CHRYSLER 300 2016 2.G Owners Manual

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Distance Setting Display Light — If Equipped
White TelltaleLight What It Means
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Distance Setting Display Light — If Equipped
This will display the distance setting for the ACC system. Refer to “Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC)” in “Understanding The Features Of Your Vehicle” for further information.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) On Light — If Equipped
White Telltale
Light What It Means
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) On Light — If Equipped
This light will turn on when the Adaptive Cruise Control is ON. Refer to “Adaptive Cruise
Control (ACC)” in “Understanding The Features Of Your Vehicle” for further information.
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Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Ready Light — If Equipped
White TelltaleLight What It Means
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Ready Light — If Equipped
This light will turn on when the vehicle equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) has
been turned on and in the READY state. Refer to “Electronic Speed Control” in “Under-
standing The Features Of Your Vehicle” for further information.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Set Light — If Equipped
White Telltale
Light What It Means
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Set Light — If Equipped
This light will turn on when the Adaptive Cruise Control is ON and the target vehicle is de-
tected. Refer to
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) inUnderstanding The Features Of Your
Vehicle for further information.
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Blue Telltale Indicator Lights
High Beam Indicator Light
Blue TelltaleLight What It Means
High Beam Indicator Light
This indicator shows that the high beam headlights are on. Push the multifunction control
lever away from you to switch the headlights to high beam. Pull the lever toward you to
switch the headlights back to low beam. Pull the lever toward you for a temporary high
beam on,
flash to pass scenario.
DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY (DID)
The Driver Information Display (DID) features an inter-
active display which is located in the instrument cluster.
This system conveniently allows the driver to select a
variety of useful information by pushing the arrow
buttons located on the left side of the steering wheel. The
DID Menu Items consists of the following: •
Speedometer
• Vehicle Info
• Driver Assist — If Equipped
• Fuel Economy
• Trip
• Audio
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•Messages
• Screen Setup
The system allows the driver to select information by
pushing the following buttons mounted on the steering
wheel: Up And Down Arrow Buttons:
Using the UPorDOWN arrows allows you to
cycles through the Main Menu Items.
Changes the Main Screen area and Menu Title
area.
Left And Right Arrow Buttons: Using the LEFTorRIGHT arrow buttons
allows you to cycles through the submenu
items of the Main menu item.
DID Controls
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NOTE:
•Holding the UP/DOWNorLEFT/RIGHT arrow but-
tons will loop the user through the currently selected
menu or options presented on the screen.
• Main menu and submenu’s wrap for continuous
scrolling.
• Upon returning to a main menu, the last submenu
screen viewed within that main menu will be dis-
played.
OK Button:
For Digital Speedometer
• Pushing the OKbutton changes units (MPH or km/h).
For Screen Setup and Vehicle Settings:
• OK button allows user to enter menu and submenus. •
Within each submenu layer, the up/down arrows will
allow the user to select the item of interest.
• Pushing the OKbutton makes the selection and a
confirmation screen will appear (returning the user to
the 1st page of the submenu).
• Pushing the LEFTarrow button will exit each sub-
menu layer and return to the main menu.
For the Trip and Fuel Economy menus (and new Perfor-
mance Timers):
• Information is reset by pushing and holding the OK
button.
Engine Oil Life Reset
Oil Change Required
Your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil change
indicator system. The “Oil Change Required” message
will display in the DID for five seconds after a single
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chime has sounded, to indicate the next scheduled oil
change interval. The engine oil change indicator system
is duty cycle based, which means the engine oil change
interval may fluctuate, dependent upon your personal
driving style.
Unless reset, this message will continue to display each
time you place the ignition in the ON/RUN position. To
turn off the message temporarily, push and release the
OKor arrow buttons. To reset the oil change indicator
system (after performing the scheduled maintenance),
refer to the following procedure.
Vehicles Equipped With Keyless Enter-N-Go
Your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil change
indicator system. The “Oil Change Required” message
will display in the DID for five seconds after a single
chime has sounded to indicate the next scheduled oil
change interval. The engine oil change indicator system is duty cycle based, which means the engine oil change
interval may fluctuate, dependent upon your personal
driving style.
Use the steering wheel DID controls for the following
procedure(s):
1. Without pushing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE
START/STOP button and place the ignition in the
ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
2. Push and release the DOWN
arrow button to
scroll downward through the main menu to “Ve-
hicle Info.”
3. Push and release the RIGHTarrow button to
access the ”Oil Life” screen.
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4. Push and hold theOKbutton to rest oil life. If
conditions are met, the gauge and numeric display
will update to show 100%. If conditions are not met a
popup message of To reset oil life engine must be off
with ignition in run will be displayed (for 5 seconds),
and the user will remain at the Oil Life screen.
5. Push and release the UP
orDOWNarrow
button to exit the submenu screen.
NOTE: If the indicator message illuminates when you
start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system did not
reset. If necessary, repeat this procedure. Secondary Method Of Resetting Engine Oil Life
1. Without pushing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE
START/STOP button and place the ignition to the
ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
2. Fully push the accelerator pedal, slowly, three times within 10 seconds.
3. Without pushing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button once to return the ignition to the
OFF/LOCK position.
NOTE: If the indicator message illuminates when you
start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system did not
reset. If necessary, repeat this procedure.
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Gear Shift Indicator (GSI) — If Equipped
The Gear Shift Indicator (GSI) system is enabled when
the automatic transmission is in manual shift mode. The
GSI provides the driver with a visual indication, (+ or -)
beside the current gear, within the Driver InformationDisplay (DID) when the recommended gear shift point
has been reached. This indication notifies the driver that
changing gear will allow a reduction in fuel consump-
tion.
DID Selectable Menu Items
Push and release the
UPorDOWNarrow but-
tons until the desired Selectable Menu item is dis-
played in the DID.
Follow the Menu or submenu prompts as desired.
Speedometer
Push and release the OKbutton to toggle between MPH
and km/h.
Gear Shift Indicator (GSI) Location
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Vehicle Info
The Vehicle Info consists of the following submenu:
•Tire Pressure Monitor
• Coolant Temp
• Trans Temp
• Oil Temp
• Oil Pressure
• Oil Life
• Battery Voltage
• AWD Status — If Equipped
Driver Assist
The Driver Assist menu provides the status and visuals
about the Adaptive Cruise Control and LaneSense fea-
tures. When they are both off the screen, the display will
read Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and LaneSense Off 
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Menu — If Equipped
The DID displays the current ACC system settings. The
information displayed depends on ACC system status.
Push the ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) ON/
OFF button (located on the steering wheel) until one of
the following displays in the DID:
Adaptive Cruise Control Off
When ACC is deactivated, the display will read “Adap-
tive Cruise Control Off.”
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Adaptive Cruise Control Ready
When ACC is activated but the vehicle speed setting has
not been selected, the display will read “Adaptive Cruise
Control Ready.”
Push the SET + or the SET- button (located on the steering
wheel) and the following will display in the DID:
ACC SET
When ACC is set, the set speed will display in the
instrument cluster.
The ACC screen may display once again if any ACC
activity occurs, which may include any of the following:
•Distance Setting Change
• System Cancel
• Driver Override
• System Off •
ACC Proximity Warning
• ACC Unavailable Warning
• The DID will return to the last display selected after
five seconds of ACC display inactivity.
Refer to “Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) — If
Equipped” in “Understanding The Features Of Your
Vehicle” for further information.
LaneSense — If Equipped
The DID displays the current LaneSense system settings.
The information displayed depends on LaneSense sys-
tem status. Push the LaneSense button (located on the
center stack below the Uconnect display) until one of the
following displays in the DID:
• LaneSense Off
• When LaneSense is deactivated, the display will read
“LaneSense Off.”
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