DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owners Manual

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Operating system without steering wheel buttons
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There may be a short delay before a low-
er outside temperature is displayed, for
example after leaving a garage. There
may also be a short delay before a rise in
the outside temperature is displayed.
This prevents you from seeing a temper-
ature display influenced by heat from
the engine when the vehicle is stationary
or moving slowly.
MenusFunction
Page
Calling up the service due
date*
411
Checking the engine oil level
322
Selecting/setting the auxiliary
heating switch-on time*
240
Tire pressure monitor
365
Setting the time
150
Setting the date
150
iTo return to the standard display:\4
press and hold menu button
for more than 1 second
\4
do not press a button for
10 seconds
The display accepts the changed set-
tings.
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Setting the time
\1
Switch on the ignition (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press menu button repeatedly
until the hours figure flashes.
\1
Set the hour using the or but-
ton.
\1
Press the reset button .
The minute display flashes.
\1
Set the minutes using the or
button.
Setting the date
\1
Switch on the ignition (
\2
page 111).
\1
Press menu button repeatedly
until the day flashes.
\1
Set the day using the or but-
ton.
\1
Press reset button.
The month display flashes.
\1
Set the month using the or
button.
\1
Press reset button.
The year display flashes.
\1
Set the year using the or but-
ton.
iIf you keep the button pressed, the
values will change continuously.
iIf you keep the button pressed, the
values will change continuously.
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\3 Operating system with steering wheel buttons*The operating system is activated as
soon as you switch on the ignition. You
may perform the following using the op-
erating system:\4
Call up vehicle information
\4
Make settings
You can use this not only to find out
when the next service is due, but also to
set the language for messages in the in-
strument cluster, for example, and much
more.
The operating system shows the infor-
mation in the display.You can control the display and the set-
tings in the operating system with the
buttons on the steering wheel.
Warning
G
Only use the operating system when road
and traffic conditions permit. You will oth-
erwise be unable to observe road and traf-
fic conditions and could cause an
accident.
Steering wheel with buttons
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1
DisplayControlling the operating
system
2
Selects a submenu or adjusts the
volume+
-
Up / increases the volume
Down / decreases the
volume
3
Telephone* functionss
Accepts a call/starts dial-
ing
t
Ends a call / rejects an
incoming call
4
Jumps from one menu to anotherè
·
Forward
Back
5
Jumps from one submenu to
anotherj
k
Forward
Back
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Several functions are combined themat-
ically in the menus.
The display changes when you press one
of the buttons on the steering wheel.
For example, the
AUDIO
menu contains
functions for controlling the radio* or
CD player*. You can use a function to
call up information or to change the set-
tings for the vehicle.You can think of the order of the menus
and of the functions within a menu as a
circle:
\4
If you keep pressing the
è
or
ÿ
button, each menu will appear
one after the other.
\4
If you keep pressing the
j
or
k
button, each function in the
same menu will appear one after the
other.The
Settings
menu contains submenus
instead of functions with which you can
call up or change a setting. The way in
which you operate these submenus is
described in the “Settings menu” sec-
tion (
\2
page 161).
The number of menus depends on the
optional equipment installed in your ve-
hicle.
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This is what the display looks like when
you scroll through the menus.The explanations for the individual
menus are shown in the following table.
Menu overview
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Function
Page
1
Operation
menu
157
Standard display with
trip meter and odometer
157
Displaying coolant tem-
perature
157
Calling up the service
due date
411
Tire pressure monitor
367
Checking the engine oil
level (only on vehicles
with a diesel engine)
326
2
Audio*
menu
158
Selecting a radio station
158
Operating the CD play-
er/CD changer
158
Function
Page
3
Malfunction memory

menu
160
Display malfunctions
4
Settings
menu
161
Resetting settings
162
Function
Page
Instrument cluster sub-
menu
165
Clock/Date submenu
168
Lighting submenu
170
Vehicle submenu
174
Auxiliary heating*
submenu
241
Convenience* submenu
175
Function
Page
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With Sound 5/Sound 20, the operating
system always shows the AUDIO and
TEL (telephone) menus in English.
Function
Page
5
Trip computer
menu
176
Consumption statistics
after start
177
Consumption statistics
after reset
177
Distance to empty
177
6
Telephone*
menu
178
Enter PIN
179
Rejecting a call
180
Accepting a call
180
Ending a call
180
Dialing for a number
from the phone book
180
Redialing
181
Function
Page
iThe tabluar overview of the menus
contains generic terms which are not
always shown in the operating sys-
tem. The generic term concerned is
intended simply to make it easier for
you to familiarize yourself with the
menus.
The operating system displays the
new function range directly with the
first menu function.
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In the Operation menu, you can select
the following functions using the
j

or
k
button:
Standard displayIn its basic setting, you will see the
odometer and the trip meter in the up-
per part of the display. This is referred to
as the standard display.
\1
If you see a different display, press
the
è
or
ÿ
button repeatedly
until the standard display appears.
Operation menuFunction
Page
Standard display with trip
meter and odometer
157
Display coolant temperature
158
Call up the service due date*
411
Tire pressure monitor
365
Check the engine oil level
(only on vehicles with a diesel
engine)
326
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Upper part of the display1
Trip meter
2
Odometer
Lower part of the display3
Outside temperature* or digital
speedometer
4
Time
5
Selector lever position or current
shift range
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Displaying the coolant temperature
\1
Press the
j
or
k
button re-
peatedly until you see the coolant
temperature in the display.
The temperature displayed may climb to
250°F (120°C) when the vehicle is being
driven in normal conditions and if the
coolant contains the correct concentra-
tion of corrosion inhibitor and antifree-
ze. It is acceptable for the coolant temperature to rise to the end of the
scale at high outside temperatures and
when driving in mountainous terrain.
You can use the functions in the Audio
menu to control the audio equipment
that you have just switched on.
If you have a Sound 5 or Sound 20 in-
stalled and no audio equipment is swit-
ched on, you will see the
AUDIO off

message.
The following functions are available:
\4
Selecting a radio station
(\2
page 158)
\4
Operating the CD player/CD chan-
ger (
\2
page 159)
Selecting a radio station
\1
Switch on the radio.
See the separate operating instruc-
tions.
\1
Press the
è
or
·
button re-
peatedly until you see the station
currently selected.
Audio menu*
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