child seat DODGE NITRO 2011 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
Remote Start................8
Theft Alarm .................9
Seat Belt ..................9
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) —
Airbags ..................10
Child Restraints .............11
Front Seats ................13
Rear Seats ................14
Heated Seats ...............15
Tilt Steering Column ...........16
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLETurn 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
Power Sunroof ..............21
Wind Buffeting ..............23
ELECTRONICSYour Vehicle's Sound System ......24
Non-Touch-Screen Radios ........26
Touch-Screen Radios ...........29
Steering Wheel Audio Controls ......36
Uconnect™ Phone ............36
Uconnect™ Voice Command .......38
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) ...................39
Programmable Features .........40
Universal Garage Door Opener
(HomeLink
®) ...............42
Power Outlet ...............44
OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIESFour-Wheel Drive Operation .......45
UTILITYCargo Area Features...........46
Trailer Towing Weights (Maximum Trailer
Weight Ratings) ..............47
Recreational Towing (Behind
Motorhome, Etc.) .............48
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES24-Hour Towing Assistance .......49
Instrument Cluster Warning Lights . . . 49
If Your Engine Overheats .........52
Jacking And Tire Changing ........53
Jump-Starting ..............56
Shift Lever Override ...........58
Towing A Disabled Vehicle ........59
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle .........60
Event Data Recorder (EDR) .......61
MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLEOpening The Hood............62
Engine Compartment ...........63
Fluids And Capacities ..........65
Maintenance Chart ............66
Fuses ...................69
Tire Pressures ...............73
Wheel And Wheel Trim Care .......73
Exterior Bulbs ..............74
CONSUMER ASSISTANCEChrysler Group LLC Customer Center . . 75
Chrysler Canada Inc. Customer
Center...................75
Assistance For The Hearing Impaired . . 75
Publications Ordering ..........75
Reporting Safety Defects In The
50 United States And
Washington, D.C. .............76
MOPAR ACCESSORIESAuthentic Accessories By MOPAR®...77
INDEX..................78
TABLE OF CONTENTS

WARNING!
• Do not start or run an engine in a closed garage or confined area. Exhaust gascontains Carbon Monoxide (CO) which is odorless and colorless. Carbon
Monoxide is poisonous and can cause serious injury or death when inhaled.
• Keep Key Fob transmitters away from children. Operation of the Remote Start System, windows, door locks or other controls could cause serious injury or
death.
THEFT ALARM
To Arm
• Press the Key Fob LOCK button or the power door lock switch while the door is
open.
To Disarm
• Press the Key Fob UNLOCK button and turn the ignition to the ON/RUN position.
SEAT BELT
• Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a seat belt properly.
• Position the lap belt across your thighs, below your abdomen. To remove slack inthe lap portion, pull up a bit on the shoulder belt. To loosen the lap belt if it is too
tight, tilt the latch plate and pull on the lap belt. A snug belt reduces the risk of
sliding under the belt in a collision.
• Position the shoulder belt on your chest so that it is comfortable and not resting on your neck. The retractor will withdraw any slack in the belt.
• A shoulder belt placed behind you will not protect you from injury during a collision. You are more likely to hit your head in a collision if you do not wear your
shoulder belt. The lap and shoulder belt are meant to be used together.
• A belt that is too loose will not protect you properly. In a sudden stop you could move too far forward, increasing the possibility of injury. Wear your seat belt
snugly.
• A frayed or torn belt could rip apart in a collision and leave you with no protection. Inspect the belt system periodically, checking for cuts, frays, or loose parts.
Damaged parts must be replaced immediately. Do not disassemble or modify the
system. Seat belt assemblies must be replaced after a collision if they have been
damaged (bent retractor, torn webbing, etc.).
• The seat belts for both front seating positions are equipped with pretensioning devices that are designed to remove slack from the seat belt in the event of a
collision.
• A deployed pretensioner or a deployed airbag must be replaced immediately.
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CHILD RESTRAINTS
• Children 12 years and under should ride properly buckled up in a rear seat, ifavailable. According to crash statistics, children are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seats rather than in the front.
• Every state in the United States and all Canadian provinces require that small children ride in proper restraint systems. This is the law, and you can be
prosecuted for ignoring it.
Installing The LATCH - Compatible Child Restraint System
• Your vehicle's second row passenger seats are equipped with the child restraintanchorage system called LATCH, which stands for Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren.
• The rear outboard seating positions have lower anchors and all three rear seating positions have top tether anchors.
• Child seats with fixed lower attachments must be installed in the outboard positions only. Child seats with flexible lower attachments can be used in all three
seating positions.
• Never install LATCH-compatible child seats such that two seats share a common
lower anchorage.
• Loosen the child seat adjusters on thelower 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 anchorage bars, pushing aside the seat cover material. The rear seat lower anchorages are round bars,
located at the rear of the seat cushion where it meets the seatback. The rear seat
lower anchors can be readily identified by the symbol
located on the seatback
directly above the anchorages and are just visible when you lean into the rear seat
to install the child restraint.
• The tether strap should be attached to the tether anchor on the rear of the seatback using the most direct path. For the outboard seating positions, route the
tether underneath the head rest and attach the hook to the tether anchor located
on the back of the seat.
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• Tighten all three straps as you push thechild restraint rearward and downward
into the seat.
Installing The Child Restraint Using The Vehicle Seat Belts
• To install a child restraint, first, pull enough of 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 attached to the tether anchor on the
rear of the seatback using the most direct path. For the outboard seating positions,
route the tether underneath the head rest and attach the hook to the tether anchor
located on the back of the seat.
WARNING!
• In a collision, an unrestrained child, even a tiny baby, can become aprojectile 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 severely injured or killed.
Any child riding in your vehicle should be in a proper restraint for the child's
size.
• Improper installation of a child restraint to the LATCH anchorages can lead to failure of an infant or child restraint. The child could be severely 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.
• Rearward-facing child seats must never be used in the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger airbag. An airbag deployment could cause infants in
this position to be severely injured or killed.
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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.
HEATED SEATS
Front Heated Seats
• The controls for front heated seats arelocated near the bottom center of the
instrument panel (below the heater/air
conditioning controls).
• Press the switch once to select High-level heating. Press the switch a
second time to select Low-level
heating. Press the switch a third time
to shut the heating elements Off.
• If the High-level setting is selected, the system will automatically switch to Low-level after approximately 30 minutes. The Low-level setting will turn Off
automatically after approximately 30 minutes.
CAUTION!
Repeated overheating of the seat could damage the heating element and/or
degrade the material of the seat.
WARNING!
• Persons who are unable to feel pain to the skin because of advanced age,chronic illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury, medication, alcohol use,
exhaustion or other physical conditions must exercise care when using the
seat heater. It may cause burns even at low temperatures, especially if used
for long periods of time.
• Do not place anything on the seat that insulates against heat, such as a blanket or cushion. This may cause the seat heater to overheat. Sitting in a
seat that has been overheated could cause serious burns due to the increased
surface temperature of the seat.
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Pinch Protection Feature
• This feature will detect an obstruction in the opening of the sunroof during ExpressClose operation. If an obstruction in the path of the sunroof is detected, the
sunroof will automatically return to the open position.
NOTE: Pinch protection is disabled while the switch is pressed and held during manual
opening and closing of the sunroof.
WARNING!
• Never leave children in a vehicle with the key in the ignition switch. Occupants, particularly unattended children, can become entrapped by the
power sunroof while operating the power sunroof switch. Such entrapment
may result in serious injury or death.
• In a collision, there is a greater risk of being thrown from a vehicle with an open sunroof. You could also be severely injured or killed. Always fasten your
seat belt properly and make sure all passengers are properly secured too.
• Do not allow small children to operate the sunroof. Never allow your fingers, other body parts, or any object to project through the sunroof opening. Injury
may result.
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
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CARGO AREA FEATURES
Cargo Tie-Down Hooks
• The tie-downs located on the cargo area floor should be used to safely secure loadswhen the vehicle is moving.
Cargo Load Floor
• The panel in the load floor is reversible for added utility. One side features aplastic lined tray which can hold a variety of items. The maximum load capacity of
the load floor is 400 lbs (181 kg).
WARNING!
• Cargo tie-downs are not safe anchors for a child seat tether strap. In asudden stop or a collision, a tie-down could pull loose and allow the child
seat to come loose. A child could be badly injured. Use only the anchors
provided for child seat tethers.
• To help protect against personal injury, passengers should not be seated in the rear cargo area. The rear cargo space is intended for load carrying
purposes only, not for passengers, who should sit in seats and use seat belts.
UTILITY
46

Air Conditioning.......... 20,21
Airbag .................. 10
AirbagLight ............... 52
Alarm, Panic ............... 8
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) .... 51
Arming Theft System (Security
Alarm) ................... 9
Automatic Temperature Control
(ATC) ................... 20
Automatic Transmission FluidType .............. 65
AxleFluid ................ 65
Battery Charging System Light ....... 51
Belts, Seat ................ 9
BrakeFluid ............... 65
Brake System WarningLight ............ 50
Bulb Replacement ........... 74
Calibration, Compass ......... 40
Cargo Area Features .......... 46
CargoLoadFloor ............ 46
Cargo Tie-Downs ............ 46
Change Oil Indicator .......... 52
Charging System Light ......... 51
Check Engine Light (Malfunction
Indicator Light) ............. 51
Child Restraint ............. 11
Child Restraint Tether Anchors .... 11
ClimateControl ............. 20
Clock Setting ............ 28,31
Compass Calibration .......... 40
Cooling System Coolant Capacity ........... 65
Cruise Control (Speed Control) .... 19
CruiseLight ............... 19
Customer Assistance .......... 75
Defects, Reporting ........... 76
Defroster, Rear Window ........ 20
Defroster, Windshield ......... 20
Dimmer Control ............. 17
Dimmer Switch, Headlight ...... 17
Disarming, Theft System ........ 9
Driver Cockpit .............. 4 ECO ................... 40
Electronic Speed Control
(CruiseControl) ............. 19
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) . . 49
Electronic Throttle Control Warning
Light ................... 51
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) ................ 39,40
Engine
Compartment ............. 63
Malfunction Indicator
(CheckEngine) ............ 51
Oil Selection ............. 65
Overheating ............. 52
EventDataRecorder .......... 61
Express Down Windows ......... 8
Exterior Lights ............. 74
Flash-To-Pass .............. 17
Fluid Capacities ............ 65
Fluids .................. 65
FogLights ................ 17
Folding Front Passenger Seat ..... 13
FoldingRearSeat ........... 14
Four Wheel Drive Operation ...... 45
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle ........ 60
Front Heated Seats ........... 15
Fuel Filler Cap (Gas Cap) ......... 52
Specifications ............ 65
Fuses .................. 69
Garage

Door Opener (HomeLink
®)..42
Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) ....... 52
Hard Disk Drive ............. 31
Headlights ............... 17 Dimmer Switch ........... 17
HighBeam .............. 17
Heated Seats .............. 15
High Beam/Low Beam Select
(Dimmer) Switch ............ 17
HomeLink
®(Garage Door Opener)
Transmitter ............... 42
Hood Release .............. 62
InstrumentCluster ............ 6
INDEX
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Instrument Cluster Warning
Lights ................. 6,49
Integrated Power Module (Fuses) . . . 70
Intermittent Wipers (Delay Wipers) . . 18
Introduction............... 2
Jack Location .............. 53
Jump Starting .............. 56
KeyFob .................. 8
Key Fob Programmable Features . . . 40
Lane Change Assist .......... 18
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren) ................ 11
Lights Four-Wheel Drive Indicator ..... 52
Headlights .............. 17
Park .................. 17
Transmission Warning ........ 52
TurnSignal .............. 18
Warning (Instrument Cluster
Description) .............. 6
Maintenance Record .......... 68
MaintenanceSchedule ........ 66
Malfunction Indicator Light (Check
Engine) ................. 51
MOPAR
®Accessories ......... 77
Navigation .............. 32,34
OilChangeIndicator .......... 52
Oil Change Indicator, Reset ...... 52
Oil Pressure Light ........... 51
Oil, Engine Capacity ............... 65
Overheating, Engine .......... 52
Panic Alarm ............... 8
Park Sense System, Rear ....... 21
Phone (Pairing) ............. 36
Phone (Uconnect) ........... 36
Power Glass Sunroof ............ 21
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical
Outlet) ................ 44 Seats
................. 13
Steering ................ 65
Preparation for Jacking ........ 54
Programmable Electronic Features . . 40
Radio Operation .......... 26,29
Rain Sensitive Wiper System ..... 18
Rear Park Sense System ........ 21
Rear Seat, Folding ........... 14
Recreational Towing .......... 48
Remote Starting System ........ 8
ReplacementBulbs .......... 74
Restraints, Child ............ 11
RollOverWarning ............ 3
Seat Belts ................. 9
Seats ................... 13
Adjustment .............. 13
Folding Front Passenger ...... 13
Heated ................ 15
Power ................. 13
RearFolding ............. 14
Setting the Clock .......... 28,31
Shift Lever Override .......... 58
Signals, Turn .............. 18
SIRIUS Travel Link ........... 35
SpareTire ................ 53
SparkPlugs ............... 65
Speed Control (Cruise Control) .... 19
Starting Remote ................. 8
Steering TiltColumn .............. 16
Steering Wheel Audio Controls .... 36
Store Radio Presets ........ 28,31
Stuck, Freeing ............. 60
SunRoof ................ 21
Supplemental Restraint System -
Airbag .................. 10
Temperature Control, Automatic
(ATC) ................... 20
Theft Alarm (Security Alarm) ...... 9
Theft System Arming .......... 9
Theft System Disarming ......... 9
Tilt Steering Column .......... 16
Tires Air Pressure ............. 73
INDEX
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