WARNING! (Continued)
•
When hauling cargo or towing a trailer, do not
overload your vehicle or trailer. Overloading can
cause a loss of control, poor performance, or dam-
age to brakes, axle, engine, transmission, steering,
suspension, chassis structure, or tires.
•
Safety chains must always be used between your
vehicle and trailer. Always connect the chains to
the frame or hook retainers of the vehicle hitch.
Cross the chains under the trailer tongue and
allow enough slack for turning corners.
•
Vehicles with trailers should not be parked on a
grade. When parking, apply the parking brake on
the tow vehicle. Put the tow vehicle automatic
transmission in PARK. Always, block or
ⴖ
chock
ⴖ
the trailer wheels.
•
GCWR must not be exceeded.
(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
•
Total weight must be distributed between the tow
vehicle and the trailer such that the following four
ratings are not exceeded:
1. Max loading as defined on the “Tire and Load-
ing Information” placard.
2. GTW
3. GAWR
4. Tongue weight rating for the trailer hitch uti-
lized. (This requirement may limit the ability to
always achieve the 10% to 15% range of tongue
weight as a percentage of total trailer weight.)
440
STARTING AND OPERATING
Summary of Contents for 300 2012
Page 4: ......
Page 7: ...1 INTRODUCTION 5 ...
Page 10: ......
Page 140: ...Voice Tree 138 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 142: ...140 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 148: ...Voice Tree 146 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 150: ...148 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 152: ...150 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 154: ...152 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 156: ...154 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 158: ...156 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE ...
Page 213: ...Brake Alert 3 Brake Alert 2 3 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 211 ...
Page 231: ...Continuous Tone 3 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 229 ...
Page 276: ...INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 274 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL ...
Page 277: ...INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PREMIUM 4 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 275 ...
Page 398: ...396 STARTING AND OPERATING ...
Page 448: ......
Page 472: ......
Page 526: ......
Page 553: ...INDEX 10 ...
Page 576: ...Chrysler Group LLC 12C27 126 AC 3rd Edition Printed in U S A 12C481 126 AE 5th Edition ...