2017 Dodge Grand Caravan

Published repairs below cite a manual or a manufacturer chart. Coming soon pages are names only. Capacities and torque on this year stay on this year.

This year uses publication 17Y532-126-AE. The cover language for Canada sales is on the model page.

Oil, coolant, spark plugs, tires, transmission fluid, both filters, the battery, wipers, bulbs, brakes, lug nuts, and the drive belt are filed from that book. Other Grand Caravan years are not filed.

2017 is publication 17Y532-126-AE. The back page of that PDF prints Fifth Edition, and the file properties list 4th Edition. The cover says vehicles sold in Canada substitute FCA Canada Inc. for FCA US LLC. Other Grand Caravan years are not filed here.

Cited specifications

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Specifications cited on this year's guides
Guide	Item	Figure
Accessory drive belt	When it is checked	Drive belt tension should be checked when the air conditioner is serviced at the start of each warm season. The book assigns that air-conditioning service to a dealer.
Accessory drive belt	Length, routing, and tension	Not printed. No path is drawn.
Automatic transmission fluid	Fluid	ATF+4 only. Mopar ATF+4 is recommended. The book says other fluid may affect how the transmission works.
Automatic transmission fluid	Capacity	Not printed.
Automatic transmission fluid	Normal change	The chart marks change automatic transmission fluid and filter at 120,000 miles, which is also the 12-year column. The chart header is mileage or time, whichever comes first.
Automatic transmission fluid	Severe use	Police, taxi, fleet, or frequent trailer towing: the chart marks the fluid and filter at 60,000 miles (also year 6) and at 120,000 miles (also year 12).
Battery	Type	Maintenance-free. Never add water. No periodic maintenance is required, and no part number is printed.
Battery	Terminals	Inspect the battery and clean and tighten the terminals as required at every oil-change interval.
Battery	Cables	Positive cable to the positive post and negative cable to the negative post. Posts are marked on the case.
Battery	Storage	If the van will sit more than 21 days, the book says you may remove the 60 amp cartridge in the totally integrated power module labeled Ignition-Off Draw.
Brake pads and rotors	Brake fluid	Mopar DOT 3. If DOT 3 is not available, DOT 4 is acceptable. No capacity is printed.
Brake pads and rotors	Every oil change	Inspect brake pads, shoes, rotors, drums, hoses, and the park brake.
Brake pads and rotors	Chart	Inspect the brake linings and replace as necessary at 20,000, 40,000, 60,000, 80,000, 100,000, 120,000, and 140,000 miles. Those columns are also years 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, whichever comes first.
Brake pads and rotors	Pad thickness and caliper torque	Not printed.
Cabin air filter	Location	Fresh-air inlet behind the glove compartment.
Cabin air filter	Install direction	Arrow on the filter pointing toward the floor. The retaining tabs must fully engage the cover.
Cabin air filter	Interval	The chart marks replacement at 20,000, 40,000, 60,000, 80,000, 100,000, 120,000, and 140,000 miles. Those columns are also years 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14. The header is whichever comes first.
Cabin air filter	Part number	Not printed.
Engine air filter	Filter	Mopar engine air cleaner filters are recommended. No part number is printed, and no housing steps are printed.
Engine air filter	Interval	Replace at 30,000, 60,000, 90,000, 120,000, and 150,000 miles. Those columns are also years 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15. The header is whichever comes first.
Engine air filter	Dusty use	Inspect the engine air cleaner at every oil-change interval when the van is used in dusty or off-road conditions.
Engine coolant	3.6L cooling system	13.4 quarts (12.6 liters), including the heater and the recovery bottle filled to MAX. Add 2.9 quarts (2.8 liters) if the van has a rear heater.
Engine coolant	Type	Mopar Antifreeze/Coolant 10 Year/150,000 Mile Formula OAT meeting FCA Material Standard MS.90032. Do not mix it with HOAT or a globally compatible coolant.
Engine coolant	Mix	At least 50% OAT coolant meeting MS.90032 and distilled or deionized water. Up to 70% if temperatures below -34 F (-37 C) are expected. The book says to ask a dealer about that higher mix.
Engine coolant	Level	Engine off and cold, the bottle should be between the ranges marked on the bottle. The radiator normally stays full, so the pressure cap is not removed for a routine level check.
Engine coolant	Change	The coolant text says it can be used up to 10 years or 150,000 miles (240,000 km) before replacement. The chart says to flush and replace at 10 years or 150,000 miles (240,000 km), whichever comes first.
Engine oil and filter	3.6L with filter	6 quarts (5.6 liters). SAE 5W-20, API certified, meeting FCA Material Standard MS-6395, such as Mopar, Pennzoil, and Shell Helix. The filler cap also shows the SAE grade.
Engine oil and filter	If 5W-20 is unavailable	Mopar SAE 5W-30 meeting MS-6395, such as Pennzoil or Shell Helix, may be used only when SAE 5W-20 meeting MS-6395 is not available.
Engine oil and filter	Oil filter	Full-flow filter. Mopar engine oil filters are recommended. No part number is printed.
Engine oil and filter	Level	Keep the level in the SAFE crosshatch. Adding 1 quart at the bottom of the mark reads the top of the mark. Check about five minutes after a fully warmed engine is shut off, on level ground.
Engine oil and filter	Interval	Follow the oil-change indicator. Do not exceed 10,000 miles (16,000 km), 12 months, or 350 engine hours, whichever comes first. Severe duty, dusty and off-road or mostly idle or very low RPM, is 4,000 miles (6,500 km).
Engine oil and filter	Fuel	Approximate tank 20 gallons (76 liters). 3.6L gas: 87 octane, 0-15% ethanol. 3.6L flex: 87 octane, up to 85% ethanol.
Exterior bulbs	Headlamp	H11LL. Do not touch the glass. Oil on the bulb is cleaned with rubbing alcohol.
Exterior bulbs	Fog lamp	PSX24W, if equipped. Access is from the rear of the fascia.
Exterior bulbs	Front side marker, park, and turn	3757A or PY27/7W.
Exterior bulbs	Rear tail, stop, and turn	LED. Serviced at an authorized dealer. The assembly is removed with two screws and two ball studs, but the LED itself is not a bulb you replace.
Exterior bulbs	Center high-mounted stop lamp	LED. Replace the assembly. It is not serviceable as a separate bulb.
Exterior bulbs	Backup lamp	3157.
Exterior bulbs	License lamp	168.
Spark plugs	Plug	Mopar spark plugs are recommended. No part number, gap, or torque is printed.
Spark plugs	Interval	The chart marks replacement at the 100,000-mile column. The footnote says the spark plug change interval is mileage based only, and yearly intervals do not apply.
Spark plugs	Firing order	Not printed. No sequence is drawn on this page.
Tire pressure	Cold pressure	The placard on the driver's side B-pillar or the rear edge of the driver's door. This book does not print a psi number for the van.
Tire pressure	Cold	The vehicle has not been driven for at least three hours, or has been driven less than 1 mile (1.6 km) after sitting for three hours. Do not let cold pressure exceed the maximum molded on the sidewall.
Tire pressure	Temperature	Pressure changes about 1 psi (7 kPa) per 12 F (7 C). Do not bleed off the normal 2 to 6 psi (13 to 40 kPa) rise from driving.
Tire pressure	Check	At least monthly, including the spare, with a pocket-type gauge. Reinstall the valve-stem cap. Also check before a long trip.
Tire pressure	Tire service kit threshold	Below 19 psi (1.3 bar), the kit instructions say the tire is too damaged to drive. At 19 psi or higher, inflate to the pressure on the driver-side door label. 19 psi is not the placard.
Wheel lug nuts	Torque	100 ft-lbs (135 N·m).
Wheel lug nuts	Stud and socket	M12 x 1.5. 19 mm socket. Use a calibrated torque wrench and a six-sided deep socket.
Wheel lug nuts	Pattern	Star pattern, until each nut or bolt has been tightened twice. Do not fully tighten until the vehicle has been lowered.
Wheel lug nuts	Recheck	After 25 miles (40 km), check that the nuts are seated against the wheel.
Windshield wiper blades	Blades	No length and no part number are printed. Replace or clean when they chatter, leave marks, leave water lines, or leave wet spots.
Windshield wiper blades	Washer reservoir	Front and rear washers share one reservoir. It holds a full gallon when the Low Washer Fluid light comes on. Use washer solvent, not radiator antifreeze.
Windshield wiper blades	Washer fluid	Mopar All Weather Windshield Washer Solution or equivalent, mixed with water as the container directs.

Torque cited on this year's guides
Guide	Fastener	Torque
Wheel lug nuts	Wheel lug nuts	100 ft-lbs (135 N·m), M12 x 1.5, 19 mm socket

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