2013 Dodge Dart Owner Manual - Page 424

422 STARTING AND OPERATING • Vehicle must be on a 2-7% approximate grade (de- Towing With HSA HSA will provide assistance when starting on a grade pending on equipped transmission). when pulling a trailer. • Gear selection matches vehicle direction (i.e., vehicle facing uphill is in forward gear; vehicle backing uphill WARNING! is in REVERSE gear). • If you use a trailer brake controller with your HSA will work in all forward gears, reverse and neutral trailer, your trailer brakes may be activated and (if equipped with a manual transmission) when the deactivated with the brake switch. If so, when the activation criteria have been met. The system will not brake pedal is released, there may not be enough activate if the vehicle is placed in NEUTRAL or PARK. brake pressure to hold the vehicle and trailer on a hill and this could cause a collision with another WARNING! vehicle or object behind you. In order to avoid There may be situations on minor hills (i.e., less than rolling down the hill while resuming acceleration, 7%), with a loaded vehicle, or while pulling a trailer, manually activate the trailer brake prior to releaswhen the system will not activate and slight rolling ing the brake pedal. Always remember the driver may occur. This could cause a collision with another is responsible for braking the vehicle. vehicle or object. Always remember the driver is (Continued) responsible for braking the vehicle.