2019 Dodge Grand Caravan Owners Manual - Doors

Doors

Lock the front doors by pushing down on the lock knobs on each door trim panel.

If the lock knob is down when you shut either front door, the door will lock. Make sure the keys are not inside the vehicle before closing the door.

Door Lock Knob

If the lock knob is rearward when you shut either side sliding door, the door will lock. Make sure the keys are not inside the vehicle before closing the door.

WARNING:

• Do not leave children or animals inside parked vehicles in hot weather. Interior heat buildup may cause serious injury or death.

• For personal security and safety in the event of an collision, lock the vehicle doors as you drive as well as when you park and leave the vehicle.

• Before exiting a vehicle, always shift the automatic transmission into PARK or the manual transmission into FIRST gear or REVERSE, apply the parking brake, turn the vehicle OFF, remove the key fobs from vehicle, and lock all doors. and lock your vehicle.

• Never leave children alone in a vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Leaving children in a vehicle unattended is dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or others could be seriously or fatally injured. Children should be warned not to touch the parking brake, brake pedal or the gear selector.

• Allowing children to be in a vehicle unattended is dangerous for a number of reasons. A child or others could be seriously or fatally injured. Children should be warned not to touch the parking brake, brake pedal or the gear selector.

• Do not leave the key fob in or near the vehicle, or in a location accessible to children. A child could operate power windows, other controls, or move the vehicle.

POWER DOOR LOCKS — IF EQUIPPED

Power door lock switches are located on each front door trim panel. Use these switches to lock or unlock the doors.

Driver Power Door Lock Switches

If you push the power door lock switch while the key fob is in the ignition, and any front door is open, the power locks will not operate. This prevents you from accidentally locking your keys in the vehicle. Removing the key fob or closing the door will allow the locks to operate. A chime will sound if the key fob is in the ignition switch and a door is open, as a reminder to remove the key fob.

Note:

If you push the power door lock switch while the sliding door is open, the sliding door will lock.

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS — IF EQUIPPED

The auto door lock feature default condition is enabled. When enabled, the door locks will lock automatically when the vehicle's speed exceeds 15 mph (24 km/h). The auto door lock feature can be enabled or disabled by your authorized dealer per written request of the customer. Please see an authorized dealer for service.

UNLOCK DOORS AUTOMATICALLY ON EXIT — IF EQUIPPED

The Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit feature unlocks all of the vehicle doors when any door is opened. This will occur only after the gear selector has been placed into the PARK position, after the vehicle has been driven (the gear selector has been placed out of the PARK position and all doors closed).

The Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit feature will not operate if there is any manual operation of the power door locks (lock or unlock).

On vehicles equipped with the optional instrument cluster display, refer to “Instrument Cluster Display” in “Getting To Know Your Instrument Panel” for further information.

Note:

Use the Automatic Door Locks at 15 mph (24 km/h) and Unlock Doors Automatically On Exit features in accordance with local laws.

POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR — IF EQUIPPED

Push the button on the key fob twice within five seconds to open, close, or reverse a power sliding door.

The power sliding door may be power opened or closed in several ways:

• Key fob

• Inside or outside handles

• Buttons located:

  • In the overhead console

  • Just inside the sliding door

  • On the outside handle

Push the button on the key fob twice within five seconds to open a power sliding door. When the door is fully open, pushing the button twice within five seconds a second time will close the door.

There are power sliding side door switches located on the B-pillar trim panel, just in front of the power sliding door for the rear seat passengers and in the overhead console for the driver and passengers. Pushing the switch once will open the power sliding door. If the switch is pushed while the door is under a power cycle, the door will reverse direction.

Note:

The power sliding side door must be unlocked before the power sliding door switches will operate.

Power Sliding Door Switch

If the inside or outside door handles are used while the power sliding side door is activated, the power sliding door feature will be canceled and will go into manual mode.

To avoid unintentional operation of the power sliding doors from the rear seats, push the power sliding door master lock button, located in the overhead console, to disable the switches and handles for the rear seat passengers.

Note:

• The power sliding side door switches will not open the power sliding door if the gear selector is in gear or the vehicle speed is above 0 mph (0 km/h). To close the power sliding door with the gear selector in gear and vehicle speed at 0 mph (0 km/h), the brake must be pushed.

• If anything obstructs the power sliding side door while it is closing or opening, the door will automatically reverse to the closed or open position, provided it meets sufficient resistance.

• If the power sliding side door is not in the full open or close position, it will fully open when a power sliding door switch is pushed. To close the door, wait until it is fully open and then push the switch again.

• If the power sliding door encounters multiple obstructions within the same cycle, the system will automatically stop, the power sliding door motor will make a clicking sound until the door has no further movement. This clicking sound can be stopped by pulling the inside or outside handle. If this condition occurs, no damage is done to the power sliding door motor. The power sliding door must be opened or closed manually.

WARNING:

You, or others, could be injured if caught in the path of the sliding door. Make sure the door path is clear before closing the door.

Overhead Console Control Buttons

CHILD LOCKS

To provide a safer environment for small children riding in the rear seats, the sliding doors are equipped with a Child Protection Door Lock system.

Note:

When the Child Protection Door Lock System is engaged, the door can only be opened by using the outside door handle even though the inside lock is in the unlocked position.

Child Protection Door Locks