2014 Chrysler Town & Country User Guide - Page 119

2014 Chrysler Town & Country Manual

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W H AT TO D O I N E M E R G E N C I E S TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE Towing Condition Flat Tow Wheel lift Flatbed Wheels OFF the Ground NONE Rear Front ALL ALL MODELS If transmission is operable: Transmission in NEUTRAL 25 mph (40 km/h) max speed 15 miles (24 km) max distance OK BEST METHOD FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE • If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn your steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the front wheels. Then shift back and forth between DRIVE and REVERSE while gently pressing the accelerator. Use the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels or racing the engine. NOTE: Press the "ESC Off" switch, to place the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in "Partial Off" mode before rocking the vehicle. Once the vehicle has been freed, press the "ESC Off" switch again to restore "ESC On" mode. CAUTION! • • When "rocking" a stuck vehicle by shifting between REVERSE and DRIVE, do not spin the wheels faster than 15 mph (24 km/h), or drivetrain damage may result. Revving the engine or spinning the wheels too fast may lead to transmission overheating and failure. It can also damage the tires. Do not spin the wheels above 30 mph (48 km/h) while in gear (no transmission shifting occurring). WARNING! Fast spinning tires can be dangerous. Forces generated by excessive wheel speeds may cause tire damage or failure. A tire could explode and injure someone. Do not spin your vehicle's wheels faster than 30 mph (48 km/h) when you are stuck. Do not let anyone near a spinning wheel, no matter what the speed. 117

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TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE
TowingCondition
WheelsOFFtheGround
ALLMODELS
FlatTow
NONE
Iftransmissionisoperable:
• Transmissionin
NEUTRAL
• 25mph(40km/h)
max
speed
• 15miles(24km)
max
distance
Wheellift
Rear
Front
OK
Flatbed
ALL
BESTMETHOD
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
• Ifyourvehiclebecomesstuckinmud,sandorsnow,itcanoftenbemovedusingarocking
motion.Turnyoursteeringwheelrightandlefttocleartheareaaroundthefrontwheels.Then
shiftbackandforthbetweenDRIVEandREVERSEwhilegentlypressingtheaccelerator.Use
theleastamountofacceleratorpedalpressurethatwillmaintaintherockingmotion,without
spinningthewheelsorracingtheengine.
NOTE:
Pressthe"ESCOff"switch,toplacetheElectronicStabilityControl(ESC)systemin"Partial
Off"modebeforerockingthevehicle.Oncethevehiclehasbeenfreed,pressthe"ESCOff"
switchagaintorestore"ESCOn"mode.
CAUTION!
• When“rocking”astuckvehiclebyshiftingbetweenREVERSEandDRIVE,donotspin
thewheelsfasterthan15mph(24km/h),ordrivetraindamagemayresult.
• Revvingtheengineorspinningthewheelstoofastmayleadtotransmissionoverheating
andfailure.Itcanalsodamagethetires.Donotspinthewheelsabove30mph(48km/h)
whileingear(notransmissionshiftingoccurring).
WARNING!
Fastspinningtirescanbedangerous.Forcesgeneratedbyexcessivewheelspeedsmaycause
tiredamageorfailure.Atirecouldexplodeandinjuresomeone.Donotspinyourvehicle's
wheelsfasterthan30mph(48km/h)whenyouarestuck.Donotletanyonenearaspinning
wheel,nomatterwhatthespeed.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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