STARTING AND OPERATING
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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 slow ly left and right. This may
provid e a 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 4L (Low) range. Let the vehicle go slow ly down
the hill with all four wheels turning against engine
compression 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 Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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