2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owners Manual

STARTING AND OPERATING
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If Engine Fails to Start
If the  engine   fails  to  start  after  you  have   follow ed the
“Norm al  Starting”   or  “Extrem e  Cold   Weather”   proce-
dures,  it  may  be flood ed. To  clear  any excess  fuel,  push
the accelerator   pedal  all the  way  to the floor  and  hold  it.
Then, turn  the  ignition  switch  to the  START position  and
release  it as soon as the  starter  engages.  The starter  motor
will  disengage   autom  atically  in  10  second s.  Once  this
occurs,  release   the  accelerator   pedal,   turn   the  ignition
switch  to the  LOCK position,  wait  10 to 15 second s, then
rep eat the  norm al starting   proced ure.
WARN ING!
Never  pour   fuel  or  oth er  flam mable  liq uids  into
the  throttle  body  air  inlet  opening  in  an attem pt  to
start  the  veh icle.  This  could   resu lt in  a  flash  fire
causin g  seriou s person  al injury.
Do  not attem pt  to  push  or tow  you r veh icle  to get
it  started .  Vehicles   equipped    with   an  autom  atic
tran smission  cannot   be started  this  way. Unburned
fuel  could   enter  the   catalytic  converter   and   once
the   engin e  has   started ,   ign ite  and   damage   the
converter   and   veh icle.  If  the   veh icle  has   a  dis-
charged   battery,   booster   cables   may   be  used   to
obtain  a  start  from a  booster  battery   or the  battery
in  anoth er  veh icle. This  typ e  of start  can  be  dan-
gerou s  if  done  improp  erly.  Refer  to  Section   6 of
this  manual   for  prop er  jump   startin g  proced ures
and  follow  them   carefu lly.
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CAUTIO N!
To  preven  t  damage    to  the   starter,    wait   10  to  15
secon ds  before  tryin g again  .
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