2012 Dodge Dakota User Guide - Page 29

2012 Dodge Dakota Manual

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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE Air Conditioning (A/C) • If the A/C button is pushed while in the AUTO mode, the indicator light may flash three times to indicate the cabin air is being controlled automatically. SYNC Temperature Button • Push the SYNC button once to control the driver and passenger temperatures simultaneously. Push the SYNC button a second time to control the temperatures individually. Air Recirculation • Use recirculation for maximum A/C operation. • For window defogging turn the recirculation button off. • If the recirculation button is pushed while in the AUTO mode, the indicator light may flash three times to indicate the cabin air is being controlled automatically. Heated Mirrors • The mirrors are heated to melt frost or ice. This feature is activated whenever you turn on the rear window defroster. PARKSENSE® REAR PARK ASSIST • If an object is detected behind the rear bumper while the vehicle is in REVERSE, a warning will display in the instrument cluster and a tone, that changes speed depending on the distance of the object from the bumper, will sound. Service The ParkSense® Rear Park Assist System • When the ParkSense® Rear Park Assist System is malfunctioning, the instrument cluster will actuate a single chime, once per ignition cycle, and it will display the "CLEAN PARK ASSIST SENSORS" or the "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" message. • If "CLEAN PARK ASSIST SENSORS" appears in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) and the rear fascia/bumper is clean and clear of snow, ice, mud, dirt or other obstruction, see your authorized dealer. • If "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" appears in the EVIC, see your authorized dealer. Enable/Disable ParkSense® • ParkSense® can be enabled and disabled with a switch located in the switch bank of the instrument panel or through the Customer-Programmable Features section of the EVIC. When the switch is pressed to disable the system, the instrument cluster will display the "PARK ASSIST SYSTEM OFF" message for approximately five seconds. 27

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AirConditioning(A/C)
• IftheA/CbuttonispushedwhileintheAUTOmode,theindicatorlightmay
flashthreetimestoindicatethecabinairisbeingcontrolledautomatically.
SYNCTemperatureButton
• PushtheSYNCbuttononcetocontrolthedriverandpassengertemperatures
simultaneously.PushtheSYNCbuttonasecondtimetocontrolthe
temperaturesindividually.
AirRecirculation
• UserecirculationformaximumA/Coperation.
• Forwindowdefoggingturntherecirculationbuttonoff.
• IftherecirculationbuttonispushedwhileintheAUTOmode,theindicator
lightmayflashthreetimestoindicatethecabinairisbeingcontrolled
automatically.
HeatedMirrors
• Themirrorsareheatedtomeltfrostorice.Thisfeatureisactivatedwhenever
youturnontherearwindowdefroster.
PARKSENSE
®
REAR PARK ASSIST
• Ifanobjectisdetectedbehindtherearbumperwhilethevehicleisin
REVERSE,awarningwilldisplayintheinstrumentclusterandatone,that
changesspeeddependingonthedistanceoftheobjectfromthebumper,will
sound.
ServiceTheParkSense
®
RearParkAssistSystem
• WhentheParkSense
®
RearParkAssistSystemismalfunctioning,the
instrumentclusterwillactuateasinglechime,onceperignitioncycle,andit
willdisplaythe“CLEANPARKASSISTSENSORS”orthe“SERVICEPARK
ASSISTSYSTEM”message.
• If“CLEANPARKASSISTSENSORS”appearsintheElectronicVehicle
InformationCenter(EVIC)andtherearfascia/bumperiscleanandclearof
snow,ice,mud,dirtorotherobstruction,seeyourauthorizeddealer.
• If“SERVICEPARKASSISTSYSTEM”appearsintheEVIC,seeyourauthorized
dealer.
Enable/DisableParkSense
®
• ParkSense
®
canbeenabledanddisabledwithaswitchlocatedintheswitch
bankoftheinstrumentpanelorthroughtheCustomer-ProgrammableFeatures
sectionoftheEVIC.Whentheswitchispressedtodisablethesystem,the
instrumentclusterwilldisplaythe“PARKASSISTSYSTEMOFF”messagefor
approximatelyfiveseconds.
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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