child seat DODGE CARAVAN 2010 Owner's Guide

Storage Bin Safety Warning
Carefully follow these warnings to help prevent personal
injury or damage to your vehicle:
WARNING!
•Always close the storage bin covers when your
vehicle is unattended.
•Do not allow children to have access to the second
row seat storage bins. Once in the storage bin,
young children may not be able to escape. If
trapped in the storage bin, children can die from
suffocation or heat stroke.
•In an accident, serious injury could result if the
seat storage bin covers are not properly latched.(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•Do not drive the vehicle with the storage bin
covers open. Keep the storage bin covers closed
and latched while the vehicle is in motion.
•Do not operate the storage bin covers while the
vehicle is in motion.
•Do not use a storage bin latch as a tie down.
CAUTION!
The storage bin cover must be flat and locked to
avoid damage from contact with the front seat tracks,
which have minimal clearance to the cover.
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STARTING PROCEDURES
Before starting your vehicle, adjust your seat, adjust the
inside and outside mirrors, fasten your seat belt, and if
present, instruct all other occupants to buckle their seat
belts.
WARNING!
Never leave unattended children alone in a vehicle.
Leaving children in a vehicle is dangerous for a
number of reasons. A child or others could be seri-
ously or fatally injured. Do not leave the key fob in
the ignition switch. A child could operate power
windows, other controls, or move the vehicle.
Automatic Transmission
The shift lever must be in the NEUTRAL or PARK
position before you can start the engine. Press the brake
pedal before shifting into any driving gear.
Normal Starting
1. Do not press the accelerator.
2. Use the Fob with Integrated Key to briefly turn the
ignition switch to the START position and release it as
soon as the starter engages. The starter motor will
continue to run, and it will disengage automatically
when the engine is running.
3. If the engine fails to start, the starter will disengage
automatically in 10 seconds. If this occurs, turn the
ignition switch to the OFF position, wait 10 to 15 seconds,
then repeat the “Normal Starting” procedure (Steps 1–3
above).
NOTE: This vehicle is equipped with a transmission
shift interlocking system. The brake pedal must be
pressed to shift out of PARK.
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STARTING AND OPERATING 321
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Caps, FillerFuel ............................... 381
Oil (Engine) .......................... 439
Power Steering ........................ 335
Radiator (Coolant Pressure) ............... 451
Car Washes ............................ 460
Carbon Monoxide Warning ..............100,377
Cargo Compartment Luggage Carrier ....................... 215
Cargo (Vehicle Loading) ................... 208
Caution, Exhaust Gas ................... 51,377
Cellular Phone ....................... 122,297
Center High Mounted Stop Light ............ 476
Changing A Flat Tire ..................... 407
Chart, Tire Sizing ........................ 347
Check Engine Light
(Malfunction Indicator Light) .............234,434
Checking Your Vehicle For Safety ............ 100
Checks, Safety .......................... 100 Child Restraint
...................... 86,88,89
Child Restraint Tether Anchors ............... 92
Child Safety Locks ........................ 46
Child Seat .............................. 91
Clean Air Gasoline ....................... 373
Cleaning Wheels ............................. 461
Climate Control ......................... 297
Clock ........................ 258,260,263,272
Coat Hook ............................ 207
Coin Holder ........................... 208
Cold Weather Operation ................... 322
Compact Disc (CD) Maintenance ............. 296
Compact Spare Tire ...................... 358
Compass ........................ 241,244,250
Compass Calibration .................. 244,250
Compass Variance .................... 243,251
Computer, Trip/Travel .................... 248
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Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator) . . . 234
Side Marker.......................... 475
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) .............. 236
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) ........... 237
Turn Signal ..................... 104,474,475
Voltage ............................. 237
Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) ..... 227
Load Leveling System .................... 214
Loading Vehicle ................... 208,383,385
Capacities ........................... 385
Tires ............................... 351
Locks Door ................................ 30
Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren
(LATCH) .............................. 92
Lubrication, Body ....................... 447
Luggage Rack (Roof Rack) ................. 215
Lumbar Support ........................ 126 Maintenance Free Battery
.................. 443
Maintenance Procedures ................... 436
Maintenance Schedule .................... 482
Maintenance, Sunroof ..................... 195
Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine) . . 234,434
Manual, Service ......................... 505
Map/Reading Lights ..................... 184
Memory Feature (Memory Seat) ............. 149
Memory Seat ........................ 1 13,149
Mini-Trip Computer ................... 241,248
Mirrors ............................... 110
Automatic Dimming .................... 110
Electric Remote ....................... 112
Exterior Folding ....................... 112
Heated ............................. 113
Memory ............................ 149
Outside ............................. 111
Rearview ............................ 110
Vanity .............................. 114
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Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)................. 19
Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls ........ 295
Remote Starting System .................... 27
Removable Floor Console .................. 212
Replacement Keys ........................ 15
Replacement Parts ....................... 436
Replacement Tires ....................... 361
Reporting Safety Defects ................... 504
Resetting Oil Change Indicator .........233,240,247
Restraint, Head ......................... 129
Restraints, Child ....................... 86,91
Restraints, Infant ......................... 87
Rocking Vehicle When Stuck ................ 425
Roof Rack (Luggage Rack) ................. 215
Rotation, Tires .......................... 363
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle ................ 101
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle ............... 104
Safety Defects, Reporting .................. 504 Safety, Exhaust Gas
.................... 51,100
Safety Information, Tire ................... 345
Safety Tips ............................ 100
Satellite Radio Antenna ................... 289
Satellite Radio (Uconnect studios)........ 288,293
Schedule, Maintenance .................... 482
Seat Belt Maintenance .................... 464
Seat Belt Reminder ..................... 65,66
Seat Belts ........................... 52,101
Adjustable Shoulder Belt .................. 59
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Anchorage ........ 59
And Pregnant Women ................... 67
Child Restraint ....................... 86,89
Extender ............................. 67
Front Seat ............................ 54
Inspection ........................... 101
Pretensioners .......................... 61
Rear Seat ............................. 54
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Remote.............................. 27
Starting and Operating .................... 321
Starting Procedures ...................... 321
Steering Power .............................. 335
Tilt Column .......................... 165
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound
System Controls ......................... 295
Storage ............................ 201,472
Storage Bin ............................ 201
Storage, Vehicle ...................... 315,472
Storing Your Vehicle ...................... 472
Stow \bn Go (Fold in Floor) Seats ............. 132
Sun Roof .............................. 192
Sunglasses Storage ....................... 184
Sunroof Maintenance ..................... 195
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag ........ 67
Synthetic Engine Oil ...................... 439
System, Remote Starting .................... 27 Tachometer
............................ 230
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) ........ 306
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant .......227,407
Tether Anchor, Child Restraint ............... 92
Tilt Steering Column ..................... 165
Tire and Loading Information Placard ......... 351
Tire Identification Number (TIN) ............. 349
Tire Markings .......................... 345
Tire Safety Information .................... 345
Tires ........................... 104,355,507
Aging (Life of Tires) .................... 361
Air Pressure .......................... 355
Changing ............................ 407
Compact Spare ........................ 358
Flat Changing ........................ 418
General Information .................... 355
High Speed .......................... 357
Inflation Pressures ..................... 356
Jacking ........................... 407,410
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