2023 Chrysler 300 Instrument Panel

The instrument panel is the focal point of the 2023 Chrysler 300’s interior. It is a dynamic hub of information and controls that connects the driver to the car’s most important functions. This carefully designed space is in the driver’s line of sight and has a group of gauges, digital displays, and easy-to-use controls that give a full picture of the vehicle’s performance and state. It gives precise information about important things like speed, engine RPM, fuel level, and temperature, as well as information about guidance, entertainment, and safety systems. The digital canvas on the instrument panel often changes to fit different driving modes and preferences. This keeps drivers always linked and up-to-date. The instrument panel shows how much Chrysler cares about making a driver-centered experience that combines elegance and usefulness in a way that is seamless. As the main place to communicate, this dynamic interface shows how much Chrysler wants to improve the driving experience by putting information and control at the driver’s fingertips.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DESCRIPTIONS

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1. Tachometer
   • Indicates the engine speed in revolutions per minute (RPM x 1000).
2. Instrument Cluster Display
   • When the appropriate conditions exist, this display shows the instrument cluster display messages.
3. Speedometer
   • Indicates vehicle speed.
4. Temperature Gauge
   • The temperature gauge shows engine coolant temperature. Any reading within the normal range indicates that the engine cooling system is operating satisfactorily.
   • The gauge pointer will likely indicate a higher temperature when driving in hot weather, up mountain grades, or when towing a trailer. It should not be allowed to exceed the upper limits of the normal operating range.
     WARNING! hot engine cooling system is dangerous. You or others could be badly burned by steam or boiling coolant. It is recommended to call an authorized dealer for service if your vehicle overheats.
     CAUTION! Driving with a hot engine cooling system could damage your vehicle. If the temperature gauge reads “H,” pull over and stop the vehicle. Idle the vehicle with the air conditioner turned off until the pointer drops back into the normal range. If the pointer remains on the “H,” turn the engine off immediately and call an authorized dealer for service.
5. Fuel Gauge
   • The pointer shows the level of fuel in the fuel tank when the Keyless Push Button Ignition is in the ON/RUN position.
   • The fuel pump symbol points to the side of the vehicle where the fuel door is located.
     NOTE: The warning / indicator Lights will briefly illuminate for a bulb check when the ignition is first cycled.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY

Your vehicle is equipped with an instrument cluster display, which offers useful information to the driver. With the ignition in the OFF mode, opening/closing of a door will activate the display for viewing, and display the total miles,or kilometers, in the odometer. Your instrument cluster display is designed to display important information about your vehicle’s systems and features. Using a driver interactive display located on the instrument panel, your instrument cluster display can show you how systems are working and give you warnings when they are not. The steering wheel mounted controls allow you to scroll through the main menus and submenus. You can access the specific information you want and make selections and adjustments

LOCATION AND CONTROLS
The instrument cluster display features an interactive display which is located in the instrument cluster. This system conveniently allows the driver to select a variety of useful information by pushing the arrow buttons located on the left side of the steering wheel.

1. Instrument Cluster Display Controls
2. Instrument Cluster Display Screen

1. Left Arrow Button
2. Up Arrow Button
3. Right Arrow Button
4. Down Arrow Button
5. OK Button

• Up And Down Arrow Buttons:
  Using the up or down arrow buttons allows you to cycle through the Main Menu Items. Changes the Main Screen area and Menu Title area.
• Left And Right Arrow Buttons:
  Using the left or right arrow button allows you to cycle through the submenu items of the Main menu item.

NOTE:

• Holding the up / down or left / right arrow button will loop the user through the currently selected menu or options presented on the screen.
• Upon returning to a main menu, the last submenu screen viewed within that main menu will be displayed.

 

OK Button:
For Digital Speedometer:

• Pushing the OK button changes units (mph or km/h). For Screen Setup:
• OK button allows user to enter menu and submenus.
• Within each submenu layer, the up and down arrow buttons will allow the user to select the item of interest.
• Pushing the OK button makes the selection. A confirmation screen will appear, returning the user to the first of the submenu.
• Pushing the left arrow button will exit each submenu layer and return to the main menu. For the Trip and Fuel Economy menus:
• Information is reset by pushing and holding the OK button.

ENGINE OIL LIFE RESET

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Oil Change Required
Your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil change indicator system. The “Oil Change Required” message will display in the instrument cluster display for five seconds after a single chime has sounded, to indicate the next scheduled oil change interval. The engine oil change indicator system is duty cycle based, which means the engine oil change interval may fluctuate, dependent upon your personal driving style. Unless reset, this message will continue to display each time you place the ignition in the ON/RUN position. To turn off the message temporarily, push and release the OK or arrow buttons. To reset the oil change indicator system (after performing the scheduled maintenance), refer to the following procedure.

Vehicles Equipped With Keyless Enter ‘n Go™ — Ignition
Use the steering wheel instrument cluster display controls for the following procedure(s):

1. Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition in the ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
2. Push and release the down arrow button to scroll downward through the main menu to “Vehicle Info.”
3. Push and release the right arrow button to access the ”Oil Life” screen.
4. Push and hold the OK button to reset oil life. If conditions are met, the gauge and numeric display will update to show 100%. If conditions are not met a pop-up message of “To reset oil life engine must be off with ignition in run” will be displayed (for five seconds), and the user will remain at the Oil Life screen.
5. Push and release the up or down arrow button to exit the submenu screen.

NOTE: If the indicator message illuminates when you start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system did not reset. If necessary, repeat this procedure.

Secondary Method Of Resetting Engine Oil Life

1. Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition to the ON/RUN position (do not start the engine).
2. Fully press the accelerator pedal, slowly, three times within ten seconds.
3. Without pushing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button once to return the ignition to the OFF position.
   NOTE: If the indicator message illuminates when you start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system did not reset. If necessary, repeat this procedure.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY SELECTABLE MENU ITEMS

Push and release the up or down arrow button until the desired Selectable Menu item is displayed in the instrument cluster display.
Follow the Menu or submenu prompts as desired.

• Speedometer
  Push and release the OK button to toggle between mph and km/h.
• Vehicle Info
  The Vehicle Info consists of the following submenu (pushing the left or right arrow button will allow you to scroll through the submenu):
  • Tire Pressure Monitor
  • Coolant Temperature
  • Transmission Temperature
  • Oil Temperature
  • Oil Pressure
  • Oil Life
  • AWD Status — If Equipped
  • Battery Voltage

Driver Assist — If Equipped
The Driver Assist menu provides the status and a visual about the Adaptive Cruise Control and LaneSense features. When they are both off the screen, the display will read “Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and LaneSense Off.”

• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Feature — If Equipped
  The instrument cluster display displays the current ACC system settings. The information displayed depends on ACC system status. Push the ACC ON/OFF button (located on the steering wheel) until one of the following displays in the instrument cluster display:
• Adaptive Cruise Control Off
  When ACC is deactivated, the display will read “Adaptive Cruise Control Off.”
• Adaptive Cruise Control Ready
  When ACC is activated but the vehicle speed setting has not been selected, the display will read “Adaptive Cruise Control Ready.” Push the SET + or the SET- button (located on the steering wheel) and the following will display in the instrument cluster display:
• ACC Set
  When ACC is set, the set speed will display in the instrument cluster. The ACC screen may display once again if any ACC activity occurs, which may include any of the following:
  • Distance Setting Change
  • System Cancel
  • Driver Override
  • System Off
  • ACC Proximity Warning
  • ACC Unavailable Warning
• LaneSense — If Equipped
  The instrument cluster display displays the current LaneSense system settings. The information displayed depends on LaneSense system status. Push the LaneSense button (located on the center stack below the Uconnect display) until one of the following displays in the instrument cluster display:
  • LaneSense Off
    When LaneSense is deactivated, the display will read “LaneSense Off.”
  • LaneSense On
    When LaneSense is activated, the display will read “LaneSense On.”

Fuel Economy
The Fuel Economy Menu has two submenu; one with Current Value (instantaneous calculation of the fuel economy) displayed and one without the Current Value displayed (toggle the left or right arrow button to select one):

• Current Fuel Economy (MPG, L/100 km, or km/L).
• Range To Empty (miles or km).
• Average Fuel Economy (MPG, L/100 km, or km/L).
• Lower end of gauge will be displayed in an amber color and turn green as Fuel Economy improves.
• Hold the OK button to reset average fuel economy information.

Trip Info
Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Trip Menu item is displayed in the instrument cluster display. Toggle the left or right arrow button to select Trip A or Trip B. The Trip information will display the following:

• Distance – Shows the total distance (mi or km) traveled for Trip A or Trip B since the last reset.
• Average Fuel Economy – Shows the average fuel economy (MPG, L/100km or km/L) of Trip A or Trip B since the last reset.
• Elapsed Time – Shows the total elapsed time of travel since the last reset.

Hold the OK button to reset feature information.

Audio
This menu displays the Audio information of the currently playing audio source (e.g. FM radio).

Messages
This feature shows the number of stored warning messages, if any. Pushing the left or right arrow button will allow you to scroll through the stored messages.

Screen Setup
Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Screen Setup Menu displays in the instrument cluster display. Push and release the OK button to enter the submenus. The Screen Setup feature allows you to change what information is displayed in the instrument cluster as well as the location that information is displayed.

NOTE: Screen Setup is available only when the vehicle is not in motion. Based on your vehicles trim level, some of the following options may not be available.

Upper Left or Upper Right
None	Range to Empty	Trip A Distance
Outside Temp	Average (MPG, L/100 km, or km/L)	Trip B Distance
Time	Current (MPG, L/100 km, or km/L)	Compass

Center
Compass	Outside Temp	Time
Range to Empty	Average (MPG, L/100 km, or km/L)	Current (MPG, L/100 km, or km/L)
Trip A Distance	Trip B Distance	Audio Information
Menu Title	Digital Speed	None

• Restore Default
  • Restore
  • Cancel
• Current Gear
  • On
  • Off
• Odometer
  • Show
  • Hide
• Fuel Gauge
  • Standard
  • Detailed

BATTERY SAVER ON/BATTERY SAVER MODE MESSAGE — ELECTRICAL LOAD REDUCTION ACTIONS — IF EQUIPPED
This vehicle is equipped with an Intelligent Battery Sensor (IBS) to perform additional monitoring of the electrical system and status of the vehicle battery. In cases when the IBS detects charging system failure, or the vehicle battery conditions are deteriorating, electrical load reduction actions will take place to extend the driving time and distance of the vehicle. This is done by reducing power to or turning off non-essential electrical loads. Load reduction is only active when the engine is running. It will display a message if there is a risk of battery depletion to the point where the vehicle may stall due to lack of electrical supply, or will not restart after the current drive cycle. When load reduction is activated, the message “Battery Saver On” or “Battery Saver Mode” will appear in the instrument cluster. These messages indicate the vehicle battery has a low state of charge and continues to lose electrical charge at a rate that the charging system cannot sustain.

NOTE:

• The charging system is independent from load reduction. The charging system performs a diagnostic on the charging system continuously.
• If the Battery Charge Warning Light is on it may indicate a problem with the charging system.

The electrical loads that may be switched off (if equipped), and vehicle functions which can be affected by load reduction:

• Heated Seat/Vented Seats/Heated Wheel — If Equipped
• Heated/Cooled Cup Holders — If Equipped
• Rear Defroster And Heated Mirrors
• HVAC System
• 115 Volts AC Power Inverter System
• Audio and Telematics System

Loss of the battery charge may indicate one or more of the following conditions:

• The charging system cannot deliver enough electrical power to the vehicle system because the electrical loads are larger than the capability of the charging system. The charging system is still functioning properly.
• Turning on all possible vehicle electrical loads (e.g. HVAC to max settings, exterior and interior lights, overloaded power outlets +12 Volts, 115 Volts AC, USB ports) during certain driving conditions (city driving, towing, frequent stopping).
• Installing options like additional lights, upfitter electrical accessories, audio systems, alarms and similar devices.
• Unusual driving cycles (short trips separated by long parking periods).
• The vehicle was parked for an extended period of time (weeks, months).
• The battery was recently replaced and was not charged completely.
• The battery was discharged by an electrical load left on when the vehicle was parked.
• The battery was used for an extended period with the engine not running to supply radio, lights, chargers, +12 Volt portable appliances like vacuum cleaners, game consoles and similar devices.

What to do when an electrical load reduction action message is present (“Battery Saver On” or “Battery Saver Mode”)
During a trip:

• Reduce power to unnecessary loads if possible:
  • Turn off redundant lights (interior or exterior)
  • Check what may be plugged in to power outlets +12 Volts, 115 Volts AC, USB ports
  • Check HVAC settings (blower, temperature)
  • Check the audio settings (volume)
• After a trip:
  • Check if any aftermarket equipment was installed (additional lights, up fitter electrical accessories, audio systems, alarms) and review specifications if any (load and Ignition Off Draw currents).
  • Evaluate the latest driving cycles (distance, driving time and parking time).
  • The vehicle should have service performed if the message is still present during consecutive trips and the evaluation of the vehicle and driving pattern did not help to identify the cause.

PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES
The instrument cluster display can be used to view or change the following settings. Push the up or down arrow button to scroll through the main menus, then push the right arrow button to scroll through the submenus of each menu item. Push the left arrow button to scroll back to a previous menu or submenu.

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