Chrysler 300M (2004 year). Instruction — part 7

NOTE:

Tires heat up during normal driving conditions.

Heat will cause the tire pressure to increase from 2 to 6
psi (14 to 41 kPa) during normal driving conditions. Refer
to “Tire Inflation Pressures” in Starting and Operating,
About Your Tires Section for additional information.

Blank Screen
Shows a blank screen. Pressing the STEP button returns
to the compass and temperature display.

Automatic Compass Calibration
This compass is self-calibrating which eliminates the
need to instructionly set the compass. When the vehicle is
new, the compass may appear erratic and the CAL
symbol will be displayed.

After completing three 360° turns in an area free from
large metal or metallic objects, the CAL symbol will turn
off and the compass will function normally.

Instruction Compass Calibration
If the compass appears erratic and the CAL symbol does
not appear, you must instructionly put the compass into the
“Calibration” mode.

NOTE:

To ensure proper compass calibration, make

sure the compass variance is properly set before manu-
ally calibrating the compass (see variance map).

To Put Into a Calibration Mode
Turn on the ignition and set the display to “Compass/
Temperature.” Press and hold the RESET button to
change the display between VAR (compass variance) and
CAL (compass calibration) modes. When the CAL sym-
bol is displayed complete three 360 degree turns in an
area free from large metal objects or power lines. The
CAL symbol will turn off and the compass will function
normally.

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Compass Variance

is the difference between magnetic

north and geographic north. In some areas of the country,
the difference between magnetic and geographic north is
great enough to cause the compass to give false readings.
If this occurs, the compass variance must be set according
to the Compass Variance Map.

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To set the variance: Turn the ignition ON and set the
display to “Compass/Temperature.” Press the RESET
button approximately five seconds. The last variance
zone number will be displayed. Press the STEP button to
select the new variance zone and press the RESET button
to resume normal operation.

OVERHEAD TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTER —
IF EQUIPPED

This feature allows you to choose between a compass /
temperature display and one of five trip conditions being
monitored.

Pressing the STEP button will select the available trip
information. Pressing the US / M button will toggle
between US and Metric displays. Pressing the C/T (Com-
pass / Temperature) button will return the display to the
normal compass / temperature display.

US/M Button

Use this button to change the display from U.S. to metric
measurement units.

RESET Button

Use this button to reset the following displays to zero:
Average Fuel Economy
Trip Odometer
Elapsed time.

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Global Reset

If the RESET button is pressed twice within 3 seconds
while in any of the 3 resetable displays, the Global Reset
button will reset all 3 displays.

Step Button

Use this button to choose or cycle through the five trip
conditions.

Average Fuel Economy (AVG ECO)

This display shows the average fuel economy since the
last reset.

Distance To Empty (DTE)

This display shows the estimated distance that can be
traveled with the fuel remaining in the tank. The distance
is calculated by multiplying the amount of fuel remain-
ing by the projected fuel economy. The distance predicted
will change every few seconds to a higher or lower
number as these factors change.

This display cannot be reset.

Trip Odometer (ODO)

This display shows the distance traveled since the last
reset.

Elapsed Time (ET)

This display shows the accumulated ignition ON time
since the last reset.

C/T Button

Use this button to select a readout of the outside tem-
perature and one of eight compass headings that indicate
the direction in which the vehicle is facing.

Compass/Temperature Display

This display provides the outside temperature and one of
eight compass readings to indicate the direction the
vehicle is facing.

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Automatic Compass Calibration

The self calibrating feature of the compass eliminates the
need to calibrate the compass for normal conditions.
During a short initial period, the compass may appear
erratic and the CAL symbol will appear on the display.
The CAL symbol may also appear after the vehicle is
subjected to a high level of magnetism. After completing
three 360 turns at about 5 mph (8 km/h) in an area free
from large metal or metallic objects, the CAL symbol will
turn off and the compass will function normally.

Instruction Compass Calibration

If the compass appears erratic and the CAL light does not
appear, you must calibrate the compass. Find an open
area away from large metal objects. With the ignition ON
and the compass/temperature displayed, press and hold
the RESET button until the CAL symbol appears (about
10 seconds). Drive slowly (about 5 mph) (8 km/h) in 3
complete 360 circles. The CAL light will turn off and the
compass will be calibrated.

Variance is the difference between magnetic North and
geographic North. For proper compass function, the
correct variance zone must be set. Refer to the variance
map for the correct variance zone. To check the variance
zone, the ignition must be on and the compass/
temperature displayed. Press and hold the RESET button
for about 5 seconds until VAR appears in the display. The
number displayed is the variance zone used by the
compass. To change the zone, press the STEP button to
scroll through numbers 1 through 15. Press the RESET
button after selecting the proper zone to return to the
normal compass/temperature display.

NOTE:

To ensure proper compass calibration, make

sure the compass variance is properly set before manu-
ally calibrating the compass (see variance map).

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Outside Temperature

Because engine temperature can increase the displayed
temperature, temperature readings are slowly updated
when vehicle speed is below 20 mph (30 km/h).

ELECTRICAL POWER OUTLETS

Your vehicle may be equipped with two power outlets.
The primary power outlet is located in the forward
portion of the center console and in the lower center of
the instrument panel. Accessories powered through this
outlet are protected by a 15 amp fuse. The outlet may be
converted to a cigar lighter by installing the dealer
obtained smoker’s package. The outlet is operated by the
ignition switch, when in the “on/run” or “acc” positions
only. You may convert the outlet from ignition to battery
power by performing the following:

• Remove the fuse cover from the left end of the

instrument panel (see the paragraph on fuses in sec-
tion 7 of this instruction.)

• Remove fuse #6 (its on the upper right of the fuse

block) from its “IGN” position.

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• Move the fuse slightly right and insert it in the fuse #6

“BAT” location in the fuse block.

• Reinstall the fuse cover.

There may be an additional power outlet, if equipped,
inside and on the back side of the bin below the armrest.
This power outlet is available for accessory power only
and may not be converted to a cigar lighter. The power
outlet is powered continuously by the battery. Accesso-
ries on this outlet are protected by a 15 amp fuse.

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CONTENTS

䡵 Instruments And Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
䡵 Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
䡵 Instrument Cluster Description . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
䡵 Setting The Analog Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
䡵 Electronic Digital Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

▫ Clock Setting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

䡵 Radio General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

▫ Radio Broadcast Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
▫ Two Types Of Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
▫ Electrical Disturbances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
▫ AM Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
▫ FM Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

䡵 Sales Code RAZ—AM/ FM Stereo Radio With

Cassette Tape Player And CD Player — If
Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

▫ Operating Instructions — Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 119
▫ Power Switch, Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
▫ Seek Button (Radio Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
▫ Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
▫ PTY (Program Type) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
▫ Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
▫ Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
▫ Tone Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
▫ AM/FM Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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▫ Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
▫ To Set The Radio Push-Button Memory . . . . . . 122
▫ To Change From Clock To Radio Mode . . . . . . 122
▫ Operating Instructions — Tape Player . . . . . . . 123
▫ Seek Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
▫ Fast Forward (FF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
▫ Rewind (RW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
▫ Tape Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
▫ Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
▫ Changing Tape Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
▫ Metal Tape Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
▫ Pinch Roller Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
▫ Noise Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
▫ Operating Instructions — CD Player . . . . . . . . 124
▫ Inserting The Compact Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
▫ Seek Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

▫ EJT CD (Eject) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
▫ FF/Tune/RW Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
▫ Program Button 4 (Random Play) . . . . . . . . . . 125
▫ Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
▫ Tape CD Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
▫ Time Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
▫ Scan Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

䡵 Sales Code RBB—AM/FM Stereo Radio With

Cassette Tape Player And CD Changer
Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

▫ Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
▫ Power Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
▫ Electronic Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
▫ Seek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
▫ Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
▫ To Set The Push-Button Memory . . . . . . . . . . 127

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▫ Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
▫ Fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
▫ Bass And Treble Tone Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
▫ AM/FM Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
▫ Mode Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
▫ Cassette Player Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
▫ CD Changer Control Capability —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

▫ Radio Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

䡵 Sales Code RBK—AM/ FM Stereo Radio With

CD Player And CD Changer Controls . . . . . . . 132

▫ Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
▫ CD Player Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
▫ CD Changer Operation — If Equipped . . . . . . 135

䡵 Sales Code RB1—AM/FM Stereo Radio With

DVD/GPS Navigation System —
If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

䡵 Satellite Radio — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

▫ System Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
▫ Electronic Serial Number/Sirius Identification

Number (ENS/SID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

▫ Selecting Satellite Mode In RBB And RBK

Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

▫ Selecting Satellite Mode In RBP, RBU, RAZ, And

RBQ Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

▫ Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
▫ Storing And Selecting Pre-Set Channels . . . . . . 139
▫ Using The PTY (Program Type) Button

(If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

▫ PTY Button ⬙Scan⬙ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
▫ PTY Button ⬙Seek⬙ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
▫ Satellite Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
▫ Reception Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

䡵 6 Disc CD Changer — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . 140

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▫ Loading The CD Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
▫ Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
▫ Seek Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ FF/Tune/RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Mode Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Program Button 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Program Button 4 (Random Play) . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Program Button 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Time Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Changing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
▫ Removing Discs From The CD Changer . . . . . 142
▫ CD Changer Operation With The Changer

Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

䡵 Remote Sound System Controls —

If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

▫ Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
▫ Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
▫ CD Player — Single Disc In Radio . . . . . . . . . 143
▫ CD Player — 6 Disc CD Changer . . . . . . . . . . 143

䡵 Cassette Tape And Player Maintenance . . . . . . 144
䡵 Compact Disc Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
䡵 Radio Operation And Cellular Phones . . . . . . . 145
䡵 Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

▫ Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) . . . . . . 146

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DESCRIPTION

1. Fuel Gauge

When the ignition is in the ON position, the
pointer will show the level of fuel remaining in
the tank.

2. Low Fuel Warning Light

When the fuel level drops to about 2 gallons (8
liters), the Low Fuel symbol will light and re-
main lit until fuel is added. A warning chime will

sound when the light comes on.

3. Low Oil Pressure Light

This light indicates low engine oil pressure. The
light should come on briefly as a bulb check

when the engine is first started. If the light stays on or
comes on while driving, stop the vehicle and shut off
the engine. DO NOT operate the vehicle until the
cause is corrected. This light does not show how
much oil is in the engine.

The engine oil level must be

checked under the hood.

4. TRAC ON/OFF Lights
The Traction Control On light (TRAC ON) will come on
momentarily as a bulb check when the ignition switch is
first turned ON. If the light does not come on, have the
bulb replaced.

The TRAC ON light will also come on when the system
is controlling traction.

The Traction Control Off light (TRAC OFF) will come on
momentarily as a bulb check when the ignition switch is
first turned ON. If the light does not come on, have the
bulb checked.

The TRAC OFF light will come on when the Traction
Control switch has been used to turn the system off.

5. Trunk Ajar Light

This light indicates that the trunk is not latched

6. Tachometer
Measures engine revolutions-per-minute (R.P.M.). The
red numbers at the end on the scale show the maximum
permissible R.P.M. Ease off on the accelerator before
reaching the red area.

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7. Turn Signal Indicators

The arrow will flash in unison with the exterior
turn signal, when using the turn signal lever.

8. High Beam Indicator

This light shows that the headlights are on high
beam. Pull the turn signal lever towards the

steering wheel to switch the headlights from high or
low beam.

9. Seat Belt Reminder Light

The light will come on after the ignition is
turned on. The light will remain lit until the seat
belt is fastened.

10. Door Ajar Light

This light shows that a door is not completely
closed. A warning chime will sound if the vehicle
is moving with a door partially closed.

11. Speedometer
Shows vehicle speed in miles-per-hour or kilometers-per-
hour.

12. Low Washer Fluid Light

This symbol will light whenever the fluid reser-
voir is less than 1/4 filled. Adding washer fluid
will cause the light to go out the next time the

ignition is cycled. A warning chime will sound when
the light comes on.

13. Cruise (Speed Control) Light
This light shows that the Speed Control System is ON.

14. Temperature Light

This light warns of an overheated engine cool-
ant condition. A warning chime will sound
when the light comes on.

15. Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge

The temperature gauge shows engine coolant
temperature. Any reading within the 5 gauge
marks between Hot and Cold shows that the

engine cooling system is operating properly. The
gauge pointer may show a higher than normal tem-
perature when driving in hot weather, up mountain
grades, in heavy stop and go traffic, or when towing a
trailer.

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If the pointer rises to the “H” mark, stop the vehicle and
turn off the engine until the problem is corrected.

CAUTION!

Continuing to drive with an overheated engine cool-
ing system can cause damage to the engine or other
components.

There are steps that you can take to slow down an
impending overheat condition. If your air conditioning is
on, turn it off. The air conditioning system adds heat to
the engine cooling system and turning off the A/C
removes this heat. You can also turn the Temperature
control to maximum heat, the Mode control to Floor and
the Fan control to High. This allows the heater core to act
as a supplement to the radiator and aids in removing heat
from the engine cooling system.

16. Malfunction Indicator Light

This light is part of an onboard diagnostic
system called OBD that monitors engine and
automatic transmission control systems. The

light will illuminate when the key is in the ON
position before engine start. If the bulb does not come
on when turning the key from OFF to ON, have the
condition checked promptly.

Certain conditions such as a loose or missing gas cap or
poor fuel quality may illuminate the light after engine
start. The vehicle should be serviced if the light stays on
through several of your typical driving cycles. In most
situations the vehicle will drive normally and will not
require towing.

The Malfunction Indicator Light flashes to alert to serious
conditions that could lead to immediate loss of power or
severe catalytic converter damage. The vehicle should be
serviced as soon as possible if this occurs.

17. Trip Odometer Reset Knob
To reset the trip odometer, push the reset knob for about
two seconds.

18. Airbag Light

The light will come on and remain on for 6 to 8
seconds as a bulb check when the ignition switch

is first turned ON. If the bulb is not lit during starting,

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