2020 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN child restraint

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INTRODUCTION
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL .................................. 8
Essential Information .................................... 8
Symbols .......................................................... 8
WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS ................................. 8
VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS/ALTERATIONS ........... 8
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
KEYS ........................................................................ 9
Key Fobs ......................................................... 9
IGNITION SWITCH .................................................11
Wireless Ignition Node (WIN) ...................... 11
REMOTE START — IF EQUIPPED .........................12
How To Use Remote Start ........................... 12
Remote Start Abort Messages .................... 12
To Enter Remote Start Mode ...................... 12
To Exit Remote Start Mode Without
Driving The Vehicle ..................................... 13 To Exit Remote Start Mode And Drive The
Vehicle .......................................................... 13 General Information .................................... 13
SENTRY KEY ..........................................................13
Key Programming ....................................... 14
Replacement Keys....................................... 14
General Information .................................... 14
VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM — IF EQUIPPED .....15
Rearming Of The System............................. 15
To Arm The System ..................................... 15
To Disarm The System ................................ 15
Tamper Alert................................................. 16 DOORS .................................................................. 16
Manual Door Locks...................................... 16
Power Door Locks — If Equipped ............... 17
Power Sliding Side Door — If Equipped ...... 18
Child Locks ................................................... 19
SEATS .................................................................... 20
Manual Adjustment (Front Seats) — If
Equipped ...................................................... 20 Manual Adjustment (Rear Seats) ............... 21
Power Seats — If Equipped ......................... 27
Heated Seats — If Equipped ....................... 28
Plastic Grocery Bag Retainer Hooks........... 30
HEAD RESTRAINTS .............................................. 30
Supplemental Active Head Restraints
— Front Seats ............................................... 30 Head Restraints — Second Row Quad
Seats............................................................. 31 Head Restraints — Second Row Bench ...... 32
Head Restraints — Third Row...................... 32
STEERING WHEEL ............................................... 33
Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column .............. 33
Heated Steering Wheel — If Equipped ....... 34
MIRRORS .............................................................. 34
Automatic Dimming Mirror
— If Equipped .............................................. 34 Automatic Dimming Mirror With Rear
View Camera Display — If Equipped ........... 35 Outside Mirrors ........................................... 35
Interior Observation Mirror.......................... 36
Power Mirrors — If Equipped ...................... 36
Outside Mirrors Folding Feature ................. 36 Heated Mirrors — If Equipped ..................... 37
Illuminated Vanity Mirrors
— If Equipped .............................................. 37
EXTERIOR LIGHTS ...............................................37
Headlight Switch.......................................... 37
Multifunction Lever .................................... 37
Daytime Running Lights (DRLs)
— If Equipped ............................................... 38 High/Low Beam Switch .............................. 38
Flash-To-Pass ............................................... 38
Automatic Headlights ................................. 38
Headlights On With Wipers
— If Equipped ............................................... 38 Headlight Delay — If Equipped.................... 38
Lights-On Reminder ..................................... 39
Front Fog Lights — If Equipped .................. 39
Turn Signals ................................................. 39
Lane Change Assist ..................................... 39
Battery Protection ....................................... 39
INTERIOR LIGHTS ................................................39
Courtesy/Interior Lighting ........................... 39
WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHERS ...............41
Windshield Wiper Operation ....................... 41
Rear Wiper And Washer .............................. 42
CLIMATE CONTROLS ...........................................42
Manual Climate Control Overview .............. 42
Automatic Climate Control Overview .......... 48
Climate Control Functions........................... 56
Automatic Temperature Control (ATC)
— If Equipped ............................................... 56 Operating Tips ............................................. 57

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WINDOWS ............................................................59 Power Vent Windows — If Equipped .......... 59
Power Windows ............................................ 59
HOOD......................................................................61
Opening The Hood ....................................... 61
Closing The Hood ......................................... 61
LIFTGATE ................................................................62
Opening ........................................................ 62
Closing .......................................................... 62
Power Liftgate — If Equipped ...................... 62
Cargo Area Features ................................... 63
LOAD LEVELING SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED .........63
GARAGE DOOR OPENER — IF EQUIPPED ..........63
Before You Begin Programming
HomeLink® .................................................. 64 Programming A Rolling Code ...................... 64
Programming A Non-Rolling Code............... 65
Canadian/Gate Operator Programming ..... 66
Using HomeLink® ........................................ 67
Security......................................................... 67
Troubleshooting Tips ................................... 67
General Information .................................... 68
INTERNAL EQUIPMENT ........................................68
Storage ......................................................... 68
Cupholders .................................................. 73
Sun Screens — If Equipped ......................... 75
Electrical Power Outlets — If Equipped....... 75
Power Inverter — If Equipped ...................... 77
Smoker's Package Kit — If Equipped ......... 78
Sunglass Storage Bin — If Equipped........... 78 ROOF LUGGAGE RACK — IF EQUIPPED ............. 79
Deploying The Crossbars............................. 79
Stowing The Crossbars................................ 80
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ...................................... 82 Instrument Cluster Descriptions ................ 84
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY ..................... 85
Instrument Cluster Display Location And
Controls ....................................................... 85 Oil Life Reset ................................................ 87
Instrument Cluster Display Menu Items .... 87
TRIP COMPUTER ................................................. 93
WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES .................. 94 Red Warning Lights ..................................... 94
Yellow Warning Lights ................................. 97
White Indicator Lights ............................... 100Green Indicator Lights ............................... 100Blue Indicator Lights.................................. 100
ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM — OBD II..... 101
Onboard Diagnostic System (OBD II)
Cybersecurity ............................................. 101
EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND
MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS .............................102
SAFETY
SAFETY FEATURES .............................................103
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ................. 103
Electronic Brake Control (EBC) System ... 104 AUXILIARY DRIVING SYSTEMS ........................ 110
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
— If Equipped ............................................. 110 Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS) ........................................................ 115
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ................. 119
Occupant Restraint Systems Features .... 119
Important Safety Precautions ................... 119
Seat Belt Systems .................................... 120Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS)... 131
Child Restraints ......................................... 141Transporting Pets ..................................... 159
SAFETY TIPS ...................................................... 159
Transporting Passengers .......................... 159
Exhaust Gas ............................................... 159
Safety Checks You Should Make
Inside The Vehicle .................................... 160 Periodic Safety Checks You Should
Make Outside The Vehicle ........................ 161
STARTING AND OPERATING
STARTING THE ENGINE .................................... 162
Normal Starting ......................................... 162Cold Weather Operation
(Below –22°F Or −30°C) ......................... 163 After Starting — Warming Up The
Engine ........................................................ 163 If Engine Fails To Start ............................. 163
ENGINE BLOCK HEATER — IF EQUIPPED ........ 163

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32GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
Head Restraints — Second Row Bench
The second row bench seat is equipped with
adjustable head restraints.
To raise the head restraint, pull upward on the
head restraint. To lower the head restraint,
push the adjustment button, located at the
base of the head restraint, and push downward.

Adjustment Button
To remove the head restraint, raise it as far as it
can go. Then, push the release button and the
adjustment button at the base of each post
while pulling the head restraint up. Seatback
angle may need to be adjusted to fully remove
the head restraint. To reinstall the head
restraint, put the head restraint posts into the
holes and push downward. Then, adjust the
head restraint to the appropriate height.
NOTE:
For child restraint tethering, refer to “Occupant
Restraint Systems” in “Safety” for further
information.
Head Restraints — Third Row
The outboard head restraints can be manually
folded forward for improved rearward visibility.
They are non-removable. Pull the release strap
to fold them forward.

Head Restraint Release Strap “1”

NOTE:
The head restraints must be raised manually
when occupying the third row.
Do not fold if there are passengers seated in
the third row seats.
1 — Release Button
2 — Adjustment Button
WARNING!
A loose head restraint thrown forward in a
collision or hard stop could cause serious
injury or death to occupants of the vehicle.
Always securely stow removed head
restraints in a location outside the occu -
pant compartment.
ALL the head restraints MUST be rein -
stalled in the vehicle to properly protect the
occupants. Follow the re-installation
instructions above prior to operating the
vehicle or occupying a seat.

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OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
Some of the most important safety features in
your vehicle are the restraint systems:
Occupant Restraint Systems Features
Seat Belt Systems
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Air
Bags
Supplemental Active Head Restraints
Child Restraints
Some of the safety features described in this
section may be standard equipment on some
models, or may be optional equipment on
others. If you are not sure, ask an authorized
dealer.
Important Safety Precautions
Please pay close attention to the information in
this section. It tells you how to use your restraint
system properly, to keep you and your
passengers as safe as possible.
Here are some simple steps you can take to
minimize the risk of harm from a deploying air
bag:
1. Children 12 years old and under should
always ride buckled up in the rear seat of a
vehicle with a rear seat.

2. A child who is not big enough to wear the vehicle seat belt properly (Refer to “Child
Restraints” in this section for further
information) must be secured in the
appropriate child restraint or
belt-positioning booster seat in a rear
seating position.
3. If a child from 2 to 12 years old (not in a rear-facing child restraint) must ride in the
front passenger seat, move the seat as far
back as possible and use the proper child
restraint (Refer to “Child Restraints” in this
section for further information).
4. Never allow children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under their arm.
5. You should read the instructions provided with your child restraint to make sure that
you are using it properly.
6. All occupants should always wear their lap and shoulder belts properly. 7. The driver and front passenger seats should
be moved back as far as practical to allow
the front air bags room to inflate.
8. Do not lean against the door or window. If your vehicle has side air bags, and
deployment occurs, the side air bags will
inflate forcefully into the space between
occupants and the door and occupants
could be injured.
9. If the air bag system in this vehicle needs to be modified to accommodate a disabled
person, refer to the “Customer Assistance”
section for customer service contact
information.
WARNING!
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in
front of an air bag. A deploying passenger
front air bag can cause death or serious
injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child
restraint.
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120SAFETY
Seat Belt Systems
Buckle up even though you are an excellent
driver, even on short trips. Someone on the road
may be a poor driver and could cause a collision
that includes you. This can happen far away
from home or on your own street.
Research has shown that seat belts save lives,
and they can reduce the seriousness of injuries
in a collision. Some of the worst injuries happen
when people are thrown from the vehicle. Seat
belts reduce the possibility of ejection and the
risk of injury caused by striking the inside of the
vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle should be
belted at all times.
Enhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder System
(BeltAlert)
Driver and Passenger BeltAlert (if equipped)
BeltAlert is a feature intended to remind the
driver and outboard front seat passenger
(if equipped with outboard front passenger seat
BeltAlert) to buckle their seat belts. The
BeltAlert feature is active whenever the ignition
switch is in the START or ON/RUN position.
Initial Indication
If the driver is unbuckled when the ignition
switch is first in the START or ON/RUN position,
a chime will signal for a few seconds. If the
driver or outboard front seat passenger
(if equipped with outboard front passenger seat
BeltAlert) is unbuckled when the ignition switch
is first in the START or ON/RUN position the
Seat Belt Reminder Light will turn on and
remain on until both outboard front seat belts
are buckled. The outboard front passenger seat
BeltAlert is not active when an outboard front
passenger seat is unoccupied. BeltAlert Warning Sequence
The BeltAlert warning sequence is activated
when the vehicle is moving above a specified
vehicle speed range and the driver or outboard
front seat passenger is unbuckled (if equipped
with outboard front passenger seat BeltAlert)
(the outboard front passenger seat BeltAlert is
not active when the outboard front passenger
seat is unoccupied). The BeltAlert warning
sequence starts by blinking the Seat Belt
Reminder Light and sounding an intermittent
chime. Once the BeltAlert warning sequence
has completed, the Seat Belt Reminder Light
will remain on until the seat belts are buckled.
The BeltAlert warning sequence may repeat
based on vehicle speed until the driver and
occupied outboard front seat passenger seat
belts are buckled. The driver should instruct all
occupants to buckle their seat belts.
Change of Status
If the driver or outboard front seat passenger
(if equipped with outboard front passenger seat
BeltAlert) unbuckles their seat belt while the
vehicle is traveling, the BeltAlert warning
sequence will begin until the seat belts are
buckled again.Never install a rear-facing child restraint in
the front seat of a vehicle. Only use a
rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. If
the vehicle does not have a rear seat, do
not transport a rear-facing child restraint in
that vehicle.
WARNING!
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Seat Belts And Pregnant Women

Seat Belts And Pregnant Women
Seat belts must be worn by all occupants
including pregnant women: the risk of injury in
the event of an accident is reduced for the
mother and the unborn child if they are wearing
a seat belt.
Position the lap belt snug and low below the
abdomen and across the strong bones of the
hips. Place the shoulder belt across the chest
and away from the neck. Never place the
shoulder belt behind the back or under the arm.
Seat Belt Pretensioner
The front outboard seat belt system is equipped
with pretensioning devices that are designed to
remove slack from the seat belt in the event of
a collision. These devices may improve the
performance of the seat belt by removing slack
from the seat belt early in a collision. Preten
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sioners work for all size occupants, including
those in child restraints. NOTE:
These devices are not a substitute for proper
seat belt placement by the occupant. The seat
belt still must be worn snugly and positioned
properly.
The pretensioners are triggered by the
Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC). Like the
air bags, the pretensioners are single use items.
A deployed pretensioner or a deployed air bag
must be replaced immediately.Energy Management Feature
The front outboard seat belt system is equipped
with an Energy Management feature that may
help further reduce the risk of injury in the event
of a collision. The seat belt system has a
retractor assembly that is designed to release
webbing in a controlled manner.
Using a Seat Belt Extender when not
needed can increase the risk of serious
injury or death in a collision. Only use the
Seat Belt Extender when the lap belt is not
long enough and only use in the recom
-
mended seating positions. Remove and
store the Seat Belt Extender when not
needed.
WARNING! (Continued)
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128SAFETY
Switchable Automatic Locking Retractors
(ALR) (If Equipped)
The seat belts in the passenger seating
positions may be equipped with a Switchable
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) which is
used to secure a child restraint system. For
additional information, refer to “Installing Child
Restraints Using The Vehicle Seat Belt” under
the “Child Restraints” section of this manual.
The figure below illustrates the locking feature
for each seating position.

ALR — Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor (2nd Row Bench Seat ) ALR — Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor
(2nd Row Stow ‘n Go Seating)

If the passenger seating position is equipped
with an ALR and is being used for normal usage,
only pull the seat belt webbing out far enough to
comfortably wrap around the occupant’s
mid-section so as to not activate the ALR. If the
ALR is activated, you will hear a clicking sound
as the seat belt retracts. Allow the webbing to
retract completely in this case and then
carefully pull out only the amount of webbing
necessary to comfortably wrap around the
occupant’s mid-section. Slide the latch plate
into the buckle until you hear a "click." In Automatic Locking Mode, the shoulder belt is
automatically pre-locked. The seat belt will still
retract to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.
Use the Automatic Locking Mode anytime a
child restraint is installed in a seating position
that has a seat belt with this feature. Children
12 years old and under should always be
properly restrained in the rear seat of a vehicle
with a rear seat.
WARNING!
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in
front of an air bag. A deploying passenger
front air bag can cause death or serious
injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child
restraint.
Never install a rear-facing child restraint in
the front seat of a vehicle. Only use a
rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. If
the vehicle does not have a rear seat, do
not transport a rear-facing child restraint in
that vehicle.

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How To Engage The Automatic Locking Mode

1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until the entire seat belt is
extracted.
3. Allow the seat belt to retract. As the seat belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.
This indicates the seat belt is now in the
Automatic Locking Mode.
How To Disengage The Automatic Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap/shoulder belt
and allow it to retract completely to disengage
the Automatic Locking Mode and activate the
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
Supplemental Active Head Restraints (AHR)
These head restraints are passive, deployable
components, and vehicles with this equipment
cannot be readily identified by any markings,
only through visual inspection of the head
restraint. The head restraint will be split in two
halves, with the front half being soft foam and
trim, the back half being decorative plastic. How The Active Head Restraints (AHR) Work
The Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC)
determines whether the severity or type of rear
impact will require the Active Head Restraints
(AHR) to deploy. If a rear impact requires
deployment, both the driver and front
passenger seat AHRs will be deployed.
When AHRs deploy during a rear impact, the
front half of the head restraint extends forward
to minimize the gap between the back of the
occupant’s head and the AHR. This system is
designed to help prevent or reduce the extent of
injuries to the driver and front passenger in
certain types of rear impacts.
NOTE:
The Active Head Restraints (AHR) may or may
not deploy in the event of a front or side impact.
However, if during a front impact, a secondary
rear impact occurs, the AHR may deploy based
on the severity and type of the impact.
WARNING!
The seat belt assembly must be replaced if
the switchable Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) feature or any other seat belt function
is not working properly when checked
according to the procedures in the Service
Manual.
Failure to replace the seat belt assembly
could increase the risk of injury in
collisions.
Do not use the Automatic Locking Mode to
restrain occupants who are wearing the
seat belt or children who are using booster
seats. The locked mode is only used to
install rear-facing or forward-facing child
restraints that have a harness for
restraining the child.
WARNING!
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