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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
Toproperlychecktheautomatictransmissionfluidlevel,
thefollowingproceduremustbeused:
addinganyquantityofoilthroughthedipsticktube,wait
aminimumoftwominutesfortheoiltofullydraininto
thetransmissionbeforerecheckingthefluidlevel.
1.
Operatetheengineatidlespeedandnormaloperating
temperature.
NOTE: Ifitisnecessarytocheckthetransmissionbelow
the operating temperature, the fluid level should be
betweenthetwocold(lower)holesonthedipstickwith
thefluidatapproximately70°F(21°C)(roomtempera-
ture). If the fluid level is correctly established at room
temperature, it should be between the HOT (upper)
referenceholeswhenthetransmissionreaches180°F(21°
C).Rememberitisbesttocheckthelevelatthenormal
operatingtemperature.
2.
3.
4.
Thevehiclemustbeonlevelground.
Fullyapplyparkingbrake.
Place the gear selector momentarily in each gear
positionendingwiththeleverinPARK.
5.
Removethedipstick,wipeitcleanandreinsertituntil
seated.
6.
Removethedipstickagainandnotethefluidlevelon
both sides. The fluid level should be between the HOT
(upper)referenceholesonthedipstickatnormaloperat-
ingtemperature.Verifythatasolidcoatingofoilisseen
on both sides of the dipstick. If the fluid is low, add as
required into the dipstick tube. Do not overfill. After
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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