STARTING AND OPERATING
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to help regu late you r speed . If the brakes are requ ired to
control vehicle speed , apply them lightly and avoid
locking or skid ding the tires.
turning the front wheels sharp ly left and right. This will
provid e fresh “bite” into the surface and will usually
provid e traction to complete the climb.
Traction Downhill
WARN ING!
Shift the transm ission into a low gear and the transfer
case to 4 LO range. Let the vehicle go slow ly down the
hill with all four wheels turning against engine compres-
sion drag. This will perm it you to control the vehicle
speed and direction.
If the engin e stalls or you lose head way or cannot
make it to the top of a steep hill or grad e, never
attem pt to turn arou nd. To do so may resu lt in
tip ping and rollin g the veh icle. Alw ays back care-
fully straigh t down a hill in R (Reverse) gear. Never
back down a hill in N (Neutral) usin g only the brak e.
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When descend ing mountains or hills, rep eated braking
can cause brake fade with loss of braking control. Avoid
rep eated heavy braking by downshifting the transm is-
sion whenever possible.
Rem ember, never drive diagon ally across a hill-alw ays
drive straigh t up or down.
If the wheels start to slip as you approach the crest of a
hill, ease off the accelerator and maintain head way by
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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