2005 Jeep Liberty Owners Manual

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STARTINGANDOPERATING
NOTE:
Shifting  into  or  out  of  4L is  possible  with   the
inclu ding  dry  hard   surfaced   road s. The  4  FULL  TIME
mode   allow s  the   front  and   rear   wheels   to   rotate   at
different  speed s  which  eliminates  driveline   bind ing and
component   wear that  is norm ally associated  with  driving
the  vehicle  in  the  4  PART  TIME position   on  dry  hard
surfaced  road s. This  featu re provid es the  safety, security,
and   convenience   of  operating   in  4–wheel   drive   at  all
times  regard less  of road  cond itions.
vehicle  completely   stop ped,  how ever difficulty   may  oc-
cur  due  to  the  mating   clutch  teeth   not  being  prop erly
aligned .  Several   attem pts  may   be  requ ired  for   clutch
teeth  alignm ent  and  shift  completion   to occur.  The  pre-
ferred  method  is with  the  vehicle rolling  2 to 3 mph  (3 to
5
km/  h). Avoid  attem pting   to  engage  or  disengage   4L
with  the  vehicle  moving   faster  than  2 to  3 mph   (3 to  5
km/  h).
When  additional   traction   is requ ired  the  4  PART TIME
and  4LO positions  can  be used  to lock  the front  and  rear
driveshafts   together   throu gh the  transfer   case inter-axle
differential   and  force  the  front   and  rear  driveshafts    to
rotate  at the  sam e speed . This is accom plished  by simply
moving   the  shift  lever  to  these  positions.   The  4  PART
TIME and  4LO positions   are intend ed  for loose,  slippery
road  surfaces  only. Driving  in the  4 PART TIME and 4LO
positions   on   dry  hard   surfaced    road s  may  cause   in-
creased  tire  wear  and  damage  to  driveline  components.
Selec-TracOperatingInformation/Precautions—
IfEquipped
The Selec-Tractransfer  case  provid es 5 mode  positions  -
norm al  2-wheel   drive   mode,   part-tim e  4-wheel   drive
high  range,  full-tim e  4-wheel  drive  high  range,  neu tral,
and  4-wheel  drive  low  range.
This  transfer  case  is equ ipped   with  an  inter-axle  differ-
ential  which   allow s driving   the  vehicle   in the  4  FULL
TIME  position   at  all  times  on  any   given  road   surface
Product Specification
CategoriesJeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals
Model Year2005
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