2007 chrysler town country owners manual

These include the front and rear seat belts for the driver and all passengers, front airbags for both the driver and front passenger, driver inflatable knee blocker and if equipped, window bags for the driver and passengers seated next to a window.

Everyone in a motor vehicle should be belted at all times. Seat inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, belts are designed to go around the large bones of people riding in these areas are more likely to be your body. Enter the vehicle and close the door. Sit back and adjust the seat. The seat belt latch plate is near the seatback of the front seats and next to your arm in the rear seats.

Grasp the latch plate and pull out the belt. To release the belt, push the red button on the buckle. The upper anchorage can be adjusted upward by If necessary, slide the latch plate down the webbing to pushing anywhere on the anchorage.

Continue to slide the latch plate up until it clears the prefer a lower position, and if you are taller than average, folded webbing. If a seat belt is too short, even when fully extended and when the adjustable upper shoulder belt anchorage if NOTE: Although the Enhanced Warning System equipped is in its lowest position, your dealer can This vehicle may also be equipped with a driver inflat- able knee blocker located on the instrument panel below the steering column.

Do not put anything on or around the airbag covers or attempt to manually open them. The driver and front passenger seats should be severe injuries in a collision.

The airbags work moved back as far as practical to allow the front airbags with your seat belt to restrain you properly. This is about half of the time it takes to blink your eyes. Al- ways use the correct seat cover specified for the Unapproved modifications or service procedures to vehicle.

Have the airbags, front seat Modifications to any part of the airbag system could cause it to fail when you need it. General the electronic data may be used by DaimlerChrysler data that does not identify particular vehicles or crashes Corporation and others to learn more about the possible may be released for incorporation in aggregate crash causes of crashes and associated injuries in order to Always check the child led up in a rear seat.

An incorrectly anchored tether strap could lead to When using the tether anchorages in the center position increased head motion and possible injury to the on 3rd row fold-in-floor seating, ensure that the strap is child.

If the buckled seat belt interferes with the child full rear position on the tracks when the LATCH system restraint installation, instead of tucking the seat belt is used. In an Transporting Pets Airbags deploying in the front seat could harm your pet. Locate the child restraint tether anchor on the floor just behind the front passenger seat.

Tether To Anchor 3. Route the tether strap beneath the head restraint 6. Using the hook attached to the child restraint tether between the two head restraint posts. Ensure that the strap, attach the child restraint tether strap to the metal child restraint tether strap is centered between the two ring on the vehicle tether anchor. Wide open throttle acceleration in low gear can be The vehicle tether anchor is designed to be used detrimental and should be avoided.

DO NOT use the recirculation mode. The mirror should be adjusted Adjust the mirror to center on the view through the rear while set in the day position toward windshield. To avoid damage to the mirror during cleaning, never spray any cleaning solution directly onto the mirror. Apply the solution onto a clean cloth and wipe the mirror clean. Turn the power mirror switch knob all the way down to the left or right to fold in the mirrors. Turn the knob back Vehicles and other objects seen in a passenger side upward to the left mirror, right mirror, or off center convex mirror will look smaller and farther away position to the normal unfolded driving position.

This feature is activated whenever you turn on the Rear Window Defrost. See www. If structure. Voice commands are required after most your cellular phone supports a different profile e. Each After you are finished editing an entry in the phonebook, language has a separate name phonebook accessible you will be given the opportunities to edit another entry only in that language.

Only one call can be placed on hold at one To make a second call while you are currently in a call, time. To learn how to page, refer to Working with Automated Systems. Paging works properly except for pagers of Towing Assistance certain companies which time-out a little too soon to If you need towing assistance, Pull the bar up and move the seat to the desired position. Add location Add new Release the bar to lock the seat into position.

Adjust the seat only while the vehicle is parked. Adjusting a seat while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. Do not place any article under a power seat or impede its ability to move as it may cause damage to the seat controls. Persons who are unable to feel pain to the skin because of advanced age, chronic illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury, medication, alcohol use, exhaus- tion or other physical condition must exercise care To recline, lean forward slightly, lift the lever, then push back to the desired position and release the lever.

Do not ride with the seatback reclined so that the shoulder belt is no longer resting against your chest. In a collision you could slide under the seat belt and be seriously or fatally injured. Use the recliner only when the vehicle is parked. Lower the head restraint and raise the armrests on the second row seat. Slide the storage bin locking mechanism to the Locked position and then pull up on the storage bin latch to open the cover. Close the storage bin cover. NOTE: The storage bin cover must be locked and flat to avoid damage from contact with the front seat tracks, which have minimal clearance to the cover.

To Unfold Second Row Seats 1. Pull up on the seatback recliner lever located on the To Fold Third Row Seats outboard side of the seat, to return the seatback to its full 1. Lower the head restraint to its full down position. To Unfold Third Row Seats 1. Pull up on the assist strap to lift the seat out of the 3. In a collision, you or others in your vehicle could be injured if seats are not properly latched to their floor attachments.

Always be sure the seats are fully latched. Tailgate Mode 1. To avoid serious injury or death, never operate the vehicle with occupants in the third row seat, while in the tailgate mode. Pull up on the seatback release lever located on the 4.

Pull up on the release handle and tumble the seat fully outboard side of the seat and fold the seatback down. If forward. Pull the release bar located at the bottom front edge of To reinstall the seat, remove any obstructions from the the seat to disengage the front attachments.

Squeeze the release handle and rotate the floor. Additional Storage— The 2nd and 3rd row seats installed. The 3rd row bench seat is in the full forward position on the tracks and one or both of the rear seatbacks are folded down. Both seatbacks Driving with the 2nd row seats in the tumbled position is are in the upright position.

The 2nd row seats are removed from the vehicle. Insert the ignition key and turn the ignition switch to To recall the memory settings for driver one, press the ON position. A chime 1. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position and will sound signaling to you that the transmitter link has remove the key.

First pull the hood release lever located under the left side of the instrument panel. Hood Safety Catch Use the hood prop rod to secure the hood in the open position. This should secure both latches. Never drive your vehicle unless the hood is fully closed, with both latches engaged. If the hood is not fully latched, it could fly up when the vehicle is moving and block your forward vision. The Daytime Running Lights will come on whenever the The battery protection feature will be disabled if the vehicle is running, the headlights are off, and the parking ignition switch is turned to any other position other than Move the Multifunction Lever up or down and the If the headlights are turned off before the ignition, they arrows on each side of the base instrument cluster or will turn off in the normal manner.

Passing Light You can signal another vehicle with your headlights by lightly pulling the multifunction lever toward the steer- ing wheel. If the end of the lever is depressed while in the OFF position, the wipers will operate for approximately two wipe cycles, then turn OFF.

Rotate the end of the lever to the first detent position, then turn the end of the lever to select the desired delay interval. Tilting the steering column while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. Without a stable steering col- umn, you could lose control of the vehicle and have an accident.

Adjust the column only while the ve- hicle is stopped. Always check System should only be used as a parking aid and carefully behind your vehicle, and be sure to check is unable to recognize every obstacle, including for pedestrians, animals, other vehicles, obstruc Your vehicle could go too fast for the conditions, and you could lose control.

An accident could be the result. If your vehicle is equipped with This display provides the outside temperature and one of Remote Keyless Entry, the lights will also turn on when eight compass readings to indicate the direction the the unlock button on the transmitter is pressed. Do not place any external magnets, such as magnetic roof mount antennas, in the vicinity of the compass. Press this button to convert the display from U. The overhead console and climate control displays will be in the selected units.

A moving garage door can cause injury to people and Vehicle exhaust contains carbon monoxide, a danger- pets in the path of the door. People or pets could be ous gas. Do not repeat mitter buttons. Firmly press and release the learn or smart button.

The indicator light will flash slowly and then rapidly. Proceed with the indicator light begins to flash-after 20 seconds. Programming Step Four to complete.

The sunroof can be stopped at any position position. Again, any release of the switch will stop the between closed and full open. If the buffeting occurs with the sunroof open, adjust the sunroof opening to In an accident, there is a greater risk of being thrown minimize the buffeting or open any window. The automatic circuit breaker restores power when the overload is removed.

The circuit breaker also supplies power to the outlet in the removable floor console, when in the front position. Place the container to be held ashes without the optional ash receiver in place. Perma- into one of the cupholders and then push the arm toward nent burn marks may result. There are also dual underseat cupholders for the 2nd seat passengers. To return the cupholder to its normal position, simply push the cupholder up to snap it into place. In an accident, serious injury could result if the seat storage bin covers are not properly latched.

The storage bins may be placed anywhere on the overhead rail system. Do not load objects over 1. Push the latch handle down to lock the storage bin in place. In a collision, you or others in your vehicle could be injured if the storage bins are not properly latched to the Overhead Rail System.

Open the console lid and remove the storage tray. To reinstall the console, open the console lid and remove the storage tray. Pull up on the release handle and slide 2. Pull up on the release handle located inside the floor the console forward to engage the front of the console console, and slide the console rearward to disengage into the floor tray.

Squeeze the legs together to disengage the holder from the floor console and remove the cell phone holder. To reinstall the cell phone holder, align the pivot legs into the guides and push forward to snap the legs into place. Plug in the power cord for the cellular phone into the Cell Phone Holder outlet located in the bottom of the forward console bin 1.

Open the front lid and remove the cell phone holder and reinstall the cell phone holder. Your vehicle may be equipped with open storage bins located in each rear trim panel. NOTE: With all rear seat backs folded, a 4 x 8 foot sheet of building material may be stored in the long-wheelbase body style on top of the folded seats with the liftgate closed. Once the cross bar is in place, retighten the thumb screws to lock the cross bar into position.

Improperly secured loads can fly off the luggage rack position for proper function. The vehicle must be driven to reset the system. Do not install the load leveling system on vehicles that are not equipped with Anti-Lock Brakes. Fuel Gauge nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as The pointer shows the level of fuel in the fuel tank when possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. The flash cycle will 3. Low Fuel Light repeat every ten minutes or until the fault condition is When the fuel level reaches approximately 3.

Immediate repair This light turns on and remains on for 6 to 8 to the ABS system is required. This light will flash for approximately 15 sec- onds when the vehicle theft alarm is arming.

Driving with a hot engine cooling system could damage your vehicle. A hot engine cooling system is dangerous. You or Oil Pressure Warning Light others could be badly burned by steam or boiling This light shows low engine oil pressure.

The light coolant. Malfunction Indicator Light Trac Off Indicator — If Equipped This light is part of an onboard diagnostic system This display indicator should illuminate for approxi- called OBD that monitors engine and automatic mately four seconds as a bulb check when the ignition transmission control systems. To a normal condition. The system will remain disabled for switch from odometer to trip odometer, press the Trip about 4 minutes until the brakes have cooled.

The word TRIP will appear when in the and press the time button. If you press and hold the button, terial, for example Rock Music. When you are receiving a station that you wish to commit to push-button memory, press the SET button. The display will Press the top of the SEEK button for the next selection on show the track number and index time in minutes and the CD. Scan Button Seek Button Press this button to play the first 10 seconds of each track.

Turn the Classical Classical volume control clockwise to increase the volume. Press the and rear speakers. This device must accept any interference received, repeating the above procedure with this exception: Press including interference that may cause undesired opera- the SET button twice and SET 2 will show in the display tion.

Supported medium formats file systems The medium formats supported by the radio are ISO Multisession discs may contain combinations of normal Level 1 and Level 2 and includes the Joliet extension. CD audio tracks and computer files including MP3 files. Turn player while in the Satellite Radio mode. The display will If you have ejected a disc and have not removed it within show the disc number, the track number, and index time 15 seconds, it will be reloaded.

If no action is taken during the 5 second time out the PTY icon will turn off. Play can be resumed band and list each corresponding program type in the when the operating temperature is corrected or another radio display. Turn the NOTE: The radio sales code is located on the lower left volume control clockwise to increase the volume. The frequency will be displayed and continu- pressing the push-button twice.

Every time a preset ously updated while the button is pressed. This device may not cause harmful interference, displayed. This device must accept any interference received, sound level between the front and rear speakers.

The RW Reverse display. The Setup screen appears. At the Clock Setup screen highlight the box next to 6. If you do not remove the disc within 10 seconds, it will be reloaded and the display will show PAUSE. Headphone Transmitter Enter 2. Light 3. Return The headphone transmitter button on the remote control 5. Press this This button only functions in DVD video mode. Press this button to return to the previous menu when in the disc button once to pause the video, press a second time to menu mode.

Press this up or down will toggle through the chapters or tracks. The replacement batteries for the remote control are two AAA batteries. Operating Instructions — Video Screen Push up on the release button to lower the video screen.

Enter Button This button will enter the selection from the on-screen menu. Brightness Button Changes the brightness of the screen picture. An indicator light will illuminate on the head- phone earpiece to indicate the headphones are ON.

If you do not hear sound coming from the headphones, check for the following conditions: 1. Credit card information.

Your Vehicle Identification Number. Pressing a pre-set memory Storing and Selecting Pre-Set Channels In addition to the 10 AM and 10 FM pre-set stations, you button during a music type scan, will call up the memory may also commit 10 satellite stations to push button channel and stop the search. The left hand rocker switch has a push button in the center. The function of the left hand switch is different depending on which mode you are in.

A loose tape should be corrected before use. Each Panel Mode of these outlets can be individually adjusted to direct the flow of air. Moving the air vane knob on the center outlets down, will close off the air flow from the center outlets. A slight amount of air is also directed through the side window demister outlets.

NOTE: In many temperature lever positions, the bi- level mode is designed to provide cooler air out of the panel outlets and warmer air from the floor outlets. A slight amount of air is Air comes from the floor, defrost and side window directed through the defrost and side window demister demist outlets.

This is done to assist in Defrost Mode drying the air and it will help in keeping the windows from fogging. As the rear temperature knob is be adjusted as desired by the second seat occupants. Once the desired temperature is displayed, the system will achieve and maintain that comfort level automatically.

When the system is set up for your comfort level, it is not necessary to change the settings. Each of rotating the right mode control knob to one of the these outlets can be individually adjusted to direct the flow following positions.

NOTE: In many temperature positions, the bi-level mode is designed to provide cooler air out of the panel outlets and warmer air from the floor outlets. Defrost mode must be manually selected to clear the windshield and side glass.

Control System through an intake grille located in the passenger side trim panel behind the third seat. Refer system lubrication to minimize the possibility of com- to section 7, Maintenance Procedures, of this manual for pressor damage when the system is started again. Window Fogging Winter Operation Vehicle windows tend to fog on the inside in mild rainy Press and hold the button for as long as spray is desired. When this button is pressed and the ignition Adding Washer Fluid switch is in the ON position, the rear wiper will The fluid reservoir for the windshield washers and the operate at a fixed interval of about 8 seconds.

The owner's manual starts off with a useful "Things to know before starting your vehicle" section that would be best to read immediately after purchasing it. The following chapters concerning the features and instrument panel are very useful to know, warning lights can pose as a confusion for new drivers as they don't always make sense straight away.

A chapter on emergencies follows next, important to know before-hand so that you can be fully aware what to do in dire situations. The later parts of the Chrysler Town and Country owner's manual focus on maintenance and servicing, ensure a long safe existence for your car. Car Manuals.