2011 Dodge Journey

The new 2011 Journey offers customers the standard safety features they expect, as well as many safety, security and technology features not typically found in its price class, all designed to give customers peace of mind while driving their families.

The 2011 Dodge Journey performs well in both real-world situations as well as third-party testing. The Dodge Journey earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick for the 2010 model year. The award recognizes automobiles with electronic stability control that perform well in the Institute’s front-impact, side-impact, rear-impact and starting in 2010, roof-strength evaluations.

That’s not all. Journey also features the latest and greatest in vehicle connectivity and customization with the Chrysler Group’s new PowerNet electrical architecture. Owners will feel like they have the world at their fingertips with the Journey’s available touchscreen command center.

ALL-NEW UCONNECT TOUCH MODELS KEEP PASSENGERS CONNECTED
From navigation to voice-command audio controls, to the ability to check fuel prices, the all-new Uconnect® Touch media center makes life in the new 2011 Dodge Journey an excellent adventure for the driver and passengers.
Four Uconnect Touch models (4.3, 4.3S, 8.4 and 8.4N) are available, all featuring easy-to-use controls and class-leading technology. With its touchscreen display and user-friendly, touch-key categories, connecting and controlling personal devices is simple and intuitive.

The premium Uconnect Touch 8.4N models enables more customer-convenient amenities than ever before, including the integration of segment-leading Garmin® navigation and SIRIUS Travel Link with real-time fuel prices, movie listings, sports updates and weather.

The all-new Uconnect Touch model lineup on the 2011 Dodge Journey, includes:

• Uconnect Touch 4.3 is standard on the 2011 Dodge Journey Express model and includes:
  • 4.3-inch QVGA touchscreen display with “Dodge Red” touchscreen backlighting
  • USB port with iPod® Control
  • Uconnect Voice Command with Bluetooth (optional)
  • AM/FM radio
  • Single CD with MP3/WMA capability
  • Dual-zone climate controls
  • Auxiliary audio input (3.5 mm)
• The Dodge Journey Mainstreet model comes standard with Uconnect Touch 4.3S model, adding:
  • SIRIUS Satellite Radio
  • Song Alert/Game Alert for automatic prompts of favorite songs/artists/games
• Uconnect Touch 8.4 is standard on the 2011 Dodge Journey R/T, Crew and Lux and includes:
  • 8.4-inch QVGA touchscreen display with “Dodge Red” touchscreen backlighting
  • Uconnect Voice Command with Bluetooth
  • SD card reader (MP3/WMA music file support only) 
  •  USB port with iPod® Control
  • DVD playback capability (when vehicle is in Park)
  • Integrated Gracenote database identifies music on portable devices to display album artwork on the 8.4-inch display and improves accuracy of voice recognition of artist names and song titles
  • SIRIUS Satellite Radio with Song Alert/Game Alert for automatic prompts of favorite songs/artists/games
  • Single DVD with MP3/WMA capability
  • Three-zone climate controls with automatic climate control
  • AM/FM radio
• Available on the 2011 Dodge Journey R/T, Crew and Lux models is the Uconnect Touch 8.4N model, adding:
  • Garmin® navigation with lane guidance and more than 6 million points of interest
  • SIRIUS Travel Link with real-time fuel prices, movie listings, sports updates and weather

ALL-NEW POWERNET HIGH-SPEED ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE QUICK, RESPONSIVE
Chrysler Group’s new PowerNet electrical architecture is the backbone of the new 2011 Dodge Journey, delivering connectivity between advanced technologies and in-vehicle personalization, for enhanced driver awareness.

PowerNet’s high- and low-speed data network can be equipped with as many as 40 individual modules, all designed to improve vehicle performance and enhance the comfort and safety of the new Journey’s driver and passengers.

PowerNet lets all of the 2011 Dodge Journey’s advanced technologies talk to each other. Within the PowerNet high-speed network, each module (e.g. electronic stability control) processes its individual data and transmits the appropriate commands within the vehicle to activate any additional systems (e.g. anti-lock brake system).

The all-new Uconnect Touch utilizes PowerNet’s low-speed data bus to handle personalization settings, instrument panel controls, entertainment and information applications (e.g. remote start, SIRIUS Travel Link, iPod control, etc.) and comfort and convenience controls.

In addition to Uconnect Touch, the following features and options are available on the new 2011 Dodge Journey:

• Garmin navigation
• Uconnect Touch 8.4N integrates Garmin software and technology to give the all-new 2011 Dodge Journey navigation, lane guidance and more than 6 million points of interest. With its large 8.4-inch touchscreen, driver and passengers are provided with audible turn-by-turn instructions and easily recognized visual cues while the vehicle is in motion. The robust points of interest database make it easy to find nearby restaurants, shopping, hospitals or other local destinations
• ParkView rear backup camera
  Provides a wide-angle view of the area immediately behind the Dodge Journey, giving the driver greater peace of mind before backing up. Also aids in lining up a trailer with the Journey’s towing hitch, when so equipped. The image is automatically displayed on the navigation screen when the transmission is shifted into Reverse
• Parksense® rear park assist system
  Rear park assist system assists at low speeds in Reverse to detect stationary objects. Consists of visible (interior lights seen in rearview mirror) and audible warnings for the driver
• SIRIUS Satellite Radio
  SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides Dodge Journey customers with more than 120 channels of the best music, entertainment and information coast to coast. SIRIUS Satellite Radio offers more than 60 commercial-free, CD-quality music channels and 60 channels of sports, news, entertainment and children’s programming, 24 hours a day. Regional traffic and weather reports also are included with SIRIUS Satellite Radio. Station selection with the radio is easy, using the same familiar method as choosing an AM or FM station. Consumers are able to scan channels or have pre-set buttons for their favorite channels. They can also search both by music category and channel, which will be displayed on the radio screen
• SIRIUS Travel Link
  Providing the Dodge Journey passengers with real-time information and entertainment, SIRIUS Travel Link is now available on the all-new Uconnect Touch 8.4N. SIRIUS Travel Link provides up-to-the-minute information to make every trip more efficient. SIRIUS Travel Link includes:
  •  Weather: shows coast-to-coast weather data, current conditions and five-day forecasts, detailed storm cell information, hurricane and tropical storm tracking, local wind speeds and even ski resort conditions
  • Fuel Prices: lists prices, locations and distance to more than 120,000 fuel stations across the United States, and can have the Garmin navigation system route to a selected fuel station location
  • Sports: provides scores and schedules from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, golf, college football and basketball
  • Movies: uses listings from more than 4,500 movie theaters across the United States to help consumers plan movie times, theater addresses, ratings and run lengths ahead of time. Dodge Journey’s passengers also may have the Garmin navigation system routed to a selected theater location
• USB port with iPod® control
  Integrated conveniently and securely under the center-console armrest, this multimedia input allows the driver to control his or her iPod or other media device through Dodge Journey’s Uconnect Touch and steering-wheel mounted audio controls. The USB port also provides a mobile recharging station for iPod and USB powered devices. In addition, MP3 and WMA audio files on a USB memory device also may be played and controlled on the Uconnect Touch system
• Uconnect Voice Command with Bluetooth
  Uconnect Voice Command with Bluetooth is an in-vehicle, voice-activated communication system that allows drivers to operate a Bluetooth compatible phone with their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. When the Bluetooth phone is initially connected, the contact list is automatically downloaded synchronizing as many as 1,000 phone book entries, which can then be selected by simply saying a contact name. It also allows drivers to switch radio modes, tune to AM/FM and SIRIUS Satellite Radio stations and request real-time information (such as fuel prices) from SIRIUS Travel Link using natural voice commands. The handsfree option promotes safety, freedom, value and flexibility

SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURES
The following safety and security features are available on the new 2011 Dodge Journey:
• Advanced multi-stage air bags: Inflates with a force appropriate to the severity of the impact. In addition, the Journey’s new driver air bag design includes tethers to shape the air bag to reduce force and injury with respect to the occupant’s chest. The passenger air bag is designed to deploy at varying inflation rates based on the occupant’s position. Both meet FMVSS 208 advanced air bag requirements for smaller, out-of-position occupants
• Anti-lock brake system (ABS): Senses and prevents wheel lockup, offering improved steering control under extreme braking and/or slippery conditions
• Automatic headlamps: Detects dim driving conditions and turns on the headlamps without driver intervention
• Automatic-dimming rearview mirror: Detects and reduces glare from rearward headlamps without driver intervention
• Auto-reverse sunroof: Advanced sensing system that automatically engages and reverses the sunroof to the open position
• Auto-reverse windows: Advanced sensing system that automatically engages and reverses the power windows to the open position
• BeltAlert: Activates a chime and/or illuminates an icon in the instrument cluster to remind the driver and front passenger to buckle up if the Dodge Journey is driven without belted front-seat occupants
• Brake Assist: In an emergency brake situation, the system applies maximum braking power, minimizing the stopping distance
• Brake Override: When a disagreement exists between the throttle and the brake, the brake signal causes the engine controller to reduce engine power, allowing the operator to stop the vehicle
• Brake/Park interlock: Prevents a Dodge Journey from being shifted out of Park unless the brake pedal is applied
• Brake-traction control system (BTCS): Helps to keep driving wheels from spinning during acceleration from a stop or during slow speeds by applying individual brakes to the slipping wheel(s)
• Child Seat Anchor System: LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) is designed to ease installation of compatible aftermarket child seats
• • Constant-force retractors (CFR): Regulates the force exerted on the occupant by the seat belt and then gradually releases seat-belt webbing in a controlled manner
• Crumple zones: Designed to compress during an accident in order to absorb energy from an impact which decreases transfer of that energy to occupants
• Electronic stability control (ESC): Enhances driver control and helps maintain directional stability under all conditions. Provides the benefit in critical driving situations, such as turns, and is valuable when driving on mixed-surface conditions, including snow, ice or gravel. If there is a discernible difference between driver input through the steering wheel and the vehicle’s path, ESC applies selective braking and throttle input to guide the vehicle back on to the driver’s intended path
• Energy-absorbing steering column: The manual-adjust steering column utilizes two hydroformed coaxial tubes that can move relative to each other to allow the column to move forward for enhanced energy absorption during a crash. The power-adjust steering column employs a calibrated bending element that deforms during column stroke for optimal energy management
• Enhanced accident response system (EARS): Makes it easier for emergency personnel to see and reach occupants in the event of an accident by turning on the interior lighting, flashing the hazard lights and unlocking the Journey’s doors after air bag deployment. Also shuts off flow of fuel to the engine
• Express up/down windows: One-touch powered express up/down window button located on the front driver and passenger-side door
• Garmin navigation: Easy to use maps with audible turn-by-turn directions, more than 6 million points of interest and lane guidance
• Head restraints: Includes rear-center passenger for all seating positions
• Height-adjustable seat belts: Allows occupant to raise and lower the shoulder belt. This system encourages seat-belt usage by offering a more comfortable fit and is standard for both front row passengers in the 2011 Dodge Journey
• Keyless Enter ‘N Go: This feature allows the driver/passengers to access the vehicle without pressing the key fob button or turning a key. It also allows the driver to start/stop the vehicle without the turn of a key
• Knee air bag: Located below the instrument panel, air bag deploys when the driver air bag deploys and is designed to properly position the occupant during impact and offer additional lower leg protection
• LED taillamps: Provide dual-function illumination (brake, stop, turn and running light functions) with harmonious and consistent illumination throughout the taillamp due to individual illumination points
• Mopar® Electronic Vehicle Tracking System (EVTS): Available in three packages: Base, Silver and Gold. Mopar’s new tracking system provides vehicle owners the peace of mind that comes with always knowing where their vehicle is located. The system has the ability to alert owners if someone else is driving their vehicle too fast or too far, by sending a text. Mopar’s system is powered by Guidepoint Systems, the leader in GPS-enabled stolen vehicle recovery systems. Unlike other vehicle tracking systems, the Mopar EVTS offers nationwide tracking without a subscription
• Occupant restraint controller (ORC): Detects an impact and determines whether a crash is severe enough to trigger air bag deployment and whether the primary or secondary stage inflation is sufficient. In addition the controller detects side impacts and determines whether the rail-curtain and side seat-mounted (thorax protection) air bags should deploy. Engagement of front seat-belt pretensioners are also managed through the controller
• ParkSense rear park assist system: Assists at low speeds in Reverse to detect stationary objects. Consists of audible warnings for the driver and has a display in the instrument cluster’s Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)
• ParkView rear backup camera: Provides a wide-angle view of the area immediately behind the vehicle, giving the driver greater peace of mind before reversing at low speeds. New for 2011, the display features grid lines to aid the driver when maneuvering into parking spaces or narrow areas. The image is displayed on the Uconnect Touch when the transmission is shifted into Reverse
• Remote Keyless Entry: Locks and unlocks doors and turns on interior lamps. If the Journey is equipped with the optional security alarm, the remote also arms and disarms that system
• Remote start: Conveniently starts the engine and activates key comfort settings based on ambient conditions by using the key fob while maintaining vehicle security
• Safety cage body structure: Protects occupants by managing and controlling energy in the event of an impact
• Seat-belt pretensioners: During a collision, impact sensors initiate front seat-belt pretensioners to remove slack in the seat belt system, thereby reducing the forward movement of the occupant’s head and torso
• Sentry Key® engine immobilizer: Uses a key fob that has an embedded transponder with a preprogrammed security code to shut off the engine after a few seconds and discourage vehicle theft
• SIRIUS Travel Link: Provides Dodge Journey passengers with real-time information and entertainment to make every trip more efficient and safe
• Seat-mounted side air bags: Provide enhanced protection to the driver and front outboard passenger in certain impacts. Each side air bag has its own impact sensors that autonomously trigger the air bag on the side where an impact occurs. Standard side air bags are housed within the outboard side of each front seat
• Side-curtain air bags: Provide enhanced protection to all outboard occupants
• Side guard door beams: Provide occupant protection during a side impact
• Three-point seat belts: Front outboard seating positions and all rear seating positions have lap and shoulder belts
• Tilt-and-telescoping steering column: Allows steering column to tilt and move toward or away from the driver to achieve a safe and comfortable distance from the advanced multi-stage front driver air bag, if deployed
• Tire-pressure monitoring (TPM): Informs driver when tire pressure is too low. Pressure-sensor modules within the valve stems of all four road wheels send continuous radio-frequency signals to a receiver and the system. Individual tire pressure can be displayed in the EVIC.
• Uconnect Touch: Integrates world-class infotainment and convenience technologies to keep passengers connected, comfortable and safe
• Uconnect Voice Command: An in-vehicle, voice-activated communication system that allows drivers to operate a Bluetooth compatible phone with their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. When the Bluetooth phone is initially connected, the contact list is automatically downloaded synchronizing as many as 1,000 phone book entries, which can then be selected by simply saying a contact name. It also allows drivers to switch radio modes, tune to AM/FM and SIRIUS Satellite Radio stations and request real-time information (such as fuel prices) from SIRIUS Travel Link using natural voice commands. The handsfree option promotes safety, freedom, value and flexibility

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