height DODGE SPRINTER 2004 1.G Owners Manual

8 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Seat Belt Warning Lamp and Airbag
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Fastening and Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Belt Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Airbag and Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40SRS Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 40Driver’s Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Front Seat Passenger Airbag
(not in conjunction with folding seat in
partition wall) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Safety Precautions for the Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Engine Break-In Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46The first 1,000 miles (about 1,500 km) . . . . . . . . 46Engine Oil Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Inhalation of Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Tie Down Rings (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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2
To close:
Pull the doors away from the retaining plates on the
outer sidewalls.
Passenger/Cargo A rea DoorNOTE: The maximum cargo area door height is 5 feet
7 inches (176 cm).
WARNING!
Always drive with the doors properly closed, be-
cause if the vehicle is operated with the doors
open, serious personal injury may result.
To prevent possible personal injury, always keep
hands and fingers away from the door opening
when closing a door. Be especially careful when
small children are around.
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40 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEH ICLEBelt Height AdjustmentBelt height adjustment button 4
Do not adjust the belt height while the vehicle is
moving.
To lower:
Press the button and move the belt sash guide down.
To raise:
Move the belt sash guide up.
The shoulder strap must pass between the neck and the
shoulder.
A IRBA G A ND BELT TENSIONERSThe vehicle is equipped with an airbag for the driver
and the front seat passenger as well as belt tensioners
for the driver and the front passenger. The system is
known as a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS). It
has been designed to work together with the seat belt
and to supplement.SRS Malfunction Indicator LampWhen the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock, the
malfunction indicator lamp1 will light up in the
instrument cluster for about 4 seconds as a function
check.
WARNING!
Do not put anything on or around the front airbag
covers or attempt to manually open them. You
may damage the airbags and you could be injured
because the airbags are not there to protect you.
These protective covers for the airbag cushions are
designed to open only when the airbags are inflat-
ing.
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UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 55
3
Comfortseat (Optional)
Seat adjustment, fore/aft (1)
Seat cushion depth (Optional) (2)
Seat height adjustment, front (3)
Seat height adjustment, rear (4)
Backrest tilt (5)
Lumbar SupportHand pump (1)
Bleeder valve (2)
Reinforce support:
Use hand pump (1).
Relieve support:
Press bleeder valve (2).
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INDEX 269
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Overheating (Air Heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Overheating (Water Heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131PPassenger Compartment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Alarm Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Permissible Roof Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Programmed Top Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173RRear Cargo Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear Seat Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Regular Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Relay Assignment, Standard Equipment . . . . . . . . . 230
Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Removing a Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Replacing Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Reporting safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reserve Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Residual Engine Heat Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Residual Engine Heat Utilization (REST). . . . . . . . . 115
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Retrofitting Seat Mounting Cups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ribbed V-Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Roof Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
RPMs, Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
SSafety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seat Belt Warning Lamp and Airbag Malfunction . . 38
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fastening and Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Seat Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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