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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION/WELCOME Welcome From Chrysler Group LLC ...3 CONTROLS AT A GLANCE Driver Cockpit ...6 Instrument Cluster ...8 Programmable Features ...Universal Garage Door Opener (HomeLink®) ...Power Inverter ...Power Outlets ... ...68 ...69 ...71 ...72 OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES Four-Wheel Drive Operation ...74 GETTING STARTED Key Fob ...Remote Start ...Theft Alarm ...Seat Belt ...Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) - Air Bags ...Child Restraints ...Front Seats ...Heated/Ventilated Seats ...Heated Steering Wheel ...Tilt Steering Column / Adjustable Pedals ...10 11 11 12 12 13 16 18 19 UTILITY Easy-Off Tailgate ...Rambox® ...Towing & Payload ...Tow/Haul Mode ...Integrated Trailer Brake Module Recreational Towing (Behind Motorhome, Etc.) ...76 77 81 83 84 ...85 . . 87 . . 87 . . 89 ...90 91 92 93 DIESEL Engine Break-In Recommendations Diesel Engine Starting Procedures Diesel Exhaust Brake (Engine Braking) ...Idle-Up Feature (Automatic Transmission Only) ...Fuel Filter/Water Separator ...Exhaust Regeneration ...Cool-Down Idle Chart ...24-Hour Towing Assistance ...Instrument Cluster Warning Lights If Your Engine Overheats ...Jacking And Tire Changing ...Jump-Starting ...Emergency Tow Hooks ...Shift Lever Override ...Towing A Disabled Vehicle ...Freeing A Stuck Vehicle ...Event Data Recorder (EDR) ...Opening The Hood ...Engine Compartment ...Fluids And Capacities ...Maintenance Chart ...Fuses ...Tire Pressures ...Wheel And Wheel Trim Care Exterior Bulbs ... ...20 OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE Engine Break-In Recommendations . . 21 Turn Signals/Wiper/Washer/High Beams Lever ...21 Headlight Switch ...22 Speed Control ...23 Electronic Range Select (ERS) Operation ...24 Manual Climate Controls ...26 Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) . 26 Parksense® Rear Park Assist ...27 Parkview® Rear Back-Up Camera ...28 Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) - 2500 Models Only ...28 Power Sliding Rear Window ...29 Power Sunroof ...29 Wind Buffeting ...31 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES . 94 . 94 . 98 . 99 .110 .112 .113 .114 .115 .116 .117 .118 .122 .127 .133 .137 .138 .138 ELECTRONICS Your Vehicle's Sound System ...Media Center 130 (Sales Code RES) . Media Center 130 With Satellite Radio (Sales Code RES + RSC) ...Media Center 430/430N (Sales Code RBZ/RHB) ...Media Center 730N (Sales Code RHR) Sirius Satellite Radio/Travel Link ...Steering Wheel Audio Controls ...iPod®/USB/MP3 Control ...Uconnect™ Phone ...Uconnect™ Voice Command ...Bluetooth® Streaming Audio ...Video Entertainment System (VES)™ . Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) ...32 34 36 38 47 56 59 60 61 63 65 66 67 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE CONSUMER ASSISTANCE Chrysler Group LLC Customer Center ...139 Chrysler Canada Inc. Customer Center ...139

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INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WelcomeFromChryslerGroupLLC . . . 3
CONTROLSATAGLANCE
DriverCockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
InstrumentCluster
. . . . . . . . . . . .
8
GETTINGSTARTED
KeyFob
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
RemoteStart
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
TheftAlarm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
SeatBelt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
SupplementalRestraintSystem
(SRS)—AirBags
. . . . . . . . . . . .
12
ChildRestraints
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
FrontSeats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Heated/VentilatedSeats
. . . . . . . .
18
HeatedSteeringWheel
. . . . . . . . .
19
TiltSteeringColumn/Adjustable
Pedals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
OPERATINGYOURVEHICLE
EngineBreak-InRecommendations . . 21
TurnSignals/Wiper/Washer/HighBeams
Lever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
HeadlightSwitch
. . . . . . . . . . . .
22
SpeedControl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
ElectronicRangeSelect(ERS)
Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
ManualClimateControls
. . . . . . . .
26
AutomaticTemperatureControl(ATC) . 26
Parksense
®
RearParkAssist
. . . . .
27
Parkview
®
RearBack-UpCamera . . . 28
TirePressureMonitorSystem(TPMS)–
2500ModelsOnly
. . . . . . . . . . . .
28
PowerSlidingRearWindow
. . . . . .
29
PowerSunroof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
WindBuffeting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
ELECTRONICS
YourVehicle'sSoundSystem
. . . . .
32
MediaCenter130(SalesCodeRES) . 34
MediaCenter130WithSatelliteRadio
(SalesCodeRES+RSC)
. . . . . . . .
36
MediaCenter430/430N(SalesCode
RBZ/RHB)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
MediaCenter730N(SalesCodeRHR) 47
SiriusSatelliteRadio/TravelLink
. . . .
56
SteeringWheelAudioControls
. . . .
59
iPod
®
/USB/MP3Control
. . . . . . . .
60
Uconnect™Phone
. . . . . . . . . . .
61
Uconnect™VoiceCommand
. . . . . .
63
Bluetooth
®
StreamingAudio
. . . . . .
65
VideoEntertainmentSystem(VES)™ . 66
ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter
(EVIC)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
ProgrammableFeatures
. . . . . . . .
68
UniversalGarageDoorOpener
(HomeLink
®
)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
PowerInverter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
PowerOutlets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
OFF-ROADCAPABILITIES
Four-WheelDriveOperation
. . . . . .
74
UTILITY
Easy-OffTailgate
. . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Rambox
®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77
Towing&Payload
. . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Tow/HaulMode
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
IntegratedTrailerBrakeModule
. . . .
84
RecreationalTowing(Behind
Motorhome,Etc.)
. . . . . . . . . . . .
85
DIESEL
EngineBreak-InRecommendations . . 87
DieselEngineStartingProcedures . . 87
DieselExhaustBrake
(EngineBraking)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Idle-UpFeature(Automatic
TransmissionOnly)
. . . . . . . . . . .
90
FuelFilter/WaterSeparator
. . . . . . .
91
ExhaustRegeneration
. . . . . . . . .
92
Cool–DownIdleChart
. . . . . . . . . .
93
WHATTODOINEMERGENCIES
24-HourTowingAssistance
. . . . . .
94
InstrumentClusterWarningLights . . 94
IfYourEngineOverheats
. . . . . . . .
98
JackingAndTireChanging
. . . . . . .
99
Jump-Starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
EmergencyTowHooks
. . . . . . . . .
112
ShiftLeverOverride
. . . . . . . . . . .
113
TowingADisabledVehicle
. . . . . . .
114
FreeingAStuckVehicle
. . . . . . . . .
115
EventDataRecorder(EDR)
. . . . . . .
116
MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
OpeningTheHood
. . . . . . . . . . .
117
EngineCompartment
. . . . . . . . . .
118
FluidsAndCapacities
. . . . . . . . . .
122
MaintenanceChart
. . . . . . . . . . .
127
Fuses
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
133
TirePressures
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
137
WheelAndWheelTrimCare
. . . . . .
138
ExteriorBulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
CONSUMERASSISTANCE
ChryslerGroupLLCCustomer
Center
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
ChryslerCanadaInc.Customer
Center
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
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