belt CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2010 1.G User Guide

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INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOME FROM
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC......... 2
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
DRIVER COCKPIT.............4
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER .........6
GETTING STARTED
KEYFOB ..................8
THEFT ALARM..............8
SEATBELT ................9
CHILD RESTRAINTS ...........9
FRONTSEATS...............11
TILT STEERING COLUMN ........13
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES ......14
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
TURN SIGNAL/LIGHTS LEVER .....15
WIPER/WASHER LEVER .........16
SPEED CONTROL LEVER ........17
POWER WINDOWS ............18
SLIDING CENTER ARMREST .......18
TUMBLING REAR SEAT/SEAT
REMOVAL .................19
CLIMATE CONTROLS .......... 20
POWERSUNROOF ........... 20
WIND BUFFETING .............21
ELECTRONICS
NON-TOUCH-SCREEN RADIO ......22
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION
CENTER (EVIC) ..............23
UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER .23
POWER OUTLET ............ 25
UTILITY
TRAILER TOWING WEIGHTS
(MAXIMUM TRAILER WEIGHT
RATINGS)................ 26
RECREATIONAL TOWING (BEHIND
MOTORHOME, ETC.) .......... 26 BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK
SYSTEM ................. 26
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
24 HOUR TOWING ASSISTANCE -
U.S. ONLY
.................27
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING
LIGHTS ...................27
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS .... 29
JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING .... 30
JUMP-STARTING ............ 34
TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE .... 38
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE ...... 39
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) . . . 40
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
OPENING THE HOOD ...........41
ENGINE COMPARTMENT ....... 42
FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES ....... 43
MAINTENANCE CHART ........ 44
FUSES .................. 46
TIREPRESSURES............ 47
WHEEL AND WHEEL TRIM CARE . . . 48
EXTERIOR BULBS ............ 48
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC CUSTOMER
CENTER ................. 49
CHRYSLER CANADA INC.
CUSTOMER CENTER .......... 49
ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARING
IMPAIRED ................ 49
PUBLICATIONS ORDERING ...... 49
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS IN
THE 50 UNITED STATES AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. ........... 50
TIREWARRANTY ............ 50
MOPAR ACCESSORIES
MOPAR®ACCESSORIES ........ 53
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Warning Lights
- Low Fuel Warning Light
- Charging System Light**
- Oil Pressure Warning Light**
- Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) Light**
- Airbag Warning Light**
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) Light
- Engine Temperature Warning Light
- Seat Belt Reminder Light
- Brake Warning Light**
- Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL)**
- Traction Control System (TCS) Indicator Light**
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SEAT BELT
• Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a seat belt properly.
WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passengers can suffer much greater injuries if you are
not properly buckled up. You can strike the interior of your vehicle or other
passengers, or you can be thrown out of the vehicle. Always be sure you and
others in your vehicle are buckled up properly.
CHILD RESTRAINTS
• Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that smallchildren ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be prosecuted
for ignoring it.
WARNING!
In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, can become a projectile
inside the vehicle. The force required to hold even an infant on your lap could
become so great that you could not hold the child, no matter how strong you are.
The child and others could be badly injured. Any child riding in your vehicle should
be in a proper restraint for the child’s size.
Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle’s second row passenger seatsare equipped with the child restraint
anchorage system called LATCH, which
stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren. LATCH child restraint anchorage
systems are installed at all three rear
seating positions.
• All three rear seating positions can accommodate LATCH-compatible child
seats having flexible, webbing-mounted
lower attachments.
• Child seats with fixed lower attachments must be installed in the outboard positions only.
• NEVER install LATCH-compatible child seats such that two seats share a common
lower anchorage.
• Loosen the adjusters on the lower straps and tether straps so that you can attach the hook or connector to the lower and tether anchorages more easily.
• Attach the lower hooks or connectors over the top of the seatcover material.
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• The tether strap should be routed under the center of the head restraint andattached to the tether anchor on the rear of the seatback.
• Tighten all three straps as you push the child restraint rearward and downward into the seat.
WARNING!
• Improper installation of a child restraint to the LATCH anchorages can lead tofailure of an infant or child restraint. The child could be badly injured or killed.
Follow the manufacturer’s directions exactly when installing an infant or child
restraint.
• An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to increased head motion and possible injury to the child. Use only the anchor positions directly behind the
child seat to secure a child restraint top tether strap.
Installing The Child Restraint Using The Vehicle Seat Belts
• To install a child restraint, first, pull enoughof the seat belt webbing from the retractor
to route it through the belt path of the
child restraint and slide the latch plate into
the buckle.
• Next, extract all the seat belt webbing out of the retractor and then allow the belt to retract into the retractor. Finally, pull on any excess webbing to tighten the lap
portion around the child restraint. Any seat belt system will loosen with time, so
check the belt occasionally and pull it tight if necessary.
• Once you have completed securing the child restraint with the seat belt, secure the top tether strap. The tether strap should be routed under the center of the head
restraint.
WARNING!
Rearward-facing child seats must NEVERbe used in the front seat of a vehicle
with a front passenger airbag. An airbag deployment could cause severe injury or
death to infants in this position.
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FRONT SEATS
WARNING!
Adjusting a seat while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. The sudden movement
of the seat could cause you to lose control. The seat belt might not be properly
adjusted, and you could be injured. Only adjust a seat while the vehicle is parked.
Manual Seat Adjustment
Forward/Rearward
• Lift up on the adjusting bar located at thefront of the seat near the floor and release
at the desired position.
Recliner
• Lift the recliner lever located on theoutboard side of the seat, lean back and
release at the desired position.
Lumbar Support
• The lumbar lever is on the inboard side ofthe seatback. Rotate the lumbar lever
downward to increase the lumbar support
or upward to decrease the lumbar support
as desired.
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CLIMATE CONTROLS
Air Recirculation
• For maximum cooling, rotate the temperature control to the MAX A/C position,then push the A/C and recirculation buttons.
• For window defogging, turn the recirculation button off.
• Recirculation is not allowe d in defrost, floor, defrost/f loor (mix) modes.
POWER SUNROOF
• The power sunroof switch is located on the overhead console.
WARNING!
• Never leave children in a vehicle with the key in the ignition switch. Occupants,
particularly unattended children, can become entrapped by the power sunroof
while operating the power sunroof switch. Such entrapment may result in
serious injury or death.
• In an accident, there is a greater risk of being thrown from a vehicle with an open sunroof. You could also be seriously injured or killed. Always fasten your
seat belt properly and make sure all passengers are properly secured too.
• Do not allow small children to operate the sunroof. Never allow your fingers, other body parts, or any object to project through the sunroof opening. Injury
may result.
Opening Sunroof
Express
• Press the switch rearward and release. The sunroof will fully open and stop
automatically.
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR)
• This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Recorder (EDR). The main purpose ofan EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a
vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle
dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or
less. The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/fastened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
• This data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances in which a crash and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if a
non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash
location) is recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could
combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
• To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other parties,
such as law enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the
information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
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MAINTENANCE CHART
Miles:
6,000 12,000 18,000 24,000 30,000 36,000 42,000 48,000 54,000 60,000 66,000 72,000 78,000
Or Months: 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72 78
Or Kilometers:
10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 110,000 120,000 130,000
Change the engine oil and filter. XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Rotatethetires. XXXXXXXXXXXXX
If using your vehicle for any of the following: dusty
or off-road conditions. Inspect the engine air
cleaner filter; replace if necessary. XXXXXX
Replace the air conditioning filter (if equipped). X X X X X X
Inspect the brake linings; replace if necessary. X X X X X X X
Inspect the make-up air filter; replace as necessary. X X X X X
Adjust the generator drive belt tension. X X X
Replace the engine air cleaner filter. X X X
Adjust the parking brake on vehicles equipped with
four-wheel disc brakes. XXX
Change the automatic transaxle fluid and filter if
using your vehicle for any of the following: police,
taxi, fleet or frequent trailer towing. X
Inspect the front suspension, tie rod ends and boot
seals for cracks or leaks and all parts for damage,
wear, improper looseness or end play; replace if
necessary. XX
Replace the spark plugs. X
NOTE: Change the engine oil and engine oil filter every 3,000 miles or 5,000 kilometers if using your vehicle under any of these severe duty conditions:
Short trips, stop and go driving, dusty or off-road conditions, police, taxi, fleet, or frequent trailer towing.• Refer to the Owner’s Manual on the DVD for the complete maintenance schedule.
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