We tow a 2017 Cherokee Trailhawk. Has the Active Drive II which includes the Power Transfer Unit that can go to fully neutral. Most Cherokees don’t have the Active Drive II. It’s standard in Trailhawks and optional in other models. If a Cherokee doesn’t have Active Drive II, it has to be trailer towed.
We have a Roadmaster baseplate and a Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain tow bar. We had the shop that installed the base plates to also wire up tail lights and install the 6 pin connector at the front of the Jeep.
We decided to go with a portable RViBrake 3 braking unit. Simple to set up. We also had the RVi battery charger installed to keep the battery charged while towing. This is needed because of the power steering being on.
The 2014-2018 Trailhawks require an additional “Flat Tow Kit” which is a cable that powers the power steering while towing and has a console switch to tell the Jeep’s computer to ignore that the power steering is powered up. In 2019 they figured out how to do it without the added cable.
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Rick
2017 Thor ACE 30.1
2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
Roadmaster Falcon All Terrain
RVi Brake 3
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