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STARTING AND OPERATING
earliest possible convenience. Your authorized dealer has
diagnostic equ ipment to determ ine if the problem could
recu r.
WARN ING!
Rap id acceleration on slip pery surfaces is dangerou s.
Unequal traction can cause sudden pullin g of the
fron t wheels. You could lose control of the veh icle
and possib ly have an accid ent. Accelerate slow ly and
carefu lly whenever there is lik ely to be poor traction
(ice, snow, wet mud, loose san d, etc.).
If the transaxle cannot be reset, authorized dealer service
is requ ired .
DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES
Acceleration
Rapid acceleration on snow covered , wet, or other slip-
pery surfaces may cause the front wheels to pull errati-
cally to the right or left. This phenom enon occurs when
there is a difference in the surface traction und er the front
(driving) wheels.
Traction
When driving on wet or slushy road s, it is possible for a
layer of water to build up betw een the tire and road
surface. This is know n as hyd rop laning and may cause
partial or complete loss of vehicle control and stop ping
ability. To red uce this possibility, the follow ing precau -
tions shou ld be observed :
1.
Slow down during rainstorm s or when road s are
slushy.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Town and Country Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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