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TowingRequirements
WARNING!
To promote proper break-in of your new vehicle drive-
train components, the following guidelines are recom-
mended:
Impropertowingcanleadtoacollision.Followthese
guidelines to make your trailer towing as safe as
possible:
Makecertainthattheloadissecuredinthetrailer
and that is will not shift during travel. When
traileringcargothatisnotfullysecured,dynamic
loadshiftscanoccurthatmaybedifficultforthe
driver to control. You could lose control of your
vehicleandhaveacollision.
When hauling cargo, or towing a trailer, do not
overload your vehicle or trailer. Overloading can
causealossofcontrol,poorperformance,ordam-
agetobrakes,axle,engine,transmission,steering,
suspension,chassisstructure,ortires.
CAUTION!
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Donottowatraileratallduringthefirst500miles
km) the new vehicle is driven. The engine,
axleorotherpartscouldbedamaged.
Then, during the first 500 miles (805 km) that a
trailer is towed, do not drive over 50 mph
(805
5
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(80
km/h) and do not make starts at full throttle.
This helps the engine and other parts of the
vehiclewearinattheheavierloads.
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| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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