Recent cars have an increasing number of functionnalities and even though they bring us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time user friendly. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Dodge Durango, according to its functionnalities, it can be challenging to figure out how to start a Dodge Durango? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will demonstrate the different ways to start a Dodge Durango with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Dodge Durango with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.
How to start a Dodge Durango with key?
So we begin our content page which is meant to learn you how to start a Dodge Durango, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find listed below the different measures to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Dodge Durango:
- Discern the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is normally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Dodge Durango that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Check 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they mean don’t hesitate to read our content page on orange lights on Dodge Durango to discover the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Dodge Durango starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Dodge Durango,
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How to start a Dodge Durango with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Dodge Durango with key or will show you you how to do it for a Dodge Durango equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is roughly the same, so don’t hesitate to get back to the previous section to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn down below the actions to stick to to start your Dodge Durango with a card:
- Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Dodge Durango is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is usually located at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually situated on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Dodge Durango
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Dodge Durango
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How do I start a Dodge Durango without a key?
And to conclude, we will see, how to start a Dodge Durango without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Dodge Durango is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to follow:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). 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 Dodge Durango).
There, you’ve learned all the ways to start a Dodge Durango.
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