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STARTING AND OPERATING
reaches the approp riate tem peratu re. Refer to the “Note”
und er “Torqu e Converter Clutch” later in this section.
1—First
For driving up very steep hills and for engine braking at
low speed s (25 mph (40 km/ h) or less) when going
downhill. To prevent excessive engine speed do not
exceed 25 mph (40 km/ h) in this range.
If the transm ission tem peratu re gets too hot, the trans-
mission may downshift out of Overd rive or engage
overd rive at higher vehicle speed s (4.7L engines only)
until the transm ission cools down. After coold own, Over-
drive will resu me norm al operation.
CAUTIO N!
2—Secon
d
Never race the engin e with the brak es on and the
veh icle in gear, and never hold the veh icle on an
inclin e with out applyin g the brak es. These practices
can cause overh eatin g and damage to the tran smis-
sion .
For driving slow ly in heavy city traffic or on mountain
road s where more precise speed control is desirable. Use
it also when climbing long grad es, and for engine brak-
ing when descend ing moderately steep grad es. To pre-
vent excessive engine speed , do not exceed 45 mph (72
km/ h) in this range.
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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