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STARTING AND OPERATING
NOTE: Toimprovethevehicle’stractionwhendriving
withsnowchains,orstartingoffindeepsnow,sand,or
gravel,itmaybedesirabletoswitchtothe“PartialOff”
modebypressingtheESPOFFswitch.Oncethesituation
requiringESPtobeswitchedtothe“PartialOff”modeis
overcome,turnESPbackonbymomentarilydepressing
theESPOFFswitch.Thismaybedonewhilethevehicle
isinmotion.
Inthismode,ESPandTCS,exceptforthe“limitedslip”
featuredescribedintheTCSsection,areturnedoffuntil
the vehicle reaches a speed of 40 mph (64 km/h). At
40 mph (64 km/h), the system returns to “Partial Off”
mode, described above. When the vehicle speed drops
below35mph(56km/h),theESPsystemshutsoff.ESP
is deactivated at low vehicle speeds so that it will not
interferewithoff-roaddriving,butESPfunctionreturns
to provide the stability feature at speeds above 40 mph
FullOff(4WDModelsOnly)
(64
km/h).TheESP/TCSIndicatorLightwillalwaysbe
This mode is intended for off-highway or off-road use
whenESPstabilityfeaturescouldinhibitvehiclemaneu-
verabilityduetotrailconditions.Thismodeisenteredby
depressing and holding the ESP OFF switch for five
seconds when the vehicle is stopped and the engine is
running.Afterfiveseconds,theESP/TCSIndicatorLight
willilluminate,andthe“ESPOFF”messagewillappear
in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC).
Referto“ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC)”
inSection4ofthismanualformoreinformation.
illuminated when ESP is off. To turn ESP on again,
momentarily depress the ESP OFF switch. This will
restorethenormal“ESPOn”modeofoperation.
NOTE: The “ESP OFF” message will display, and the
audiblechimewillsound,whentheshiftleverisplaced
inthePARKpositionfromanyotherposition,andthen
movedoutofthePARKposition.Thiswilloccurevenif
themessagewaspreviouslycleared.
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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