roof DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2009 5.G User Guide

WARNING!Do not install the load-leveling system on vehicles
that are not equipped with Anti-Lock Brakes. Ve-
hicles without Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) have a height-
sensing proportioning valve. Installing a leveling
system will render this system ineffective, inappro-
priately reducing rear brake pressure, resulting in
increased stopping distances. You could have a seri-
ous accident.
ROOF LUGGAGE RACK — IF EQUIPPED
The crossbars and side rails are designed to carry the
weight on vehicles equipped with a luggage rack. The
load must not exceed 150 lbs (68 kg), and should be
uniformly distributed over the luggage rack crossbars.
Distribute cargo weight evenly on the roof rack crossbars.
The roof rack does not increase the total load carrying
capacity of the vehicle. Be sure the total load of cargo
inside the vehicle plus that on the external rack does not
exceed the maximum vehicle load capacity.
To move the crossbars, loosen the thumb screws located
at the upper edge of each crossbar approximately six
turns, then move the crossbar to the desired position,
keeping the crossbars parallel to the rack frame. Once the
crossbar is in place, retighten the thumb screws to lock
the crossbar into position.
Attempt to move the crossbar again to ensure that it has
properly locked into position.
NOTE:
To help control wind noise when installing the
crossbars make sure the arrows marked on the underside
of the crossbars are facing the front of the vehicle. When
the crossbars are not in use, the front crossbar should be
fastened just forward of the middle support and the rear
crossbar should be fastened at the rearmost position of
the side rails. This will help reduce the amount of wind
noise when the crossbars are not in use.
228 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

The tie down holes on the crossbar ends should always
be used to tie down the load. Check the straps frequently
to be sure that the load remains securely attached.CAUTION!

Crossbars should remain equally spaced or paral-
lel at any luggage rack position for proper func-
tion. Noncompliance could result in damage to the
luggage rack, cargo and/or vehicle.
To avoid damage to the roof rack and vehicle, do
not exceed the maximum roof rack load capacity of
150 lbs (68 kg). Always distribute heavy loads as
evenly as possible and secure the load appropri-
ately.
(Continued) CAUTION! (Continued)

Long loads which extend over the windshield,
such as wood panels or surfboards, or loads with
large frontal area should be secured to both the
front and rear of the vehicle.
Travel at reduced speeds and turn corners care-
fully when carrying large or heavy loads on the
roof rack. Wind forces, due to natural causes or
nearby truck traffic, can add sudden upward lift to
a load. This is especially true on large flat loads
and may result in damage to the cargo or your
vehicle.
UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 229 3

WARNING!Cargo must be securely tied before driving your
vehicle. Improperly secured loads can fly off the
vehicle, particularly at high speeds, resulting in per-
sonal injury or property damage. Follow the Roof
Rack Cautions when carrying cargo on your roof
rack.
SUN SCREENS — IF EQUIPPED
Sun screens are available for second and third row
seating windows. The screens store in the sill trim panels,
and the tops of the windows are equipped with hooks
that the sun screens attach to when pulled out.
Gently pull up on the tab to raise the sun screen.
Continue pulling the sun screen until the tab is near the
top of the window. Sun Screen Retracted
230 UNDERST

ANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

Headlamp Off DelayWhen this feature is selected, the driver can choose to
have the headlights remain on for 0, 30, 60, or 90 seconds
when exiting the vehicle. To make your selection, press
and release the RESET button until 0, 30, 60, or 90
appears.
Easy Exit Seat
This feature provides automatic driver seat positioning to
enhance driver mobility when entering and exiting the
vehicle. To make your selection, press and release the
RESET button until YES (Y) or NO (N) appears.
NOTE:
The seat will return to the memorized seat
location (if Recall Memory with Remote Key Unlock is set
to ON) when the RKE transmitter is used to unlock the
door. Refer to “Easy Entry/Exit Seat” under “Driver
Memory Seat” in Section 3 of this manual for more
information.
Tilt MIRR. In Reverse
When this feature is selected and the vehicle is placed in
a reverse gear, the side mirrors tilt downward to allow
the driver to see into the previous blind spot and avoid
objects in close proximity to the rear of the vehicle.
Key-Off Power Delay
When this feature is selected, the power window
switches, radio, hands-free system (if equipped), DVD
video system (if equipped), power sunroof (if equipped),
and power outlets will remain active for up to 10 minutes
after the ignition switch is turned OFF. Opening a vehicle
door will cancel this feature. To make your selection,
press and release the RESET button until Off, 45 sec.,
5 min., or 10 min. appears.
ILLUMIN. Approach
When this feature is selected, the headlights will activate
and remain on for up to 90 seconds when the doors are
UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 265 4

selected. Press the TUNE/SCROLL control knob and the
Sirius ID number will display. The Sirius ID number
display will time out in two minutes. Press any button on
the radio to exit this screen.
ESN/SID Access With REN/RER Radios
While in SAT mode, press the MENU button on the radio
faceplate.
Next, touch the SUBSCRIPTION tab on the touch screen.
All the ESNs that apply to your vehicle will display.
ESN/SID Access With REU Radio
While in SAT mode, press the MENU button on the radio
faceplate.
Next, turn the knob surrounding the joystick in the center
of the radio to scroll to Subscription, and then press and
release the joystick. All of the ESNs that apply to your
vehicle will display.
Selecting uconnectTstudios (Satellite) Mode
Press the SAT button until 9SAT9appears in the display. A
CD may remain in the radio while in the Satellite radio
mode.
Satellite Antenna
To ensure optimum reception, do not place items on the
roof around the rooftop antenna location or strap items to
the trunk lid around the trunk lid antenna (if equipped).
Metal objects placed within the line of sight of the
antenna will cause decreased performance. Larger lug-
gage items such as bikes should be placed as far rearward
as possible, within the loading design of the rack. Do not
place items directly on or above the antenna.
Reception Quality
Satellite reception may be interrupted due to one of the
following reasons:
The vehicle is parked in an underground parking
structure or under a physical obstacle.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 297 4

FUSES/TIPM
Cavity Cartridge
Fuse Mini-
Fuse Description
J15 30 Amp Pink — Rear Blower
J17 40 Amp Green — Starter Solenoid
J18 20 Amp Blue — Powertrain Control
Module (PCM) Trans
Range
J19 60 Amp Yellow — Radiator Fan
J20 30 Amp Pink — Front Wiper LO/HI
J21 20 Amp Blue — Front/Rear Washer
J22 25 Amp Natural — Sunroof ModuleFUSES/TIPM
Cavity Cartridge
Fuse Mini-
Fuse Description
M1 — 15 Amp BlueCenter High Mounted
Stop Light (CHMSL)/
Brake Switch
M2 — — —
M3 — 20 Amp YellowSpare Fuse
M4 — 10 Amp RedTrailer Tow
M5 — 25 Amp NaturalInverter
M6 — 20 Amp YellowPower Outlet #1
(ACC), Rain Sensor
M7 — 20 Amp YellowPower Outlet #2
(BATT/ACC SELECT)
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE 469 7

Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rear Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Rear Tail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Security Alarm (Theft Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475,476
Service Engine Soon (Malfunction Indicator) . . . 246
Side Marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Turn Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,477,478
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Warning (Instrument Cluster Description) . . . . . 240
Load Leveling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Loading Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,389,391
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Locks Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren
(LATCH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lubrication, Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Luggage Rack (Roof Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Maintenance Free Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Maintenance Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Maintenance Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Maintenance, Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Malfunction Indicator Light (Check Engine) . . 246,436
Manual, Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507
Map/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Memory Feature (Memory Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Memory Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,170
Mini-Trip Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252,260
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Electric Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
522 INDEX

Owner’s Manual (Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . 4,507
Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Park Sense System, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Parking On Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Pedals, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Pets, Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Phone, Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Phone, Hands-Free (uconnectt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Placard, Tire and Loading Information . . . . . . . . . 356
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lift Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . 210
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windows, Express Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Preparation for Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Pretensioners Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Programmable Electronic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Radiator Cap (Coolant Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . 451,454
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Radio Remote Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Radio, Satellite (uconnectt studios) . . . . . . . . 296,301
Rear Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311,319
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Rear Cross Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
524 INDEX

Rear Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Rear Park Sense System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Rear Window Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Reclining Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Recorder, Event Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Recreational Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,429
Reminder, Seat Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Remote Sound System (Radio) Controls . . . . . . . . 303
Remote Starting System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Removable Floor Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Replacement Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Replacement Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Resetting Oil Change Indicator . . . . . . . . . 245,252,259
Restraint, Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Restraints, Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,87Restraints, Infant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Rocking Vehicle When Stuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Roof Rack (Luggage Rack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Safety Checks Inside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Safety Checks Outside Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Safety Defects, Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Safety, Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,92
Safety Information, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Safety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Satellite Radio (uconnectt
studios) . . . . . . . . . 296,301
Schedule, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Seat Belt Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Seat Belt Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,93 Adjustable Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Adjustable Upper Shoulder Anchorage . . . . . . . . 59
INDEX 525
10

Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Cold Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Engine Fails to Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Starting and Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Starting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Steering Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Tilt Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Steering Wheel Mounted Sound System
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,475
Storage Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Storage, Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323,475
Storing Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Stow 8n Go (Fold in Floor) Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Sun Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sunroof Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag . . . . . . . . 63
Synthetic Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
System, Remote Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC) . . . . . . . . 314
Temperature Gauge, Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . 240,411
Tether Anchor, Child Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tilt Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tire and Loading Information Placard . . . . . . . . . 356
Tire Identification Number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Tire Markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Tire Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,360,509
Aging (Life of Tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Air Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
INDEX 527
10