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STARTING AND OPERATING
MaximumRecommendedDownshiftSpeeds
CAUTION!
Reverse Shifting
To shift into REVERSE, bring the vehicle to a complete
stop. Depress the clutch and pause briefly to allow the
geartraintostoprotating.BeginningfromtheNEUTRAL
position, move the shift lever in one quick smooth
motion straight across and into the REVERSE area (the
driver will feel a firm “click” as the shifter passes the
“knock-over”). Complete the shift by pulling the shift
leverintoREVERSE.
Failuretofollowthemaximumrecommendeddown-
shifting speeds may cause the engine to overspeed
and/ordamagetheclutchdisceveniftheclutchpedal
isdepressed.
ManualTransmissionDownshiftSpeedsinMPH
(KM/H)
The “knock-over” prevents the driver from accidentally
entering the REVERSE shift area and warns the driver
that they are about to shift the transmission into RE-
VERSE.Duetothisfeature,aslowshifttoREVERSEcan
beperceivedasahighshifteffort.
Gear
Selec-
tion
6to5
5to4
4to3
3to2
2to1
Maxi-
mum
Speed
80(129) 70(113) 50(81) 30(48) 15(24)
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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