286
STARTING AND OPERATING
NEUTRAL
WARN ING!
This range is used when vehicle is stand ing for pro-
longed period s with engine running. Engine may be
started in this range. Set the parking brake if you must
leave the vehicle.
•
Never use the PARK position as a substitu te for
the park ing brak e. Alw ays apply the park ing
brak e fully when park ed to guard again st veh icle
movem ent and possib le injury or damage.
It is dangerou s to move the shift lever out of PARK
or NEUTRAL if the engin e speed is high er than
the idle speed . If you r foot is not firm ly on the
brak e pedal, the veh icle could accelerate quickly
forw ard or in reverse. You could lose control of the
veh icle and hit som eon e or som eth ing. Only shift
into gear when the engin e is idlin g norm ally and
when you r righ t foot is firm ly on the brak e pedal.
NOTE: Towing, coasting, or driving the vehicle for any
other reason with the shift lever in NEUTRAL can resu lt
in severe transm ission damage. Refer to “Recreational
Towing” in Section 5 and “Towing a Disabled Vehicle” in
Section 6 of this manu al.
•
OVERDRIVE
This range is used for most city and highw ay driving.
The transm ission contains an electronically-controlled
fourth gear Overd rive, and will autom atically shift from
DRIVE to OVERDRIVE if the follow ing cond itions are
REVERSE
This range is for moving the vehicle backw ard . Use only present:
after the vehicle has come to a complete stop .
•
The shift lever is in DRIVE.
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2009 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)