2009 dakota quick reference guide

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Manual CliMate ControlsAiR RECiRCULATiON

Use recrculaton or maxmum A/C operaton.

For wndow deoggng, turn recrculaton o.

Recrculaton s not allowed n derost or derost/oor

(mx) modes.

cc p uconnect phone s a voce-actvated, hands-ree, n-vehcle,

communcatons system. uconnect phone allows you todal a phone number wth your cellular phone usngvoce commands.

uconnect phone requres a cellular phone equpped wth

the Bluetooth

Hands-Free Profle, Verson 0.96 or hgher.See the www.dodge.com/uconnect webste or supportedphones. Reer to your Owners Manual or urther normaton.

rear Cargo area utility rails There are our adustable cleats n the pck-up bed that can be

used to assst n securng cargo. Each cleat must be located

and tghtened down n one o the detents along ether ral, norder to keep cargo properly secure.

Reer to Owners Manual or urther detals.

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Drivers seat aDjustMentSEAT ADjUSTMENT

On manual seats, the adustng lever controls orward

and rearward seat adustment.

The reclne lever controls the seatback adustment.

Rotate the dal located on the outboard sde o the seatback

to adust lumbar lower back support.

Up, down, orward, rearward, and tlt adustment are powerseat adustments.

rear Crate n go storage The rear Crate n Go storage, located under the rear

seat lower cushon, conssts o two removable, collapsble

storage crates.

To open the crates, lt upwards on the crate handles, andengage the crate end aps.

To remove the crate, press on the release lever, located on theends o the base, and lt up on the crate.

To nstall the crate nto the base, nsert the crate nto thenboard slot and push down on the outboard sde o the crate,then snap nto place.

To collapse the crate, push the crate end aps nward todsengage. Push the sdes nward and snap nto the base.

Reer to Owners Manual or urther detals.

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vehFuel capLOOSE GAS CAP MESSAGE

Ifaascapoometermessae(shownasASCAP)appears,

tghten the gas cap untl a clckng sound s heard.

Presstheoometerresetbuttontoturnthemessaeoff.

Ifthemessaecontinuestoappearformorethanthreeaysafter

tghtenng the gas cap, see your dealer.

Tire pressure MoniToring sysTeM (TpMs) Ifoneormoreofthefourroatirepressuresarelow,theTirePressure

Montorng Lght wll llumnate and an audble chme wll sound.

Check the naton pressure o each road tre on your vehcle and

nate to the recommended cold pressure value, shown on the placard

located n the drvers door openng. The TPMS dsplay should not be

used as a tre pressure gauge when adustng your tre pressure.

Thelihtwillturnoffoncetheupatetirepressurehasbeen

recognzed. The vehcle may need to be drven or up to 10 mnutes

above 15 mph (25 km/h) beore the lght wll turn o.

Temperature changes can aect tre pressures, causng the TPMS lght

to turn on. Colder temperatures wll decrease tre pressure and

warmer temperatures wll ncrease tre pressure.

Ifasparetireisinuseonthevehicle,theTPMSlihtmayturnon.

Reer to your Owners Manual.

oil change indicaTorMESSAGE

Ifanoilchanemessae(shownasCHAnEOil)appearsana

sngle chme sounds, t s tme or your next requred ol change.

RESETTiNG LiGHT AFTER SERViCiNG TurntheinitionswitchtotheON/RUNposition(onotstartenine).

Fullyepresstheacceleratorpealthreetimeswithin10secons.

TurntheinitionswitchtotheOFF/LOCKposition.


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Cle Featuresclock seTTingNON-TOUCH-SCREEN RADiOS

PressanholtheTIMEbuttonuntilthehoursblink;turntheTUNE/

SCROLL control knob to set the hours.

PresstheTUNE/SCROLLcontrolknobuntiltheminutesbeintoblink;

turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to set the mnutes.

PresstheTUNE/SCROLLcontrolknobtosavethetimechane.

TOUCH-SCREEN RADiOS

TurntheraioON.

Touchthescreenwherethetimeisisplaye.

TouchthescreenwhereUserClockisisplaye(Naviation

Rado Only).

Toajustthehours,toucheitherthehourforwarbuttonorthehour

backward button.

Toajusttheminutes,toucheithertheminuteforwarbuttonorthe

mnute backward button.

Tosavethenewtimesettin,touchthescreenwheretheworSave

s dsplayed.

sPare tire reMoval The scssor ack and tre changng tools on Extended Cab models are

located behnd a panel on the outboard sde o the rght rear passenger

seat. On Crew Cab models, the scssor ack and tre changng toolsare located below the rght rear seat.

Remove the ack rom the stowage compartment.

Assemble ackng tools.

Locate the tre carrer access hole on the rear bumper.

Place assembled ack tool extenson rod nto the access hole n the

drecton o the arrow on the bumper trm. Rotate the tool counterclockwse to release and lower the spare tre to

the ground so that t can be pulled out rom under the vehcle.

Reer to Owners Manual or proper ackng and tre change procedures.


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key FobLOCKINgANdUNLOCKINgTHEdOORS

PresstheLOCKbuttononcetolockalltheoors.

PresstheUNLOCKbuttononcetounlocktheriversooronlyan

twce wthn fve seconds to unlock all the doors.

Alloorscanbeprorammetounlockontherstpressofthe

UNLOCKbutton.

RefertoOwnersManualforprorammin.

PANiC ALARM

PressthePANICbuttononcetoturnthepanicalarmon.

Waitapproximatelythreeseconsanpressthebuttonasecon

tme to turn the panc alarm o.

REMOTE START

PresstheREMOTESTARTbuttontwicewithinvesecons.

Pressng the button a thrd tme wll shut the engne o.

Torivethevehicle,presstheUNLOCKbutton,insertthekeyinthe

gnton and turn to the ON/RUN poston.

Withremotestart,theeninewillonlyrunfor15minutes(timeout)

unless the gnton key s placed n the ON/RUN poston.

Thevehiclemustbestartewiththekeyaftertwo

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headlighT swiTchAUTOMATICHEAdLIgHTS/PARKINgLIgHTS/HEAdLIgHTS

Rotatethehealihtswitchtotherstetentforparkinlihtsan

the second detent or headlghts.

RotatethehealihtswitchtoAforAUTOhealihts.

WhensettoA(AUTO),thesystemautomaticallyturnsthehealihts

on or o based on ambent lght levels.

DiMMER CONTROL

Rotatetheimmercontroltotheextremebottompositiontofully

dm the nstrument panel lghts and prevent the nteror lghts rom

llumnatng when a door s opened.

Rotatetheimmercontroluptoincreasethebrihtnessofthe

nstrument panel lghts when the parkng lghts or headlghts are on. Rotatetheimmercontroluptothenextetentpositiontofully

brghten the odometer and rado dsplays when the parkng lghts or

headlghts are on. Reer to your multmeda or navgaton user

manual or dsplay dmmng.

Rotatetheimmercontroluptothelastetentpositiontoturnonthe

nteror lghtng.

FOG LiGHTS

Turnthehealihtsorparkinlihtsonanpushthehealihtswitchonce to turn the og lghts on. Push the swtch a second tme to turn theog lghts o. Fog lghts wll not operate when the hgh beams are on.

Afolihtsymbolwillilluminateintheclustertoinicatetheog lghts are on.

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speed conTrolCRUiSE ON/OFF

PresstheON/OFFswitchtoactivatetheSpeeControl.

CRUISEwillappearintheinstrumentclustertoinicatethe

Speed Control s on.

PresstheON/OFFswitchasecontimetoturnthesystemoff.

SET

WiththeSpeeControlon,pressanreleasetheSetswitchtoseta

desred speed.

ACCEL/DECEL

PressanholtheResume/Accelswitchtoaccelerateorpressan

hold the Decel swtch to decelerate the vehcle, release the swtch to

save the new set speed.

Onceaspeeisset,pressintheResume/Accelswitchonceordecel

swtch once wll ncrease or decrease the set speed approxmately

1 mph (2 km/h).

CANCEL

PresstheCancelswitch,orapplythebrakesorclutchtocancel

the set speed and mantan the set speed memory. PresstheON/OFFswitchtoturnthesystemoffanerasetheset

speed memory.

RESUME

Toresumeapreviouslyselectesetspeeinmemory,pressthe

Resume/Accel swtch and release.

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Turn signals/wiper/washer/high beaMs leVerTURN SiGNALS/LANE CHANGE ASSiST

Taptheleveruporownonceantheturnsinal(rihtorleft)will

ash three tmes then automatcally turn o.

WiPERS

intermttent, Low and Hgh Operaton

Rotatetheenofthelevertotherstetentpositionforoneofve

ntermttent settngs, the second detent or low wper operaton and

the thrd detent or hgh wper operaton.

Washer Operaton

Pushtheenoftheleverinwartotheseconetentanholforas

long as spray s desred.

HiGH BEAMS

Pullthelevertowaryoutoactivatethehihbeams.

Ahihbeamsymbolwillilluminateintheclustertoinicatethe

hgh beam lghts are on.

WinD BuFFeting Wnd buetng can be descrbed as a helcopter-type percusson

sound. i buetng occurs wth the rear wndows open, adust the

ront and rear wndows together.


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Ths gude has been prepared to help you get quckly acquanted

wth your new Dodge and to provde a convenent reerence source

or common questons. However, t s not a substtute or your

Owners Manual.

For complete operatonal nstructons, mantenance procedures and

mportant saety messages, please consult your Owners Manual,

Navgaton Rado User Manual, Multmeda User Manual and other

Warnng Labels n your vehcle.

Not all eatures shown n ths gude may apply to your vehcle.

For addtonal normaton on accessores to help personalze your

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