2020 DODGE CHALLENGER interior lights

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INTERIOR LIGHTS .................................................43 Map/Reading Lights ................................... 43
Ambient Light — If Equipped ....................... 44
Dimmer Controls ........................................ 44
WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHERS .............45
Wiper Operation ........................................... 45
Rain Sensing Wipers — If Equipped ............ 46
CLIMATE CONTROLS ...........................................47
Automatic Climate Control Overview ......... 47
Climate Control Functions ........................... 52
Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) ....... 52
Operating Tips ............................................. 53
WINDOWS ............................................................54
Power Window Controls............................... 54
Wind Buffeting ............................................ 55
POWER SUNROOF — IF EQUIPPED.....................55
Opening Sunroof .......................................... 56
Closing Sunroof ............................................ 56
Wind Buffeting ............................................ 56
Sunshade Operation.................................... 56
Pinch Protect Feature .................................. 56
Sunroof Maintenance .................................. 57
Ignition Off Operation .................................. 57
HOOD ..................................................................57
To Open The Hood .................................... 57
To Close The Hood ....................................... 57
TRUNK ................................................................58
Opening ........................................................ 58
Closing .......................................................... 58
Trunk Safety ................................................. 59 GARAGE DOOR OPENER — IF EQUIPPED ......... 59
Before You Begin Programming
HomeLink® .................................................. 59 Canadian/Gate Operator Programming ..... 61
Using HomeLink®........................................ 62
Security......................................................... 62
Troubleshooting Tips ................................... 63
General Information .................................... 63
INTERNAL EQUIPMENT ........................................ 64
Storage ......................................................... 64
Cupholders ................................................... 65
Illuminated Cupholders — If Equipped ....... 65
Electrical Power Outlets ............................ 65
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
INSTRUMENT PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ....................................... 68
Instrument Cluster Descriptions ................. 70
SRT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER .............................. 71
SRT Instrument Cluster Descriptions ......... 73
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY....................... 73
Location And Controls ................................. 74
Engine Oil Life Reset ................................. 75
Performance Shift Indicator (PSI) —
If Equipped ................................................... 76 Instrument Cluster Display Selectable
Menu Items .................................................. 76 Battery Saver On/Battery Saver Mode
Message — Electrical Load Reduction
Actions — If Equipped ............................... 81 WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES ..................82
Red Warning Lights ..................................... 83
Yellow Warning Lights ................................. 86
Yellow Indicator Lights ................................ 89
Green Indicator Lights ................................. 89
White Indicator Lights ................................. 90
Blue Indicator Lights ................................... 91
ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM —
OBD II ..................................................................91
Onboard Diagnostic System
(OBD II) Cybersecurity ................................. 91
EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND
MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS ...............................92
SAFETY
SAFETY FEATURES ...............................................93
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ................... 93
Electronic Brake Control (EBC) System ..... 94
AUXILIARY DRIVING SYSTEMS ........................ 100
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) —
If Equipped ................................................. 100 Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
Operation - If Equipped ............................. 105 Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) ........................................................ 107

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To remove the emergency key, slide the
mechanical release button on the back of the
key fob sideways with your thumb and then pull
the key out with your other hand.

Emergency Key Removal Process

NOTE:
In case the ignition switch does not change with
the push of a button, the key fob may have a low
or fully depleted battery. A low key fob battery
can be verified by referring to the instrument
cluster, which will display directions to follow.To Unlock The Doors
Push and release the unlock button on the key
fob once to unlock the driver's door or twice
within five seconds to unlock all doors.
The turn signal lights will flash to acknowledge
the unlock signal. The illuminated entry system
will also be activated.
NOTE:
All door unlock settings can be programmed to
your convenience through Uconnect Settings.
Refer to “Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia”
for further information.
Unlock the driver door on the first push of the
key fob unlock button.
Unlock all doors on the first push of the key
fob unlock button.
NOTE:
To unlock doors and trunk with passive entry,
refer to “Keyless Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry” in
“Doors” in this chapter for further information.
NOTE:
When you use the key fob to open any door, the
courtesy lights, overhead lights, and approach
lighting in the outside mirrors (if equipped) will
turn on. Refer to “Interior Lights” in this chapter
for further information.
1st Press Of Key Fob Unlocks
This feature lets you program the system to
unlock either the driver's door or all doors on
the first push of the unlock button on the key
fob.
To change the current setting, refer to
“Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia” for further
information.
Flash Lights With Lock
This feature will cause the turn signal lights to
flash when the doors are locked with the key
fob. This feature can be turned on or turned off.
To change the current setting, refer to
“Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia” for further
information.
Headlight Illumination On Approach
This feature activates the headlights for up to
90 seconds when the doors are unlocked with
the key fob. The time for this feature is
programmable, on vehicles equipped, through
Uconnect Settings. To change the current
setting, refer to “Uconnect Settings” in
“Multimedia” for further information.
1 — Mechanical Release Button
2 — Emergency Key
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To Unlatch The Trunk
Push the trunk button on the key fob two times
within five seconds to unlatch the trunk.
If the vehicle is equipped with Passive Entry,
refer to “Keyless Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry” in
“Doors” in this chapter for further information.
To Lock The Doors And Trunk
Push and release the lock button on the key fob
to lock all doors.
The turn signal lights will flash and the horn will
chirp to acknowledge the signal if programmed.
Refer to “Uconnect Settings” in “Multimedia”
for further programmable information.
NOTE:
To lock the doors with passive entry, Refer to
“Keyless Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry” in “Doors”
in this chapter for further information.
If one or more doors are open, or the trunk is
open, the doors will lock. The doors will unlock
automatically if the key fob is left inside the
passenger compartment, otherwise the doors
will stay locked.
Sound Horn With Lock
This feature will cause the horn to chirp when
the doors are locked with the key fob. This
feature can be turned on or turned off. To
change the current setting, refer to “Uconnect
Settings” in “Multimedia” for further
information.
Using The Panic Alarm
To turn the Panic Alarm feature on or off, push
the Panic button on the key fob. When the Panic
Alarm is activated, the turn signals will flash, the
horn will pulse on and off, and the interior lights
will turn on.
The Panic Alarm will stay on for three minutes
unless you turn it off by either pushing the Panic
button a second time or drive the vehicle at a
speed of 15 mph (24 km/h) or greater. NOTE:
The interior lights will turn off if you place the
ignition in the ACC or ON/RUN position while
the Panic Alarm is activated. However, the
exterior lights and horn will remain on.
You may need to be less than 35 ft (11 m)
from the vehicle when using the key fob to
turn off the Panic Alarm due to the radio
frequency noises emitted by the system.
Key Fob Battery Replacement
The recommended replacement battery is one
CR2032 battery.
NOTE:
Perchlorate Material — special handling
may apply. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazard
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ouswaste/perchlorate for further
information.
Do not touch the battery terminals that are
on the back housing or the printed circuit
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NOTE:
The driver's door key cylinder and the trunk
button on the key fob cannot arm or disarm
the vehicle security alarm.
When the vehicle security alarm is armed,
the interior power door lock switches will not
unlock the doors.
The vehicle security alarm is designed to protect
your vehicle. However, you can create
conditions where the system will give you a false
alarm. If one of the previously described arming
sequences has occurred, the vehicle security
alarm will arm regardless of whether you are in
the vehicle or not. If you remain in the vehicle
and open a door, the alarm will sound. If this
occurs, disarm the vehicle security alarm.
If the vehicle security alarm is armed and the
battery becomes disconnected, the vehicle
security alarm will remain armed when the
battery is reconnected; the exterior lights will
flash, the horn will sound. If this occurs, disarm
the vehicle security alarm.
REARMING OF THE SYSTEM
If something triggers the alarm, and no action is
taken to disarm it, the vehicle security alarm will
turn the horn off after 29 seconds, five seconds between cycles, up to eight cycles if the trigger
remains active and the vehicle security alarm
will rearm itself.
TAMPER ALERT
If something has triggered the vehicle security
alarm in your absence, the horn will sound three
times and the exterior lights will blink three
times when you disarm the vehicle security
alarm. Check the vehicle for tampering.
DOORS
MANUAL DOOR LOCKS
To lock each door, push the door lock knob on
each door trim panel downward. To unlock each
door, pull the door lock knob on each door trim
panel upward.

Door Lock Knob
If the door lock knob is down when you shut the
door, the door will lock. Therefore, make sure
the key fob is not inside the vehicle before
closing the door.
WARNING!
For personal security and safety in the
event of a collision, lock the vehicle doors
before you drive as well as when you park
and leave the vehicle.
Before exiting a vehicle, always shift the
automatic transmission into PARK or the
manual transmission into FIRST gear or
REVERSE, apply the parking brake, turn the
vehicle OFF, remove the key fobs from the
vehicle and lock all doors, and lock your
vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove
the key from the ignition and lock your
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip
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ment may cause severe personal injuries
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ILLUMINATED VANITY MIRRORS
An illuminated vanity mirror is on the sun visor.
To use the mirror, rotate the sun visor
downward and swing the mirror cover upward.
The light turns on automatically. Close the
mirror cover to turn off the light.

Illuminated Vanity Mirror

“Slide-On-Rod” And Extender Features Of
Sun Visor
To use the “Slide-On-Rod” feature of the sun
visor, rotate the sun visor downward and swing
the sun visor so it is parallel to the side window,
pull the sun visor rearwards until it is in the
desired position. To use the extender feature of the sun visor,
grab the extender which is located at the rear of
the visor and pull rearward.

Slide-On-Rod Extender

EXTERIOR LIGHTS
HEADLIGHT SWITCH
The headlight switch is located on the left side
of the instrument panel. This switch controls the
operation of the headlights, parking lights,
instrument panel lights, instrument panel
light dimming, interior lights and fog lights
(if equipped).
Headlight Switch

Rotate the headlight switch clockwise to the
first detent for parking light and instrument
panel light operation. Rotate the headlight
switch to the second detent for headlight,
parking light and instrument panel light
operation. Push the switch to enable fog lights
(if equipped).
1 — Rotate Headlight Control
2 — Push Fog Light Control
3 — Instrument Panel Dimmer Control
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FOG LIGHTS — IF EQUIPPED
The front fog light switch is built into the
headlight switch.

Fog Light Switch

To activate the front fog lights, turn on the
parking lights or the low beam headlights and
push the headlight switch. To turn off the front
fog lights, either push the headlight switch a
second time or turn off the headlight switch.
An indicator light in the instrument cluster
display illuminates when the fog lights are
turned on. NOTE:
The fog lights will operate with the low beam
headlights or parking lights on. However,
selecting the high beam headlights will turn off
the fog lights.
TURN SIGNALS
Move the multifunction lever up or down and
the arrows on each side of the instrument
cluster display flash to show proper operation of
the front and rear turn signal lights.
NOTE:
If either light remains on and does not flash,
or there is a very fast flash rate, check for a
defective outside light bulb. If an indicator
fails to light when the lever is moved, it would
suggest that the indicator bulb is defective.
A “Turn Signal On” message will appear in
the instrument cluster display and a contin
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uous chime will sound if the vehicle is driven
more than 1 mile (1.6 km) with either turn
signal on.
LANE CHANGE ASSIST — IF EQUIPPED
Tap the multifunction lever up or down once,
without moving beyond the detent, and the turn
signal (right or left) will flash three times then
automatically turn off.
INTERIOR LIGHTS
The interior lights come on when a door is
opened.
To protect the battery, the interior lights will turn
off automatically 10 minutes after the ignition is
placed in the OFF position. This will occur if the
interior lights were switched on manually or are
on because a door is open. The Battery
Protection also includes the glove compartment
light and the trunk light. To restore interior light
operation after automatic battery protection is
enabled (lights off), either place the ignition in
the ON/RUN position or cycle the light switch.
MAP/READING LIGHTS
These lights are mounted between the sun
visors on the overhead console. Each light is
turned on by pushing the lens. Push the lens a
second time to turn off the light.
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These lights also turn on when a door is opened,
when the unlock button on the remote keyless
entry key fob is pushed, or when the dimmer
control is turned fully upward, to the second
detent.

Map/Reading Lights

AMBIENT LIGHT — IF EQUIPPED
The overhead console is equipped with an
ambient light feature. This light casts
illumination for improved visibility of the floor
and center console area. Rotate the right dimmer control upward or
downward to increase or decrease the
brightness of the door handle lights, map
pocket lights, and ambient light located in the
overhead console.

Door Handle/Ambient Light Dimmer

DIMMER CONTROLS
The dimmer control is part of the headlight
switch and is located on the left side of the
instrument panel.
With the parking lights or headlights on, rotating
the left dimmer control upward will increase the
brightness of the instrument panel lights and
lighted cupholders (if equipped).
Instrument Panel Dimmer

Dome Light Position
Rotate the dimmer control completely upward
to the second detent to turn on the interior
lights. The interior lights will remain on when the
dimmer control is in this position.
Interior Light Defeat (Off)
Rotate the instrument panel dimmer control to
the extreme bottom (O) off position. The interior
lights will remain off when the doors are open.
Parade Mode (Daytime Brightness Feature)
Rotate the instrument panel dimmer control
upward to the first detent. This feature
brightens all text displays such as the
odometer, instrument cluster display, and radio
when the parking lights or headlights are on.

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CUPHOLDERS
The front cupholders are located in the center
console and in the door panels.

Front CupholdersDoor Cupholder
The rear seat cupholders are located in the
center armrest between the rear seats. The
cupholders are positioned forward in the
armrest and side-by-side to provide convenient
access to beverage cans or bottles while
maintaining a resting place for the rear
occupant's elbows.

Rear Cupholders

ILLUMINATED CUPHOLDERS — IF
E
QUIPPED
The front cupholders are equipped with a light
ring that illuminates the cupholders for the front
passengers. The light ring is controlled by the
dimmer control. Refer to “Interior Lights” in this
chapter for further information.

Light Ring In Front Cupholder

ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLETS
Your vehicle is equipped with 12 Volt (13 Amp)
power outlets that can be used to power cellular
phones, small electronics and other low
powered electrical accessories. The power
outlets are labeled with either a “key” or a
“battery” symbol to indicate how the outlet is
powered.
WARNING!
If containers of hot liquid are place in the
cupholder, they can spill when the door is
closed, burning the occupants. Be careful
when closing the doors to avoid injury.
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