2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Passenger User Guide - Page 29

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan Passenger Manual

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OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE • When the Fuel Economy (ECON) Mode is engaged, the vehicle control systems will be able to change the following: • The transmission will upshift sooner and downshift later. • The transmission will skip select gears during shifts to allow the engine to operate at lower speeds. • The torque converter clutch will engage sooner (lower engine rpm's) and remain on longer. • The engine idle speed will be lower. • The overall driving performance will be more conservative. MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS Air Recirculation • Use Recirculation for maximum A/C operation. • For window defogging, turn the recirculation button off. • Recirculation is allowed in floor mode. • Recirculation is allowed in defrost/floor (mix modes) for approximately five minutes. Heated Mirrors • The mirrors are heated to melt frost or ice. This feature is activated whenever you turn on the rear window defroster. Rear Window Defroster • Pressing the rear window defroster button will turn on the defroster for approximately 10 minutes. An indicator in the button will illuminate when the rear window defroster is on. For an additional 10 minutes of operation, press the button a second time. 27

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• WhentheFuelEconomy(ECON)Modeisengaged,thevehiclecontrolsystemswillbe
abletochangethefollowing:
•Thetransmissionwillupshiftsooneranddownshiftlater.
•Thetransmissionwillskipselectgearsduringshiftstoallowtheenginetooperateat
lowerspeeds.
•Thetorqueconverterclutchwillengagesooner(lowerenginerpm’s)andremainon
longer.
•Theengineidlespeedwillbelower.
•Theoveralldrivingperformancewillbemoreconservative.
MANUALCLIMATECONTROLS
AirRecirculation
• UseRecirculationformaximumA/Coperation.
• Forwindowdefogging,turntherecirculationbuttonoff.
• Recirculationisallowedinfloormode.
• Recirculationisallowedindefrost/floor(mixmodes)forapproximatelyfiveminutes.
HeatedMirrors
• Themirrorsareheatedtomeltfrostorice.Thisfeatureisactivatedwheneveryouturnon
therearwindowdefroster.
RearWindowDefroster
• Pressingtherearwindowdefrosterbuttonwillturnonthedefrosterforapproximately
10minutes.Anindicatorinthebuttonwillilluminatewhentherearwindowdefrosteris
on.Foranadditional10minutesofoperation,pressthebuttonasecondtime.
OPERATINGYOURVEHICLE
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