child restraint CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2010 1.G User Guide

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

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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