audio DODGE NITRO 2010 1.G User Guide

INTRODUCTION/WELCOME
WELCOME FROM
CHRYSLERGROUPLLC........... 2
CONTROLS AT A GLANCE
DRIVER COCKPIT.............. 4
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ..........6
GETTING STARTED
KEYFOB...................8
THEFT ALARM................ 9
SEATBELT ................. 9
CHILD RESTRAINTS ............. 9
FRONTSEATS................11
REARSEATS ................13
HEATEDSEATS...............14
TILT STEERING COLUMN ..........15
PROGRAMMABLEFEATURES .......15
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
TURN SIGNAL/LIGHTS LEVER .......17
WIPER/WASHER LEVER ..........18
SPEED CONTROL LEVER ..........19
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS ...... 20
AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS
(ATC) ................... 20
PARKSENSE
®REAR PARK ASSIST .....21
POWERSUNROOF .............21
WIND BUFFETING ............. 22
ELECTRONICS
NON-TOUCH-SCREENRADIOS.......23
NAVIGATION TOUCH-SCREEN RADIO . . 26
REMOTE AUDIO CONTROLS ....... 29
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION
CENTER (EVIC) .............. 29
UNIVERSAL GARAGE DOOR OPENER . . 30
POWER OUTLET ..............31
UCONNECT™ PHONE ...........31
VOICECOMMAND .............33
OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION .....34
UTILITY
CARGOAREAFEATURES ..........35
TRAILER TOWING WEIGHTS (MAXIMUM
TRAILER WEIGHT RATINGS)....... 36
RECREATIONAL TOWING
(BEHIND MOTORHOME, ETC.) .......37
BRAKE/TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK
MANUAL OVERRIDE ........... 38
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
24-HOUR TOWINGASSISTANCE -
U.S. ONLY ................ 39
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING
LIGHTS .................. 39
IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS ...... 42
JACKINGANDTIRECHANGING.......43
JUMP-STARTING ............. 46
TOWINGADISABLEDVEHICLE...... 49
EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) ......50
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
OPENING THE HOOD............51
ENGINE COMPARTMENT ..........52
FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES ..........54
MAINTENANCE CHART ...........56
FUSES....................58
TIREPRESSURES..............61
WHEEL AND WHEEL TRIM CARE ..... 62
EXTERIOR BULBS ............. 62
CONSUMER ASSISTANCE
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC CUSTOMER
CENTER...................63
CHRYSLER CANADA INC. CUSTOMER
CENTER...................63
ASSISTANCE FOR THE HEARING
IMPAIRED..................63
PUBLICATIONS ORDERING .........63
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS IN
THE 50 UNITED STATES AND
WASHINGTON, D.C. ........... 64
TIRE WARRANTY ............. 64
MOPAR ACCESSORIES
MOPAR®ACCESSORIES..........67
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Media Center 230 (REQ)
NOTE:Uconnect™ Phone and Voice Command are vehicle options which must be
ordered separately. The butt ons on the radio will only be active if the vehicle has been
equipped with the option.
• The radio sales code is located on the lower right side of the radio faceplate.
• Unless otherwise noted, the information provided on the operation and functionality of the radios in this section is common to all non-touch-screen radios.
Seek Up/Down Buttons
• Press to seek through radio stations in AM, FM or SAT bands. Seek through tracks inCD.
• Holding either button will bypass stations without stopping.
Audio Settings
• Press the TUNE/SCROLL control knob and BASS, MID, TREBLE, BALANCE and FADE will display. Rotate the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to select the desired setting.
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Auxiliary Mode
• The auxiliary (AUX) jack allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or a cassetteplayer, to be plugged into the radio and uti lize the vehicle’s audio system to amplify
the source and play through the vehicle speakers.
• Pressing the AUX button will change the mode to auxiliary device if the AUX jack is connected.
• The control of the external device cannot be provided by the radio; use the device controls instead.
Clock Setting
• Press and hold the TIME button until the hours blink; turn the TUNE/SCROLL controlknob to set the hours.
• Press the TUNE/SCROLL control knob until the minutes begin to blink; turn the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to set the minutes.
• Press the TUNE/SCROLL control knob to save the time change.
• To exit, press any button/knob or wait five seconds.
Station Presets
• Press the SET/RND button once and SET 1 will show in the display. Then select the button (1–6).
• A second station may be added to each push button. Press the SET/RND button twice and SET 2 will show in the display, then select button (1–6).
How To Load Multiple CDs/DVDs
REQ Radio Only
• Press the LOAD button and then press the button with the corresponding number
(1–6) where the CD is being loaded. The radio will display PLEASE WAIT and prompt
when to INSERT DISC.
• After the radio displays INSERT DISC, insert the CD into the player. The radio display will show LOADING DISC when the disc is loading and “READING DISC” when the radio
is reading the disc.
• Press the eject button and then the cor responding number (1–6) to eject the desired
disc.
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NAVIGATION TOUCH-SCREEN RADIO
NOTE:Uconnect™ Phone and Voice Command are vehicle options which must be
ordered separately. The butt ons on the radio will only be active if the vehicle has been
equipped with the option.
• The radio sales code is located on the lower right side of the radio faceplate.
• This navigation radio requires digital data from a navigation database. The data in the navigation database is licensed from Navigation Technologies
®. Not all roads are
digitized.
• For software updates, visithttp://www.chrysler.com/en/owner s/mygig/ website, visit
http://www.navteq.com website, or contact your authorized dealer for the latest
available software.
Seek Up/Down
• Press to seek through radio stations in AM, FM, or SAT bands. Seek through tracks in CD or iPod®modes or through songs in the HDD playlist.
Radio Mode
• Press the RADIO/MEDIA hard-key to display the different radio modes, then pressdesired soft-key to select AM, FM, SAT, HDD or AUX.
Auxiliary Mode
• The auxiliary (AUX) jack allows a portable device, such as an MP3 player or a cassetteplayer, to be plugged into the radio and utilize the vehicle’s audio system and play
through the vehicle speakers.
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Clock Setting
Manually Adjust Time
• Turn the radio on, then touch the screen where the time is displayed.
• Touch the USER CLOCK soft-key.
• To adjust the hours, touch either the HOUR FORWARD or HOUR BACKWARD soft-key.
• To adjust the minutes, touch either the MINUTE FORWARD or MINUTE BACKWARDsoft-key.
• To save the new time setting, touch the scr een where the word “Save” is displayed.
Store Radio Presets
• Press the RADIO/MEDIA hard-key repeatedly until AM FM SAT is displayed in the upper
left corner of the screen.
• Select the radio band by touching either the AM, FM, or SAT soft-key.
• Find the station to store by either pressing the SEEK UP/DOWN hard-key, or touch the SCAN soft-key, DIRECT TUNE soft-key or the left and right arrows.
• Once the station is found, touch and hold one of the PRESET soft-keys in the list to the right until you hear a confirmation beep.
Hard Disc Drive Operation
Copy Complete Audio Disc To Hard-Drive
• Press the OPEN/CLOSE hard-key and insert a disc, then press the MENU hard-key.
• Touch the MY FILES soft-key then select MY MUSIC.
• Touch the IMPORT MUSIC FILES soft-key then touch the FROM DISC soft-key.
Copying From USB
• Insert a USB device then select MY MUSIC.
• Touch the IMPORT MUSIC FILES soft-key, then touch the FROM USB soft-key in the nextscreen.
• Select the folders or titles you would like to copy, then touch the DONE soft-key to start the copy process.
Copy Pictures To The Hard-Drive
• Insert either a CD or a USB device containing your pictures.
• Touch the MY PICTURES soft-key to get an overview of the currently stored images.
• Press one of the ADD PICTURES soft-keys, then select the type of media inserted.
• Use the PAGE soft-keys to page through a list of pictures and press the picture youwould like to import.
• Confirm your selection by touching the YES soft-key. The imported picture is now available in the MANAGE MY PICTURES screen.
• In order to display the imported picture in the radio screen, touch the desired picture soft-key.
• Select this picture by pressing the PICTURE VIEW soft-key. A check mark indicates the currently used picture.
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REMOTE AUDIO CONTROLS
• The remote audio controls are located onthe rear surface of the steering wheel.
Right Switch
• Press the switch up or down to increase ordecrease the volume.
• Press the button in the center to change modes AM/FM/CD/SAT.
Left Switch
• Press the switch up or down to search forthe next listenable station or select the next
or previous CD track.
• Press the button in the center to select the next preset station (radio) or to change CDs
if equipped with a CD Changer.
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (EVIC)
• The EVIC features a driver interactivedisplay that is located in the instrument
cluster. Pressing the controls on the
steering wheel allows the driver to select
vehicle information and Personal Settings.
For additional information, refer to
Programmable Features in this guide.
• Press and release the MENU
button and
the mode displayed will change between
Compass/Temperature, Trip, System Status,
and Personal settings.
• Press the STEP
button to scroll through sub menus (i.e., Trip Functions, Avg. Fuel
Economy, DTE, Elapsed Time, and Units).
• Press and release the Compass/Temperature
button for instant access to the
Compass/Temperature screens.
• Press the RESET
button to RESET Trip Functions and change Personal Settings.
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Changing The Volume
• Start a dialogue by pressing the Phone button, then adjust the volume during a
normal call.
• Use the radio ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the volume to a comfortable level while the Uconnect™ system is speaking. Please note the volume setting for
Uconnect™ is different than the audio system.
NOTE: To access the tutorial, press the Uconnect™ hard-key. After the BEEP, say
“tutorial”. Press any hard-key or touch the display to cancel the tutorial.
VOICE COMMAND
• The Voice Command system allows you to control your AM, FM radio, satellite radio, disc player, and a memo recorder. When you press the Voice Command
button
, you will hear a beep. The beep is your signal to give a command. If you
do not say a command within a few seconds, the system will present you with a list of
options. If you ever wish to interrupt the system while it lists options, press the Voice
Command button
, listen for the BEEP, and say your command.
• For vehicles equipped with Video Entertainment System (VES)™, refer to the Voice Command section of the Uconnect™ User's Manual on the DVD for further details.
• For vehicles not equipped with VES™, refer to your vehicle Owner's Manual on the DVD for Voice Command information.
Changing The Volume
• Start a dialogue by pressing the Voice Command button, then say a command
(e.g., “tutorial”).
• Use the radio ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the volume to a comfortable level while the Voice Command system is speaking. Please note the volume setting for
Voice Command is different than the audio system.
WARNING!
Any voice commanded system should be used only in safe driving conditions and all
attention should be kept on the roadway ahead. Failure to do so may result in an
accident causing serious injury or death.
NOTE: To access the tutorial, press the Voice Command button
. After the BEEP,
say “tutorial”. Press any hard-key or touch the display to cancel the tutorial.
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Cavity Cartridge Fuse Mini-FuseDescription
M10 20 Amp Yellow Ignition Off Draw — Vehicle Entertainment
System (IOD-VES), Satellite Digital Audio
Receiver (SDARS), DVD, Hands-Free Module
(HFM), RADIO, Antenna (ANT), Universal
Garage Door Opener (UGDO), Vanity Lamp
(VANITY LP)
M11 10 Amp Red (Ignition Off Draw) IOD-HVAC/ATC, MW
SENSR, Underhood Lamp (UH LMP)
M12 30 Amp Green Amplifier (AMP)
M13 20 Amp Yellow Ignition Off Draw— Cabin Compartment
Node (IOD-CCN), Wireless Control Module
(WCM), SIREN, Clock Module (CLK MOD),
Multifunction Control Switch (MULTIFCTN
SW)
M14 20 Amp Yellow Trailer Tow (Export Only)
M15 20 Amp Yellow COL MOD, IR SNS, Heater Ventilation, Air
Conditioning/Automatic Temperature
Control (HVAC/ATC), Rearview Mirror (RR VW
MIR), Cabin Compartment Node (CCN),
Transfer Case Switch (T-CASE SW), RUN/ST,
Multifunction Control Switch (MULTIFTCN
SW), Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM), Glow Plug
Module (GLW PLG MOD) — Export Diesel
Only
M16 10 Amp Red Occupant Restraint Controller/Occupant
Classification Module (ORC/OCM)
M17 15 Amp Blue Left Tail/License/Park Lamp (LT-TAIL/LIC/
PRK LMP)
M18 15 Amp Blue Right Tail/Park/Run Lamp (RT-TAIL/PRK/RUN
LMP)
M19 25 Amp
NaturalAuto Shut Down (ASD #1 and #2)
M20 15 Amp Blue Cabin Compartment Node Interior Light
(CCN INT LIGHT), Switch Bank (SW BANK),
Steering Control Module (SCM)
M21 20 Amp Yellow Auto Shut Down (ASD #3)
M22 10 Amp Red Right Horn (RT HORN (HI/LOW)
M23 10 Amp Red Left Horn (LT HORN (HI/LOW)
M24 25 Amp
Natural Rear Wiper (REAR WIPER)
M25 20 Amp Yellow Fuel Pump (FUEL PUMP), Diesel Lift Pump
(DSL LIFT PUMP) — Export Only
M26 10 Amp Red Power Mirror Switch (PWR MIRR SW), Driver
Window Switch (DRVR WIND SW)
M27 10 Amp Red Ignition Switch (IGN SW), Window Module
(WIN MOD)
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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