Warning indicators: 2018 Chrysler Pacifica cluster User Guide

The warning lights in the 2018 Chrysler Pacifica centre are like a watchful parent, combining advanced safety features with an easy-to-use design. These lights flash to give you important information about the car’s health and any possible dangers. They are hidden in the sleek dashboard. The Pacifica’s cluster makes sure that drivers are informed and able to move quickly by giving them warnings about things like low tire pressure, the engine, and important safety systems. Together with the sleek and modern design, these warnings are easy to read and understand. This shows that Chrysler wants to give drivers and passengers both a stylish driving experience and a higher level of safety knowledge. The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica cluster’s warning lights are a mix of cutting-edge technology and user-centred design that puts safety first without sacrificing style.

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

Instrument Cluster Descriptions

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.
   • Refer to “Instrument Cluster Display” located in “Getting To Know Your Instrument Panel” for further information.
3. Speedometer
   • Indicates vehicle speed.
4. Fuel Gauge
   • The gauge shows the level of fuel in the fuel tank when the ignition switch is in the ON/RUN position.
   • The fuel pump symbol points to the side of the vehicle where the fuel door is located.
5. Temperature Gauge
   • The temperature gauge shows the engine coolant temperature.
   • Any reading within the normal range indicates that the engine cooling system is operating satisfactorily.
   • The gauge can indicate a higher temperature when driving in hot weather or up mountain grades.
   • It should not be allowed to exceed the upper limits of the normal operating range.

WARNING!

• Driving with a hot engine cooling system could damage your vehicle.
• If the temperature gauge reaches “H” pull over and stop the vehicle. Idle the vehicle with the air conditioner turned off until the gauge drops back into the normal range and is no longer red.
• If the gauge remains on the “H”, turn the engine off immediately and call an authorized dealer for service.
• A hot engine cooling system is dangerous.
• You or others could be badly burned by steam or boiling coolant.
• You may want to call an authorized dealer for service if your vehicle overheats.
• If you decide to look under the hood yourself, see “Servicing And Maintenance”.
• NOTE: The hard telltales will 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 STOP/OFF position (and the key removed, for vehicles with mechanical key), opening/closing of a door will activate the display for viewing, and display the total miles or kilometres 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 and enter the main menus and sub-menus.
• You can access the specific information you want and make selections and adjustments.

Instrument Cluster Display Location And Controls

• The vehicle’s instrument cluster is equipped with an instrument cluster display (base or premium cluster), which offers useful information to the driver.
• With the ignition in the STOP/OFF position, opening/closing of a door will activate the instrument cluster display for viewing, and display the total miles or kilometres in the odometer.

The instrument cluster display controls allow the driver to select information by pushing the directional buttons mounted on the steering wheel:

• Up Arrow Button
  • Push and release the up arrow button to scroll upward through the Main Menu items.
• Down Arrow Button
  • Push and release the down arrow button to scroll downward through the Main Menu items.
• Right Arrow Button
  • Push and release the right arrow button to access the information screens or submenu screens of a main menu item.
• Back/Left Arrow Button
  • Push and release the left arrow button to access the information screens or submenu screens of a main menu item.
• OK Button
  • Push the OK button to access/select the information screens or submenu screens of a Main Menu item. Push and hold the OK button for two seconds to reset displayed/selected features that can be reset.

The instrument cluster display (base/premium cluster) features a driver-interactive display that is located in the centre of the instrument cluster, and may include the following menu/submenu items:

• Speedometer
  • MPH
  • km/h
• Vehicle Info
  • Tire Pressure Monitor
  • Coolant Temp
  • Battery Voltage
  • Trans Temp
  • Oil Temp
  • Oil Pressure
  • Oil Life (Hold OK To Reset)
  • Battery Voltage
  • Engine Hours — If Equipped
  • Driver Assist — If Equipped
  • ACC/LaneSense
• Fuel Economy
  • Average Fuel Economy Value (Hold OK to Reset)
  • Range
  • Current Fuel Economy Gauge
• Trip (Trip A/Trip B)
  • Distance
  • Average MPG
  • Elapsed Time
  • (Hold OK to Reset All)
• Audio
  • Current Media Source
  • Song title
  • Artist (If Available)
  • Phone Call Status
• Messages
  • Screen Setup
  • Stop/Start — If Equipped

Oil Life Reset

• Your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil change indicator system.
• The “Oil Change Required” message will display for approximately 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, depending on your driving style.
• Unless reset, this message will continue to display each time the ignition is cycled to the ON/RUN position.
• To reset the oil change indicator after performing the scheduled maintenance, refer to the following procedure.

Oil Life Reset

Without pressing the brake pedal, push the ENGINE START/STOP button and place the ignition in the ON/ RUN position (do not start the vehicle.)

1. Push the OK button to enter the instrument cluster display menu screen.
2. Push and release the down arrow button to access the ”Oil Life” menu screen.
3. Push the left arrow button or right arrow button to access the “Vehicle Info” submenu.
4. Hold the OK button to reset the “Oil Life” to 100%.
5. Push the up arrow button to exit the instrument cluster display menu screen.

Secondary Method For Oil Life Reset Procedure

1. Without pushing the brake pedal, place the ignition in 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, place the ignition in the OFF/LOCK position.
   • NOTE: If the indicator message illuminates when you start the vehicle, the oil change indicator system does not reset. If necessary, repeat this procedure.

KeySense Cluster Messages — If Equipped
When the KeySense key is in use there will be:

• Continuous, dedicated telltale
• Unique Display Splash Screen

With KeySense in use, there will be multiple associated messages shown in the following table:

Setting	Instrument Cluster Display Message
None – With vehicle ignition ON	“KeySense in use. Max vehicle speed set to xx MPH/or km/h”
Max Vehicle Speed	•   “Max speed reached. KeySense in use” supported by a chime •   “Approaching max speed xx MPH/km” supported by a chime
Start-Up Fuel Alert message	“Range to empty xxx miles or km”
Early Low Fuel Alert Message	“Fuel Low”
ParkSense	“Feature cannot be disabled. KeySense in use”
Blind Spot	“Feature cannot be disabled. KeySense in use”
Forward Collision Warning	“Feature cannot be disabled. KeySense in use”

Instrument Cluster Display Menu Items

NOTE: The instrument cluster displays menu items display in the centre of the instrument cluster. Menu items may vary depending on your vehicle’s features.
Speedometer

• Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Speedometer is highlighted in the instrument cluster display.
• Push and release the OK button to toggle between MPH and km/h.

Vehicle Info

• Push and release the up or down arrow button until Vehicle Info is highlighted in the instrument cluster display.
• Push the left or right arrow button to scroll through the following information submenus:

Tire Pressure

• If tire pressure is OK for all tires, a vehicle ICON is displayed with tire pressure values in each corner of the ICON.
• If one or more tires have low pressure, “Inflate Tire To XX” is displayed with the vehicle ICON, and the tire pressure values in each corner of the ICON with the pressure value of the low tire are displayed in a different colour than the other tire pressure values.
• If the Tire Pressure system requires service, “Service Tire Pressure System” is displayed.
• Tire PSI is an information-only function and cannot be reset. Refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)” under “Safety” for further information.

Coolant Temperature

• Displays the actual coolant temperature.

Transmission Temperature

• Displays the actual transmission temperature.

Oil Temperature

• Displays the actual oil temperature.

Oil Pressure

• Displays the actual oil pressure.

Battery Voltage

• Displays the actual battery voltage.

Engine Hours — If Equipped

• Displays the number of hours of engine operation.

Oil Life

To reset the Oil Life, you must hold the OK button. The “Hold OK to Reset” instruction will be displayed at all times, but the following conditions will need to be met to reset Oil Life:

• The vehicle must be off
• The ignition must be in the ON/RUN position
• If the conditions are met, holding the OK button will reset the gauge and the numeric display will return to 100%.
• If the conditions are not met, a popup message will display for 5 seconds, describing the required conditions, and then the Oil Life screen will reappear.

Driver Assist

• Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Driver Assist display icon is highlighted in the instrument cluster display.
• Refer to “Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) — If Equipped” in “Starting And Operating” for further information.

Fuel Economy

• Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Fuel Economy Menu item is highlighted in the instrument cluster display.
• The Fuel Economy Menu will display the following:
• Two sub-menu pages that can be toggled between using the left and right arrow buttons; one with the Current Value displayed and one without the Current Value displayed:
  • Average Fuel Economy (MPG, L/100 km, or km/l)
  • Range To Empty (miles or km)
  • Current Fuel Economy (MPG, L/100 km, or km/l)
  • The Max and Min values will correspond to the particular engine requirements
• Hold OK to reset average fuel economy information.

Trip Info

Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Trip Menu item is highlighted in the instrument cluster display. Push the left or right arrow button to scroll through the Trip A and Trip B submenus. The Trip information will display the following:

• Distance
• Average Fuel Economy
• Elapsed Time
• Hold the OK button to reset feature information.

Audio

• Push and release the up or down arrow button until the Audio Menu displays in the instrument cluster display.

Messages

• Push and release the up or down arrow button until Messages are highlighted in the instrument cluster display.
• This feature shows the number of stored warning messages.
• Pushing the right arrow button will allow you to see what the stored messages are.
• NOTE: The popup messages indicate the status of the system and/or the conditions that need to be met. Messages remain in the stored stack until the condition is cleared.

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.

Premium Instrument Cluster Display Screen Setup Options:
1 — Lower Left	•   None •   Compass (Default) •   Outside Temp. •   Time •   Range •   Average/Current (MPG, L/100km, or km/L) •   Trip A Distance •   Trip B Distance
2 — Center	•   None •   Compass •   Outside Temp. •   Time •   Range •   Average/Current (MPG, L/100km, or km/L) •   Trip A Distance •   Trip B Distance •   Audio •   Digital Speed •   Menu Title (Default)

Premium Instrument Cluster Display Screen Setup Options:
3 — Lower Right	•   None •   Compass •   Outside Temp. (Default) •   Time •   Range •   Average/Current (MPG, L/100km, or km/L) •   Trip A Distance •   Trip B Distance
4 — Odometer (Premium Instrument Cluster)	•   Show — Default •   Hide (Odometer will still appear when the door is open)
5 — Defaults	•   Restore •   Cancel

Base Instrument Cluster Display Screen Setup Options:
1 — Upper Left	•   None •   Compass (Default) •   Outside Temp. •   Time •   Range •   Average/Current (MPG, L/100km, or km/L)

Base Instrument Cluster Display Screen Setup Options:
2 — Upper Right	•   None •   Compass •   Outside Temp (Default) •   Time •   Range •   Average/Current (MPG, L/100km, or km/L)
3 — Center	•   None •   Compass •   Outside Temp. •   Time •   Range •   Average/Current (MPG, L/100km, or km/L) •   Trip A Distance •   Trip B Distance •   Audio Menu Title •   Menu Title (Default) •   Digital Speed
4 — Defaults	•   Restore •   Cancel

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 display.
• 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 of load reduction.
• The charging system performs a diagnostic on the charging system continuously.
• If the Battery ChargeWarning Light is on it may indicate a problem with the charging system.
• Refer to “Battery Charge Warning Light” in “Warning Lights And Messages” located in ”Getting To Know Your Instrument Panel” for further information.
• 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
  • Heated/Cooled Cup Holders — If Equipped
  • Rear Defroster And Heated Mirrors
  • HVAC System
  • 150W 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 +12V, 150W, 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 (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, +12V 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 into power outlets +12V, 150W, USB ports
  • Check HVAC settings (blower, temperature)
  • Check the audio settings (volume)
• After a trip:
  • Check if any aftermarket equipment was installed (additional lights, upfitter 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.

TRIP COMPUTER
The Trip Computer is located in the instrument cluster display. Push and release the up or down arrow button until “Trip Info” is highlighted in the instrument cluster display. Push OK to enter the menu. Navigate between Trip A or Trip B by using the right and left arrows. For each trip, the following information will be displayed:

• Trip A
  • Shows the total distance travelled for Trip since the last reset.
  • Shows the Average MPG for Trip A since the last reset.
  • Shows the elapsed time travelled for Trip A since the last reset.
  • Elapsed time will increment when the ignition switch is in the ON or START position.
• Trip B
  • Shows the total distance travelled for Trip B since the last reset.
  • Shows the Average MPG for Trip B since the last reset.
  • Shows the elapsed time travelled for Trip B since the last reset. Elapsed time will increment when the ignition switch is in the ON or START position.

To Reset A Trip Function
Push and hold the OK button to reset the currently displayed trip.

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