2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN jacking

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIESCONTENTS
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Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
m If Your Engine Overheats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
m Jacking And Tire Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
▫ Jack Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 m
Jump-Starting Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
m Freeing A Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
m Towing A Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
▫ Towing With The Ignition Key . . . . . . . . . . 427 6

CAUTION!Driving with a hot cooling system could damage
your vehicle. If temperature gauge reads “H”, pull
over and stop the vehicle. Idle the vehicle with the air
conditioner turned off until the pointer drops back
into the normal range. If the pointer remains on the
“H”, turn the engine off immediately, and call for
service.
WARNING!
A hot engine cooling system is dangerous. You or
others could be badly burned by steam or boiling
coolant. You may want to call a service center if your
vehicle overheats. If you decide to look under the
hood yourself, see Section 7, Maintenance, of this
manual. Follow the warnings under the Cooling
System Pressure Cap paragraph.
JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING WARNING!

Getting under a jacked-up vehicle is dangerous.
The vehicle could slip off the jack and fall on you.
You could be crushed. Never get any part of your
body under a vehicle that is on a jack. If you need
to get under a raised vehicle, take it to a service
center where it can be raised on a lift.
The jack is designed to use as a tool for changing
tires only. The jack should not be used to lift the
vehicle for service purposes. The vehicle should
be jacked on a firm level surface only. Avoid ice or
slippery areas. (Continued)
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 411 6

Preparations For Jacking1. Park the vehicle on a firm, level surface. Avoid ice or
slippery areas.
WARNING!
Do not attempt to change a tire on the side of the
vehicle close to moving traffic. Pull far enough off
the road to avoid being hit when operating the jack
or changing the wheel.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Place the shift lever into PARK. 4. Turn OFF the ignition.
5. Turn on the Hazard Warning flasher.
6. Block both the front and rear of the
wheel diagonally opposite the jacking
position. For example, if changing the
right front tire, block the left rear
wheel.
NOTE: Passengers should not remain in the vehicle
when the vehicle is being jacked. 414 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES

Jacking Instructions
WARNING!Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to
help prevent personal injury or damage to your
vehicle:
Always park on a firm, level surface as far from
the edge of the roadway as possible before raising
the vehicle.
Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to
be raised.
Set the parking brake firmly and set an automatic
transmission in PARK; a manual transmission in
REVERSE.
(Continued) WARNING! (Continued)

Never start or run the engine with the vehicle on a
jack.
Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a
jack.
Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack.
Only use the jack in the positions indicated and
for lifting this vehicle during a tire change.
If working on or near a roadway, be extremely
careful of motor traffic.
To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are
securely stowed, spares must be stowed with the
valve stem facing the ground.
(Continued)
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 415 6

CAUTION!Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking on
locations other than those indicated in Step 5.
6. Place the wrench on the jack screw and turn to the
right until the jack head is properly engaged in the
described location. Do not raise the vehicle until you are
sure the jack is securely engaged.
7. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw to the right,
using the swivel wrench. Raise the vehicle only until the
tire just clears the surface and enough clearance is
obtained to install the spare tire. Minimum tire lift
provides maximum stability. WARNING!Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make
the vehicle less stable. It could slip off the jack and
hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle only enough
to remove the tire.
8. Remove the wheel lug nuts, for vehicles with wheel
covers, remove the cover from the wheel by hand. Do not
pry the wheel cover off. Then pull the wheel off the hub.
9. Install the compact spare tire. Lightly tighten the lug
nuts. To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack,
do not tighten the lug nuts fully until the vehicle has been
lowered.
NOTE:
Do not install the wheel cover on the compact spare.
Do not use a hammer or force to install the wheel
covers.
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Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Disabled Vehicle Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Disposal Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Engine Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Domelight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Door Locks, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door Opener, Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Through Flowing, Rising, or Shallow Standing
Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
DVD Player (Video Entertainment System™) . . . . 301
E-85 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Electric Remote Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electrical Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 Brake Assist System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Electronic Stability Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Electronic Speed Control (Cruise Control) . . . . . . 188
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Electronic Vehicle Information Center
(EVIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196,256
Emergency, In Case of Hazard Warning Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,415
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Emission Control System Maintenance . . . . . . 436,484
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433,434 Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
Block Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Break-In Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Checking Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433,434
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
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Owner’s Manual (Operator Manual) . . . . . . . . . 4,507
Panic Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Park Sense System, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Parking On Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Pedals, Adjustable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Personal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Pets, Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Phone, Cellular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Phone, Hands-Free (uconnectt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Placard, Tire and Loading Information . . . . . . . . . 356
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Lift Gate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical Outlet) . . . . . . . . . . 210
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windows, Express Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Power Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Pregnant Women and Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Preparation for Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Pretensioners Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Programmable Electronic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Radial Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Radiator Cap (Coolant Pressure Cap) . . . . . . . 451,454
Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Radio Remote Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Radio, Satellite (uconnectt studios) . . . . . . . . 296,301
Rear Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311,319
Rear Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Rear Cross Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
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Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Compact Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Flat Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
High Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Inflation Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,415
Life of Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356,357
Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Pressure Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352,360
Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Snow Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Tread Wear Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Tongue Weight/Trailer Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
24-Hour Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Disabled Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Recreational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408,429
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Towing Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Traction Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Traction Control Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Cooling System Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Minimum Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Trailer and Tongue Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Trailer Towing Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
528 INDEX