Modern automobiles have more and more features and nevertheless they provide us a lot of comfort, some of them are not all the time simple to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Chrysler Pacifica, dependent on its features, it can be complicated to figure out how to start a Chrysler Pacifica? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem like common sense to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the different procedures to start a Chrysler Pacifica with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Chrysler Pacifica with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Chrysler Pacifica with key?

So we begin our content page which is meant to learn you how to start a Chrysler Pacifica, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your Chrysler Pacifica:

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Chrysler Pacifica that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to have a look at our content page on orange lights on Chrysler Pacifica to find out the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Chrysler Pacifica starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Chrysler Pacifica,

How to start a Chrysler Pacifica with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Chrysler Pacifica with key or will explain you how to do it for a Chrysler Pacifica equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique remains pretty much the same, so don’t think twice to get back to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover below the steps to follow to start your Chrysler Pacifica with a card:

  • Dependant upon the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Chrysler Pacifica is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases positioned on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Chrysler Pacifica
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Chrysler Pacifica

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How do I start a Chrysler Pacifica without a key?

And at last, we will see, how to start a Chrysler Pacifica without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Chrysler Pacifica is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to turn on it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Chrysler Pacifica).

There, you’ve learned all the options to start a Chrysler Pacifica.

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