
(where provided)
This is an infrared LED sensor that works
in conjunction with the rain sensor and is
located on the windscreen. It is able to
detect variations in outside lighting
based on the light sensitivity and adjusts
the display Menu or theUconnect™
system.
The higher the sensitivity, the lower the
amount of external light needed to switch
the lights on.
Function activation: turn the light switch
to AUTO.
Function deactivation: turn the light
switch to a position other than AUTO.
IMPORTANT This function can only be
activated with the ignition device at
MAR.
DIPPED BEAM HEADLIGHTS
With the ignition device on MAR, turn
the switch to. If the dipped beam
headlights are activated, the daytime
lights are switched off and the dipped
beam headlights, side lights and number
plate lights are switched on. The
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warning light switches on in the
instrument panel.
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS
(DRL)
"Daytime Running Lights"
(where provided)
19) 20)
With the ignition device turned to MAR
and the light switch turned to positionO
the daytime running/side lights are
automatically activated; the other lights
and interior lighting remain off.
The daytime running lights are
temporarily deactivated when the
direction indicators are activated. When
the direction indicators are deactivated,
the daylight running lights are
reactivated.
FRONT FOG LIGHTS(where provided)
With the ignition device in MAR, with the
side lights and dipped beam headlights
on, press switch
to turn on the fog
lights.
To switch off the fog lights press the
switch again or turn it to positionO.
“Cornering Lights” function
The function activates with the main
beam headlights switched on with a
speed lower than 40 km/h - For widewheel rotation angles or at the switching
on the direction indicator, a light will
turn on (built in the front fog light)
referring to the turning side which will
extend the night visibility angle.
REAR FOG LIGHT
With ignition device in MAR, press thebutton to switch the light on/off.
The rear fog light switches on only when
the dipped beam headlights or fog lights
are switched on. The light switches off by
pressing the
button or by switching off
the main beam headlights or the fog
lights.
PARKING LIGHTS
These can be turned on by turning the
light switch ring to theposition. Thewarning light on the instrument
panel turns on.
IMPORTANT NOTE Do not select this
light switch position when the car is
moving, but only to indicate that the car
is parked when prescribed by the
regulations in force in the country where
you are driving (Highway Code).
To turn the lights off, turn the light
switch ring to theOposition
HEADLIGHTS OFF TIMER
Function activation
It is possible to enable switching on the
lights for the preset time by turning the
ignition device to STOP, with the light
switch ring nut in position
and then
turning the ring nut to positionO.
IMPORTANT To activate this function
the headlights must be deactivated
within 2 minutes after the ignition
device has been taken to STOP.
Automatic function activation
(where provided)
If the car is equipped with a dusk sensor,
it is possible to enable the function
automatically: with the ignition device in
MAR, turn the light switch ring nut to
AUTO, if the sensor reports low light
levels, it will enable the dipped beam
headlights.
The headlights off delay is enabled
automatically when the ignition device is
turned to STOP with the headlights on
for the time selected in the Menu.
Function deactivation
This function is disabled by waiting for
the time set from the Menu, or by turning
the ignition device to the MAR position.
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If the headlights are switched off before
the ignition, they will switch off normally.
MAIN BEAM HEADLIGHTS
To activate the fixed main beam
headlights, with the ignition device in
MAR, push left lever A fig. 32 (car travel
direction). The light switch should be
turned toAUTOwith the dipped beam
headlights on, or it should be turned to
position
.
To flash, the unstable position is used
(activate by pulling the lever towards
you). With main beam headlights on, the
warning light on the instrument
panel will come on at the same time.
The main beam headlights are
deactivated bringing the lever back to the
central stable position. Warning light
switches off in the instrument panel.Automatic main beam headlights
This function is enabled with the display
Menu or theUconnect™system, and with
the light switch turned to AUTO.
The first time the main beam headlights
are activated (pushing the left lever), the
function is activated (green warning light
comes on in the instrument panel).
If the main beam headlights are actually
on, the blue
warning light will also
come on in the instrument panel.
To deactivate the automatic function
rotate the light switch ring nut to position
.
DIRECTION INDICATORS
Bring left lever A fig. 32 to the (stable)
position:
upwards: activates the right direction
indicator;
downwards: activates the left direction
indicator.
"Lane Change" function
If you wish to signal a lane change, place
the left lever in the unstable position for
less than half a second. The direction
indicator on the side selected will flash
five times and then switch off
automatically.
COURTESY LIGHTS
This function, with the ignition device in
MAR, allows activating the side lights
and the number plate lights for
25 seconds, each time the car is
unlocked with the key with remote
control, or the “Passive Entry” system
(where present).
Enabling the function can be adjusted
through the display Menu or the
Uconnect™system.
The function is automatically disabled
once the activation time elapses
(25 seconds), or when the car doors are
locked again, or by turning the ignition
device to a non-MAR position.
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INTERIOR LIGHTS
FRONT CEILING LIGHT
Switch A fig. 34 is used to switch on/off
the roof light bulbs.
Switch positions:
central position: lights C and E switch
on/off when the doors are opened/closed;
pressed to the left (position OFF):
lights C and E are always switched off;
pressed to the right (position):
lights C and D are always switched on.
The lights switch on/off gradually.
Switch B fig. 34 switches light C on/off.
Switch D fig. 34 switches on/off light E.
Ceiling light timing
On certain versions, to facilitate getting
in/out of the vehicle at night or in
poorly-lit areas, two timed modes have
been provided: to enter and exit the car.
WINDSCREEN/REAR
WINDOW WIPER
WINDSCREEN WIPER / WASHER
21)7) 8)
This operates only with the ignition
device at MAR.
Ring nut A fig. 35 can be set to the
following positions:
windscreen wiper off.
fixed intermittent wipe (slow)
speed-dependant intermittent wipe
LOcontinuous slow operation
HIcontinuous fast operation
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Move the stalk upwards (unstable
position) to activate the MIST
function: operation is limited to the
time for which the stalk is held in this
position. When released, the stalk will
return to its default position and the
windscreen wiper will be automatically
stopped.
IMPORTANT This function does not
activate the windscreen washer;
windscreen washer fluid will not
therefore be sprayed onto the
windscreen. To spray windscreen washer
fluid onto the windscreen, the washing
function must be used. With the ring A in
position
, the windscreen wiper is not
activated. In position, the pause time
between the strokes of the windscreenwiper is 10 seconds, independently of
the vehicle speed. In position
, the
pause time between two strokes is set
according to the vehicle speed: when the
speed increases, the time between two
strokes decreases. In positionLOorHI,
the windscreen wiper moves
continuously, i.e. without a pause
between two strokes.
“Smart washing” function
Pull the stalk towards the steering wheel
(unstable position) to operate the
windscreen washer.
When the stalk is held pulled for longer
than half a second, the windscreen wiper
moves with active control. Releasing the
stalk will activate three strokes.
With the ring A in theLOorHIposition,
the smart washing function is not
performed.
The windscreen wiper stops working
three strokes after the stalk is released.
IMPORTANT If the stalk is activated for
less than half a second, only the
windscreen washer jet is activated. Do
not prolong the activation of the "Smart
Washing" function for more than
30 seconds. Do not activate the
windscreen washer control when the
reservoir is empty.RAIN SENSOR
(where provided)
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It is located behind the interior rear view
mirror, in contact with the windscreen,
and can detect the presence of rain and,
consequently, manage the automatic
windscreen wiping mode depending on
the amount of water on the screen (see
the “Automatic Wiping” paragraph).
The sensor will be activated when the
ignition device is turned to MAR, and will
be disabled with the ignition device in
the STOP position.
Automatic Wiping
Activation
You can choose automatic wiping by
selecting the rain sensor from the display
Menu or on theUconnect™system and
turning ring A to the
orposition.
Activation of the automatic wiping
function is signalled by a flick. The same
stroke will be visible every time the
sensor sensitivity is increased, by rotating
the ring nut from position
to position.
Inhibition
If the ignition device is turned to STOP,
leaving the ring nut A in position
or,
when the engine is next started (ignition
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