Re: Braking system for my towed vehicle Reply #25 – December 21, 2016, 09:37:01 am "Jamie,I purchased a 2016 Cherokee with also Active drive II system. If not already done make sure dealer installs the MOPAR "towed" wiring harness. I went through a bunch of hoopla with them. When all said and done the wiring harness about $150 which dealer try to charge me and i did not pay they did & Jeep paid for the $180 installation fee. Without it you can not flat tow a Jeep Cherokee. It does not get power to front wheels with out the MOPAR wiring harness. As of this wring i don't have the part number etc but i can get it for you.If you have the wiring harness installed you should have the switch inside of your arm rest compartment and a 10am fuse. You also need to have a wire to your engine battery from your coach batteries to charge your Cherokee batteries while towing it.AL"Hi Al, That is new to me. My dealer will install the "Trailer Tow Group" on my Cherokee which includes:7-and 4-Pin Wiring HarnessAuxiliary Transmission Oil CoolerClass III Receiver HitchTrailhawk Off-Road Accessory KitTrailer Tow Wiring HarnessDoes it cover on what you said/suggested? Or it is a separate thing?Thanks!Jamie Quote Selected
Re: Braking system for my towed vehicle Reply #26 – December 21, 2016, 09:44:32 am Jamie, that sounds more like a package to allow you to tow WITH your Jeep, not tow it.Len Quote Selected
Re: Braking system for my towed vehicle Reply #27 – December 21, 2016, 09:59:34 am Quote from: jclark93 – December 21, 2016, 09:19:43 am AF1 do have notification system where it notify the driver that toad brakes are being applied or not. Do other systems do that too?MG does not have the complication of a warning light because the 1/4" airline from the coach to the towed, even if totally severed, does not release enough air to affect the coach braking system while the engine is running. Therefore no need for the additional wiring and installation of a warning light in the coach. A simpler system. If a leak occurs you will notice it by the coaches air system's rapid leak down when the engine is off. I have heard of sometimes frequent and annoying false warnings from the other systems. Quote Selected
Re: Braking system for my towed vehicle Reply #28 – December 21, 2016, 10:32:02 am Jamie,It is not for it to tow but for it to be towed. There are discussions about this on FMCA also. Good folks from FMCA was in talks with FCA US LLC. You can not tow a 2014-17 Jeep Cherokee without the (after thought) "Upps we didn't think of that while manufacturing" wiring kit.I will scan the information and post it here sometime soon.In the mean time you can look in to it by calling your dealer and/or FCA about "S13 (Customer Satisfaction Notification) for flat tow wobbling issue"You may need the wiring kit in the attached picture. I had found out about this during my research to buy a new "Jeep" that can be towed behind my RV. FCA & the Dealer have a funny position about this "well everyone don't need to tow it behind a RV" While they advertised it (at the time on jeep.com) as one of its features. So i made sure and included as a condition that it will be done for my Cherokee during the purchase. Even then they danced and wiggled their way out of it for the installation cost of $180. I made a call and FCA opened up a case. They told me to go ahead and pay it with my credit card and send them the copy. I did that and two weeks later they send me a check. So it is all good for me and I like our Cherokee a lot. I thought i was going to buy a Grand Cherokee for sometime but after doing my home work, for the things that i wanted to do with a new "jeep" the Cherokee was the best choice for us. It was 10K less than GC, 700lbs lighter, gets better fuel millage and it gets up and goes a bit better than GC tooOn a side note maybe this should be a separate topic for the forum. Quote Selected
Re: Braking system for my towed vehicle Reply #29 – December 21, 2016, 11:58:03 am Air Force One is the best choice since it doesn't ativate the towed brakes when using the retarder. Also bought a Demco tow bar and it is the best one I've ever had after 15 years of full-timing! Quote Selected
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