Dodge Magnum SRT (2008 year). Manual

Safety Checks You Should Make Inside The
Vehicle

Seat Belts
Inspect the belt system periodically, checking for cuts,
frays, and loose parts. Damaged parts must be replaced
immediately. Do not disassemble or modify the system.

Front seat belt assemblies must be replaced after a
collision. Rear seat belt assemblies must be replaced after
a collision if they have been damaged (bent retractor, torn
webbing, etc. If there is any question regarding belt or
retractor condition, replace the belt.

Airbag Warning Light
The light should come on and remain on for six to eight
seconds as a bulb check when the ignition switch is first
turned ON. If the light is not lit during starting, see your
authorized dealer. If the light stays on, flickers, or comes
on while driving, have the system checked by an autho-
rized dealer.

Defroster
Check operation by selecting the defrost mode and place
the blower control on high speed. You should be able to
feel the air directed against the windshield. See your
authorized dealer for service if your defroster is inoper-
able.

Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside
The Vehicle

Tires
Examine tires for excessive tread wear and uneven wear
patterns. Check for stones, nails, glass, or other objects
lodged in the tread. Inspect the tread and sidewall for
cuts and cracks. Check the wheel nuts for tightness.
Check the tires (including spare) for proper pressure.

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

Lights
Have someone observe the operation of exterior lights
while you work the controls. Check turn signal and high
beam indicator lights on the instrument panel.

Door Latches
Check for positive closing, latching, and locking.

Fluid Leaks
Check area under vehicle after overnight parking for fuel,
engine coolant, oil, or other fluid leaks. Also, if gasoline
fumes are detected or if fuel, power steering fluid, or
brake fluid leaks are suspected, the cause should be
located and corrected immediately.

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE

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CONTENTS

䡵 Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

▫ Inside Day/Night Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
▫ Automatic Dimming Inside Mirror —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

▫ Outside Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
▫ Exterior Mirrors Folding Feature —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

▫ Driver’s-Side Outside Mirror Auto Dimmer —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

▫ Power Remote Control Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

▫ Heated Remote Control Mirrors —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

▫ Illuminated Vanity Mirrors — If Equipped . . . .86

䡵 Hands-Free Communication (UConnect威) —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

▫ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
▫ Phone Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
▫ UConnect威 System Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
▫ Advanced Phone Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

▫ Things You Should Know About Your UConnect威

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

䡵 Voice Recognition System (VR) — If Equipped . . 113

▫ Voice Recognition System (VR) Operation . . . . 113
▫ Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
▫ Voice Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

䡵 Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

▫ Power Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
▫ Power Reclining Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
▫ Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
▫ Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
▫ Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

▫ Folding Rear Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

䡵 To Open And Close The Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
䡵 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

▫ Headlight Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
▫ Automatic Headlights — If Equipped . . . . . . . 127
▫ Headlights On With Wipers (Available With

Auto Headlights Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

▫ Headlight Time Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
▫ Daytime Running Lights — If Equipped . . . . . 129
▫ Lights-On Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
▫ Fog Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
▫ Multifunction Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
▫ Overhead Console Map/Reading Lights . . . . . 131

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▫ Interior Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

䡵 Windshield Wipers And Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

▫ Intermittent Wiper System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
▫ Mist Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
▫ Windshield Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
▫ Headlights On With Wipers (Available With

Auto Headlights Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

▫ Adding Washer Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

䡵 Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . 136
䡵 Adjustable Pedals — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . 137
䡵 Electronic Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

▫ Electronic Speed Control Operation . . . . . . . . 138
▫ To Activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

▫ To Set At A Desired Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
▫ To Deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
▫ To Resume Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
▫ To Vary The Speed Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
▫ To Accelerate For Passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

䡵 Overhead Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

▫ Courtesy/Reading Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
▫ Sunglasses Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

䡵 Garage Door Opener — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 143

▫ Programming HomeLink威 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
▫ Gate Operator/Canadian Programming . . . . . 147
▫ Using HomeLink威 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

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▫ Reprogramming A Single

HomeLink

威 Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

▫ Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
▫ Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

䡵 Power Sunroof — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

▫ Opening Sunroof - Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
▫ Closing Sunroof - Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
▫ Pinch Protect Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
▫ Pinch Protect Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
▫ Venting Sunroof - Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
▫ Sunshade Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
▫ Wind Buffeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

▫ Sunroof Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
▫ Ignition Off Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
▫ Sunroof Fully Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

䡵 Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

▫ Electrical Outlet Use With Engine Off . . . . . . . 155

䡵 Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

▫ Front Seat Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
▫ Rear Seat Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

䡵 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

▫ Console Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
▫ Cargo Management System — If Equipped . . . 158

䡵 Roof Luggage Rack — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . 165
䡵 Load Leveling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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MIRRORS

Inside Day/Night Mirror
Adjust the mirror to center on the view through the rear
window. A two-point pivot system allows for horizontal
and vertical mirror adjustment.

Annoying headlight glare can be reduced by moving the
small control under the mirror to the night position
(toward rear of vehicle). The mirror should be adjusted
while set in the day position (toward windshield).

Automatic Dimming Inside Mirror — If Equipped
This mirror automatically adjusts for annoying headlight
glare from vehicles behind you. You can turn the feature
on or off by pressing the button at the base of the mirror.
A light next to the button will illuminate to indicate when
the dimming feature is activated.

Adjusting Rearview Mirror

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CAUTION!

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.

Outside Mirrors
To receive maximum benefit, adjust the outside mirror(s)
to center on the adjacent lane of traffic and a slight
overlap of the view obtained from the inside mirror.

NOTE:

The passenger-side convex outside mirror will

give a much wider view to the rear, and especially of the
lane next to your vehicle.

WARNING!

Vehicles and other objects seen in the passenger-side
convex mirror will look smaller and farther away
than they really are. Relying too much on your
passenger-side convex mirror could cause you to
collide with another vehicle or other object. Use your
inside mirror when judging the size or distance of a
vehicle seen in the passenger-side convex mirror.

Automatic Dimming Mirror

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Exterior Mirrors Folding Feature — If Equipped
Some models have exterior mirrors that are hinged. The
hinge allows the mirror to pivot forward and rearward to
resist damage. The hinge has three detent positions, full
forward, full rearward, and normal.

Driver’s-Side Outside Mirror Auto Dimmer — If
Equipped
This mirror automatically adjusts for annoying headlight
glare from vehicles behind you. You can turn this feature
on or off by pressing the button at the base of the inside
rearview mirror.

Power Remote Control Mirrors
The power MIRROR switch is located on the driver’s
door trim panel next to the power door LOCK switch. A
rotary knob selects the left mirror, right mirror, or off
position.

After selecting a mirror, move the knob in the same
direction you want the mirror to move. Use the center off
position to guard against accidentally moving a mirror
position.

Power Mirror Control

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HANDS-FREE COMMUNICATION (UConnect

姞) —

IF EQUIPPED

NOTE:

The sales code RER radio contains an inte-

grated Hands-Free Communication (UConnect

威) sys-

tem. Refer to your “Navigation User’s Manual” for
UConnect

威 system operating instructions for this radio.

UConnect

威 is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-vehicle

communications system. UConnect

威 allows you to dial a

phone number with your cellular phone using simple
voice commands (e.g.,

⬙Call” ѧ “Mike” ѧ”Work⬙ or ⬙Dial”

ѧ “248-555-1212⬙). Your cellular phone’s audio is trans-
mitted through your vehicle’s audio system; the system
will automatically mute your radio when using the
UConnect

威 system.

NOTE:

The UConnect

威 system requires a cellular phone

equipped with the Bluetooth

威 ⬙Hands-Free Profile,⬙ Ver-

sion 0.96 or higher. See the UConnect

威 website for

supported phones.

NOTE:

For UConnect

威 customer support, visit the

following websites:

• www.chrysler.com/uconnect
• www.dodge.com/uconnect
• www.jeep.com/uconnect
• or call 1–877–855–8400

UConnect

威 allows you to transfer calls between the

system and your cellular phone as you enter or exit your
vehicle and enables you to mute the system’s microphone
for private conversation.

The UConnect

威 phonebook enables you to store up to 32

names, with four numbers per name. Each language has
a separate 32-name phonebook accessible only in that
language. This system is driven through your Bluetooth

威

“Hands-Free profile” cellular phone. UConnect

威 features

Bluetooth

威 technology - the global standard that enables

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different electronic devices to connect to each other
without wires or a docking station, so UConnect

威 works

no matter where you stow your cellular phone (be it your
purse, pocket, or briefcase), as long as your phone is
turned on and has been paired to the vehicle’s
UConnect

威 system. The UConnect威 system allows up to

seven cellular phones to be linked to the system. Only
one linked (or paired) cellular phone can be used with the
system at a time. The system is available in English,
Spanish, or French languages (as equipped).

PHONE Button

The rearview mirror contains the microphone
for the system (depending on the type of
mirror and radio equipped), and either the
radio or the mirror has the two control buttons

(PHONE Button and VOICE RECOGNITION button)
that will enable you to access the system.

Voice Recognition Button

Actual button location may vary with radio.
The individual buttons are described in the
“Operation” section.

The UConnect

威 system can be used with any Hands-Free

Profile certified Bluetooth

威 cellular phone. See the

UConnect

威 website for supported phones. If your cellu-

lar phone supports a different profile (e.g., Headset
Profile) you may not be able to use any UConnect

威

features. Refer to your cellular service provider or the
phone manufacturer for details.

The UConnect

威 system is fully integrated with the vehi-

cle’s audio system. The volume of the UConnect

威 system

can be adjusted either from the radio volume control
knob or from the steering wheel radio control (right
switch), if so equipped.

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The radio display will be used for visual prompts from
the UConnect

威 system such as ⬙CELL⬙ or caller ID on

certain radios.

Operation
Voice commands can be used to operate the UConnect

威

system and to navigate through the UConnect

威 menu

structure. Voice commands are required after most
UConnect

威 system prompts. You will be prompted for a

specific command and then guided through the available
options.

• Prior to giving a voice command, one must wait for

the beep, which follows the

⬙Ready⬙ prompt or another

prompt.

• For certain operations, compound commands can be

used. For example, instead of saying

⬙Setup⬙ and then

⬙Phone Pairing,⬙ the following compound command
can be said:

⬙Setup Phone Pairing.⬙

• For each feature explanation in this section, only the

combined form of the voice command is given. You
can also break the commands into parts and say each
part of the command when you are asked for it. For
example, you can use the combined form voice com-
mand

⬙Phonebook New Entry,⬙ or you can break the

combined form command into two voice commands:

⬙Phonebook⬙ and ⬙New Entry.⬙ Please remember, the
UConnect

威 system works best when you talk in a

normal conversational tone, as if speaking to someone
sitting a few feet/meters away from you.

Voice Command Tree
Refer to “Voice Tree” in this section.

Help Command
If you need assistance at any prompt, or if you want to
know your options at any prompt, say

⬙Help⬙ following

the beep. The UConnect

威 system will play all the options

at any prompt if you ask for help.

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To activate the UConnect

威 system from idle, simply press

the PHONE button and follow the audible prompts for
directions. All UConnect

威 system sessions begin with a

press of the PHONE button on the radio control head.

Cancel Command
At any prompt, after the beep, you can say

⬙Cancel⬙ and

you will be returned to the main menu. However, in a
few instances the system will take you back to the
previous menu.

Pair (Link) UConnect

威 System to a Cellular Phone

To begin using your UConnect

威 system, you must pair

your compatible Bluetooth

威 enabled cellular phone.

To complete the pairing process, you will need to refer-
ence your cellular phone owner’s manual. The
UConnect

威 website may also provide detailed instruc-

tions for pairing.

The following are general phone to UConnect

威 system

pairing instructions:

• Press the PHONE button to begin.
• After the ⬙Ready⬙ prompt and the following beep, say

⬙Setup Phone Pairing.⬙

• When prompted, after the beep, say ⬙Pair a Phone⬙ and

follow the audible prompts.

• You will be asked to say a four-digit Personal Identi-

fication Number (PIN), which you will later need to
enter into your cellular phone. You can enter any
four-digit PIN number. You will not need to remember
this PIN number after the initial pairing process.

• For identification purposes, you will be prompted to

give the UConnect

威 system a name for your cellular

phone. Each cellular phone that is paired should be
given a unique phone name.

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• You will then be asked to give your cellular phone a

priority level between 1 and 7, with 1 being the highest
priority. You can pair up to seven cellular phones to
your UConnect

威 system. However, at any given time,

only one cellular phone can be in use, connected to
your UConnect

威 system. The priority allows the

UConnect

威 system to know which cellular phone to

use if multiple cellular phones are in the vehicle at the
same time. For example, if priority 3 and priority 5
phones are present in the vehicle, the UConnect

威

system will use the priority 3 cellular phone when you
make a call. You can select to use a lower priority
cellular phone at any time (refer to

⬙Advanced Phone

Connectivity

⬙ in this section).

Dial by Saying a Number

• Press the PHONE button to begin.
• After the ⬙Ready⬙ prompt and the following beep, say

⬙Dial.⬙

• The system will prompt you to say the number you

want to call.

• For example, you can say ⬙234-567-8901.⬙ The phone

number that you enter must be of valid length and
combination. Based on the country in which the ve-
hicle was purchased, the UConnect

威 system limits the

user from dialing an invalid combination of numbers.
For example, in the U.S., 234-567-890 is nine digits
long, which is not a valid U.S. phone number - the
closest valid phone number has 10 digits.

• The UConnect威 system will confirm the phone num-

ber and then dial. The number will appear in the
display of certain radios.

Call by Saying a Name

• Press the PHONE button to begin.
• After the ⬙Ready⬙ prompt and the following beep, say

“Call.

⬙

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