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STARTING AND OPERATING
Gear Ran ges
WARN ING!
P (Park)
It is dangerou s to shift the selector lever out of “P” or
“N” if the engin e speed is high er than idle speed . If
you r foot is not firm ly on the brak e pedal, the
veh icle could accelerate quickly forw ard or in re-
verse. You could lose control of the veh icle and hit
som eon e or som eth ing. Only shift into gear when
the engin e is idlin g norm ally and when you r righ t
foot is firm ly on the brak e pedal.
Supplements the parking brake by locking the trans-
mission. The engine can be started in this range. Never
use P (Park) while the vehicle is in motion. Apply the
parking brake when leaving the vehicle in this range.
Alw ays apply the parking brake first, and then place
the selector in P (Park) position.
Brak e Transmission Shift Interlock System
This vehicle is equ ipped with a brake transm ission shift
interlock system (BTSI) that hold s the gearshift lever in
the P (Park) position when the ignition switch is in the
OFF position. To move the gear selector lever out of the
P (Park) position, the ignition switch must be turned to
the ON position, the brake pedal and the button on the
front of the shifter hand le must be depressed .
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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