keyless CHRYSLER 300 C 2009 1.G User Guide

•For vehicles not equipped with the EVIC, perform the
following procedure:
1. Close all doors and place the key in the ignition.
2. Cycle the ignition switch between LOCK and ON and
then back to LOCK four times ending up in the LOCK
position.
3. Depress the power door UNLOCK switch to unlock
the doors.
4. A single chime will indicate the completion of the
programming.
5. Repeat these steps if you want to return this feature to
its previous setting.
NOTE:Use the Automatic Unlock Doors On Exit feature
in accordance with local laws.Passive Entry System — If Equipped
The Passive Entry system allows you to unlock the
vehicle’s door(s) without using the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter unlock button, or the unlock button
located on the vehicle’s interior door panel. To use this
feature you must have a valid RKE transmitter within 3 ft
(1.5 m) of the door handle you desire to use.
To Unlock the Vehicle’s Doors
To unlock the vehicle’s door(s), grasp the door handle
and the door(s) will unlock.
NOTE:
•If the vehicle has not been used for 72 hours or it has
been raining for 24 hours, you may have to pull a door
handle to reactivate this feature.
•If the vehicle’s door locks are programmed to “Unlock
Driver’s Door 1st Press”, only the driver’s door will
unlock when the driver’s door handle is grasped. If the
vehicle’s door locks are programmed to “Unlock All
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Doors 1st Press”, all doors will unlock if any door
handle is grasped. Refer to “Remote Key Unlock”
under “Personal Settings (Customer-Programmable
Features)” in the “Electronic Vehicle Information Cen-
ter (EVIC)” in Section 4 of this manual.
•If you accidentally lock your RKE transmitter in the
vehicle using the door panel switch, ALL doors will
unlock and the horn will chirp three times after all
doors are closed. If you do this three times, the system
will not chirp and the doors will remain locked on the
third attempt. To re-enable the system the vehicle must
be unlocked with another valid RKE transmitter.
To Enter the Trunk
Press the button on the left side of CHMSL, which is
located on the deck lid.
NOTE:If you inadvertently leave your RKE transmitter
in the trunk and try to close the deck lid, the deck lid willautomatically unlatch unless another RKE transmitter is
outside the vehicle and within 3 ft (1.5 m) of the deck lid.
To Lock the Vehicle’s Doors
The vehicle doors can be locked by using the RKE
transmitter lock button or the lock button located on the
vehicle’s interior door panel.
To Place an RKE Transmitter in the Vehicle for
Safekeeping – Vehicles Equipped with Keyless
Go only
If you want to lock an RKE transmitter in your vehicle by
using the door panel switch perform the following pro-
cedure:
1. With the desired RKE transmitter in the vehicle, press
the door lock switch located on the door panel. All doors
will lock. When all doors are closed you will hear three
chirps of the horn and the doors will unlock. This is the
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same lock/unlock and chirping sound that you would
experience if you accidentally locked your RKE transmit-
ter in the vehicle.
2. Open the door and repeat Step 1 two more times (three
times total). The doors will remain locked; no audible
warnings will occur.
NOTE:Any RKE transmitter that is locked in the
vehicle either by a passive lock, another RKE lock, or the
door panel lock switch will be disabled from Keyless Go.
The disabled RKE transmitter(s) will be re-enabled after a
passive unlock or RKE unlock.
Child Protection Door Lock
To provide a safer environment for small children riding
in the rear seats, the rear doors are equipped with a Child
Protection Door Lock system.
To Engage the Child Protection Door Lock System
1. Open the rear door.2. Insert the tip of the valet key (or alike) into the child
lock control and pull it upward.
NOTE:For valet key information, refer to “A Word
About Your Keys” in this section.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the opposite rear door.
Child Lock Control
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TRUNK LOCK AND RELEASE
The trunk lid can be released from inside the vehicle by
pressing the TRUNK RELEASE button located on the
instrument panel to the left of the steering wheel.
NOTE:The transmission must be in PARK before the
switch will operate.The trunk lid can be released from outside the vehicle by
pressing the TRUNK button on the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter twice within five seconds.
With the ignition switch in the ON position, the Trunk
Open symbol will display in the instrument cluster
indicating that the trunk is open. The odometer display
will reappear once the trunk is closed.
With the ignition switch in the LOCK position or the key
removed from the ignition switch, the Trunk Open sym-
bol will display until the trunk is closed.
Trunk Release Button
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▫Advanced Phone Connectivity........... 112
▫Things You Should Know About Your
UConnectSystem................... 113
▫General Information.................. 122
Voice Recognition System (VR) —
If Equipped.......................... 122
▫Voice Recognition System (VR) Operation . . . 122
▫Commands........................ 124
▫Voice Training...................... 127
Seats.............................. 128
▫Power Seats........................ 128
▫Power Reclining Seats................. 129
▫Lumbar Support..................... 130
▫Head Restraints..................... 130▫Heated Seats — If Equipped............ 131
▫Folding Rear Seat.................... 133
Driver Memory Seat — If Equipped........ 134
▫Programming The Memory Feature....... 135
▫Linking And Unlinking The Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) Transmitter To The Memory
Feature........................... 136
▫Memory Position Recall................ 136
▫Easy Entry/Exit Seat (Available With
Memory Seat Only)................... 137
To Open And Close The Hood............ 138
Lights............................. 139
▫Headlight Switch.................... 139
▫Automatic Headlights — If Equipped...... 140
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The fourth (uppermost) LED supplies illuminated entry
lighting, which turns on in both mirrors when you use
the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter or open any
door. This LED shines outward to illuminate the front
and rear door handles. It also shines downward to
illuminate the area in front of the doors.
The illuminated entry lighting fades to off after about
30 seconds or it will fade to off immediately once the
ignition switch is turned ON from the LOCK position.
NOTE:The approach lighting will not function when
the shift lever is moved out of the PARK position.
Tilt Mirrors In Reverse — If Equipped
This additional feature provides automatic outside mir-
ror positioning which will aid the driver ’s view of theground rearward of the front doors. The outside mirrors
will move slightly downward from the present position
when the vehicle is shifted into the REVERSE position.
The outside mirrors will then return to the original
position when the vehicle is shifted out of the REVERSE
position. Each stored memory setting will have an asso-
ciated Tilt Mirrors in Reverse position.
NOTE:The Tilt Mirrors in Reverse feature is not en-
abled when delivered from the factory. The Tilt Mirrors in
Reverse feature can be enabled or disabled through the
customer programmable features in the Electronic Ve-
hicle Information Center (EVIC), refer to “Tilt Mirrors in
Reverse” under “Customer-Programmable Features” un-
der “Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)” in
Section 4.
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WARNING!
•Be certain that the seatback is securely locked into
position. If the seatback is not securely locked into
position, the seat will not provide the proper
stability for child seats and/or passengers. An
improperly latched seat could cause serious injury.
•The cargo area in the rear of the vehicle (with the
rear seatbacks in the locked-up or folded down
position) should not be used as a play area by
children when the vehicle is in motion. They could
be seriously injured in an accident. Children
should be seated and using the proper restraint
system.
DRIVER MEMORY SEAT — IF EQUIPPED
This feature allows the driver to store up to two different
memory profiles for easy recall through a memory
switch. Each memory profile contains desired position
settings for the driver seat, side mirror, adjustable pedals
(if equipped), and power tilt and telescopic steering
column (if equipped) and a set of desired radio station
presets.
NOTE:Only one Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmit-
ter can be linked to each of the memory positions.
The memory switch is located on the driver’s door trim
panel. The switch contains an (S) button to activate the
memory save function. It also contains a rocker switch
labeled with the number (1) and the number (2). The
rocker switch allows the driver to recall either of two
pre-programmed memory profiles by pressing the appro-
priate side of the switch.
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•The Recall Memory with Remote Key Unlock feature
can be enabled through the EVIC (if equipped). Refer
to “Personal Settings (Customer-Programmable Fea-
tures)” under “Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC)” in Section 4.
Linking and Unlinking the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) Transmitter to the Memory Feature
Your RKE transmitters can be programmed to recall one
of two pre-programmed memory profiles by pressing the
UNLOCK button on the RKE transmitter.
To program your RKE transmitters, perform the follow-
ing:
1. Remove key from ignition.
2. Select desired memory profile 1 or 2.
3. Once the profile has been recalled, press and release
the SET (S) button on the memory switch, then press and
release the side of the rocker switch labeled 1 or 2accordingly.Memory Profile Set” (1 or 2) will display in
the instrument cluster on vehicles equipped with the
EVIC.
4. Press and release the LOCK button on the transmitter
within 10 seconds.
NOTE:Your RKE transmitters can be unlinked to your
memory settings by pressing the SET (S) button followed
by the UNLOCK button on the RKE transmitter in Step 4
above.
Memory Position Recall
NOTE:
•The vehicle must be in PARK to recall memory posi-
tions. If a recall is attempted when the vehicle is not in
PARK, a message will display in the EVIC (if
equipped).
•The driver’s seat belt must be unbuckled to recall
memory positions.
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NOTE:A “Turn Signal On” message will appear in the
EVIC (if equipped) and a continuous chime will sound if
the vehicle is driven more than 1 mile (1.6 km) with either
turn signal on.
High Beam/Low Beam Select Switch
Push the multifunction lever away from you to switch
the headlights to high beam. Pull the multifunction lever
toward you to switch the headlights back to low beam.
Flash-to-Pass
You can signal another vehicle with your headlights by
lightly pulling the multifunction lever toward you. This
will cause the headlights to turn on at high beam and
remain on until the multifunction lever is released.
Overhead Console Map/Reading Lights
These lights are mounted between the sun visors on the
overhead console. Each light is turned on by pressing the
lens. Press the lens a second time to turn the light off.
These lights also turn on when a door is opened, or whenthe UNLOCK button on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is pressed, or when the dimmer control is
turned fully upward, past the second detent.Overhead Console
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To tilt the steering column, move the lever up or down as
desired. To lengthen or shorten the steering column, pull
the lever toward you or push the lever away from you as
desired.
NOTE:For vehicles equipped with Driver Memory
Seat, you can use your Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter or the memory switch on the driver’s door
trim panel to return the tilt/telescopic steering column to
pre-programmed positions. Refer to “Driver Memory
Seat” in this section.
WARNING!
Moving the steering column while the vehicle is
moving is dangerous. Without a stable steering col-
umn, you could lose control of the vehicle and have
an accident. Adjust the column only while the ve-
hicle is stopped.
ADJUSTABLE PEDALS — IF EQUIPPED
The adjustable pedals system is designed to allow a
greater range of driver comfort for steering wheel tilt and
seat position. This feature allows both the brake and
accelerator pedal to move toward or away from the
driver to provide improved position with the steering
wheel. The switch is located on the front side of the
driver’s seat cushion side shield.
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