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Shallow Standing Water
CAUTIO N!
Althou gh you r vehicle is capable of driving throu gh
shallow stand ing water, consid er the follow ing before
doing so:
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Alw ays check th e dep th of th e stan din g water before
drivin g th rou gh it. Never drive th rou gh stan din g water th at
is deep er th an th e bottom of th e tire rim s mou nted on th e
veh icle.
Determ in e th e con dition of th e road or th e path th at is
under water an d if th ere are an y ob stacles in th e way before
drivin g th rou gh th e stan din g water.
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Do not exceed 5 mph (8 km/h) when drivin g th rou gh
stan din g water. Th is will min im ize wave effects.
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Drivin g th rou gh stan din g water may cau se dam age to you r
veh icle’s drivetrain com pon en ts. Alw ays in sp ect you r ve-
hicle’s flu id s (i.e. en gin e oil, tran sm ission , axle, etc.) for
sign s of con tam in ation (i.e. flu id th at is milk y or foam y in
ap pearan ce) after drivin g th rou gh stan din g water. Do not
con tin ue to op erate th e veh icle if an y flu id ap pears con -
tam in ated , as th is may resu lt in fu rth er dam age. Su ch
dam age is not covered by th e new veh icle lim ited warran ty.
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Gettin g water in sid e you r veh icle’s en gin e can cau se it to
lock up an d stall ou t an d cau se seriou s in tern al dam age to
th e en gin e. Su ch dam age is not covered by th e new veh icle
lim ited warran ty.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Pacifica Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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