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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION/WELCOME WELCOME FROM CHRYSLER GROUP LLC . 2 OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION ...42 CONTROLS AT A GLANCE DRIVER COCKPIT ...4 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ...6 UTILITY EASY-OFF TAILGATE ...RAMBOX® ...TRAILER TOWING WEIGHTS (MAXIMUM TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS) ...RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND MOTORHOME, ETC.) ...BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK MANUAL OVERRIDE ...43 . .44 . .47 . .47 . 49 GETTING STARTED KEY FOB ...THEFT ALARM ...SEAT BELT ...CHILD RESTRAINTS ...FRONT SEATS ...HEATED SEATS ...HEATED STEERING WHEEL ...TILT STEERING COLUMN / ADJUSTABLE PEDALS ...DIESEL ENGINE STARTING PROCEDURES ...PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES ...8 . 9 . 9 . 9 . 12 . 15 .16 .16 . 17 .18 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 24-HOUR TOWING ASSISTANCE - U.S. ONLY ...INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING LIGHTS ...IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS . . JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING . . JUMP-STARTING ...EMERGENCY TOW HOOKS ...TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE . . FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE ...EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) ...50 ...50 .53 .54 60 .63 64 .65 .65 OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE TURN SIGNALS/WIPER/WASHER/HIGH BEAMS LEVER ...HEADLIGHT SWITCH ...SPEED CONTROL LEVER ...MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS ...AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (ATC) ...PARKSENSE® REAR PARK ASSIST ...PARKVIEW® REAR BACK-UP CAMERA . . DIESEL EXHAUST BRAKE (ENGINE BRAKING) ...IDLE-UP FEATURE (DIESEL/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ONLY) ...TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM (TPMS) - 2500 MODELS ONLY ...POWER SLIDING REAR WINDOW ...POWER SUNROOF ...WIND BUFFETING ...20 . 21 22 .23 .23 24 24 24 .25 .25 26 26 .27 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE OPENING THE HOOD ...ENGINE COMPARTMENT ...FUEL FILTER/WATER SEPARATOR - DIESEL ONLY ...EXHAUST REGENERATION - DIESEL ONLY ...FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES ...MAINTENANCE CHART ...FUSES ...TIRE PRESSURES ...WHEEL AND WHEEL TRIM CARE . EXTERIOR BULBS ...67 ...68 ...72 ...73 .74 .78 82 84 84 .85 ELECTRONICS NON-TOUCH-SCREEN RADIOS ...TOUCH-SCREEN RADIOS ...REMOTE AUDIO CONTROLS ...VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (VES)™ ...UNIVERSAL CONSUMER INTERFACE . ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (EVIC) ...UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER POWER INVERTER ...POWER OUTLET ...UCONNECT™ PHONE ...VOICE COMMAND ...28 . . 30 ...34 ...34 ...35 ...36 36 38 38 39 . 41 CONSUMER ASSISTANCE CHRYSLER GROUP LLC CUSTOMER CENTER ...CHRYSLER CANADA INC. CUSTOMER CENTER ...ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ...PUBLICATIONS ORDERING ...REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C...TIRE WARRANTY ...86 . . 86 . . 86 . . 86 ...87 ...87 MOPAR ACCESSORIES MOPAR® ACCESSORIES ...90

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INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOMEFROMCHRYSLERGROUPLLC . 2
CONTROLSATAGLANCE
DRIVERCOCKPIT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4
INSTRUMENTCLUSTER
. . . . . . . . . .
6
GETTINGSTARTED
KEYFOB
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
THEFTALARM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
SEATBELT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
CHILDRESTRAINTS
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
FRONTSEATS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
HEATEDSEATS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
HEATEDSTEERINGWHEEL
. . . . . . . . .
16
TILTSTEERINGCOLUMN/ADJUSTABLE
PEDALS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
DIESELENGINESTARTING
PROCEDURES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
PROGRAMMABLEFEATURES
. . . . . . .
18
OPERATINGYOURVEHICLE
TURNSIGNALS/WIPER/WASHER/HIGH
BEAMSLEVER
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
HEADLIGHTSWITCH
. . . . . . . . . . . .
21
SPEEDCONTROLLEVER
. . . . . . . . .
22
MANUALCLIMATECONTROLS
. . . . . . .
23
AUTOMATICTEMPERATURECONTROL
(ATC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
PARKSENSE
®
REARPARKASSIST
. . . .
24
PARKVIEW
®
REARBACK-UPCAMERA . . 24
DIESELEXHAUSTBRAKE
(ENGINEBRAKING)
. . . . . . . . . . . .
24
IDLE-UPFEATURE(DIESEL/AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSIONONLY)
. . . . . . . . . . .
25
TIREPRESSUREMONITORSYSTEM
(TPMS)–2500MODELSONLY
. . . . . .
25
POWERSLIDINGREARWINDOW
. . . .
26
POWERSUNROOF
. . . . . . . . . . . .
26
WINDBUFFETING
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
ELECTRONICS
NON-TOUCH-SCREENRADIOS
. . . . . .
28
TOUCH-SCREENRADIOS
. . . . . . . . .
30
REMOTEAUDIOCONTROLS
. . . . . . . .
34
VIDEOENTERTAINMENTSYSTEM
(VES)™
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
UNIVERSALCONSUMERINTERFACE
. . . .
35
ELECTRONICVEHICLEINFORMATION
CENTER(EVIC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
UNIVERSALGARAGEDOOROPENER . . 36
POWERINVERTER
. . . . . . . . . . . .
38
POWEROUTLET
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
UCONNECT™PHONE
. . . . . . . . . .
39
VOICECOMMAND
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
OFF-ROADCAPABILITIES
FOUR-WHEELDRIVEOPERATION
. . . .
42
UTILITY
EASY-OFFTAILGATE
. . . . . . . . . . . .
43
RAMBOX
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
TRAILERTOWINGWEIGHTS(MAXIMUM
TRAILERWEIGHTRATINGS)
. . . . . . . .
47
RECREATIONALTOWING(BEHIND
MOTORHOME,ETC.)
. . . . . . . . . . . .
47
BRAKE/TRANSMISSIONINTERLOCK
MANUALOVERRIDE
. . . . . . . . . . .
49
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
24-HOURTOWINGASSISTANCE
-U.S.ONLY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
INSTRUMENTCLUSTERWARNING
LIGHTS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
IFYOURENGINEOVERHEATS
. . . . . . .
53
JACKINGANDTIRECHANGING
. . . . . . .
54
JUMP-STARTING
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
EMERGENCYTOWHOOKS
. . . . . . . . .
63
TOWINGADISABLEDVEHICLE
. . . . . .
64
FREEINGASTUCKVEHICLE
. . . . . . . .
65
EVENTDATARECORDER(EDR)
. . . . . .
65
MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
OPENINGTHEHOOD
. . . . . . . . . . . .
67
ENGINECOMPARTMENT
. . . . . . . . .
68
FUELFILTER/WATERSEPARATOR
—DIESELONLY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
EXHAUSTREGENERATION
—DIESELONLY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
FLUIDSANDCAPACITIES
. . . . . . . . . .
74
MAINTENANCECHART
. . . . . . . . . . .
78
FUSES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
TIREPRESSURES
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
WHEELANDWHEELTRIMCARE
. . . . .
84
EXTERIORBULBS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
CONSUMERASSISTANCE
CHRYSLERGROUPLLCCUSTOMER
CENTER
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
CHRYSLERCANADAINC.CUSTOMER
CENTER
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
ASSISTANCEFORTHEHEARING
IMPAIRED
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
PUBLICATIONSORDERING
. . . . . . . .
86
REPORTINGSAFETYDEFECTSINTHE
50UNITEDSTATESAND
WASHINGTON,D.C
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
TIREWARRANTY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
MOPARACCESSORIES
MOPAR
®
ACCESSORIES
. . . . . . . . .
90
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