2009 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 43
2009 Chrysler Town & Country Manual
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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 41 Wind Buffeting Wind buffeting can be described as the perception of pressure on the ears or a helicopter-type sound in the ears. Your vehicle may exhibit wind buffeting with the windows down, or the sunroof (if equipped) in certain open or partially open positions. This is a normal occurrence and can be minimized. If the buffeting occurs with the rear windows open, open the front and rear windows together to minimize the buffeting. If the buffeting occurs with the sunroof open, adjust the sunroof opening to minimize the buffeting. To keep your door operating properly, observe the following guidelines: • Always open the door smoothly. • Avoid high impacts against the door stop when opening the door. This is very important when your vehicle is parked on an incline as the door will slide faster in the downhill direction. 2 • There is a hold-open latch that is activated when the sliding door is fully opened. This latch will keep your sliding door open on any incline. To close the sliding door after the hold-open latch is activated, you must SLIDING SIDE DOOR rock the inside handle forward or pull outward on the The sliding door may be opened from the inside or the outside handle. outside. Pull outward on exterior handle to open the sliding door. The sliding door inside handle functions by Always make sure that the sliding door is fully latched rocking forward and back. Rocking the handle back- anytime the vehicle is in motion. wards opens the door and rocking forward releases the hold open latch in order to close the door.