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STARTINGANDOPERATING
regulateyourspeed.Ifthebrakesarerequiredtocontrol by turning the front wheels slowly. This may provide a
vehicle speed, apply them lightly and avoid locking or fresh “bite” into the surface and will usually provide
skiddingthetires.
tractiontocompletetheclimb.
TractionDownhill
WARNING!
Shift the transmission into a low gear, and the transfer
case into 4WD LOW range. Let the vehicle go slowly
downthehillwithallfourwheelsturningagainstengine
compression drag. This will permit you to control the
vehiclespeedanddirection.
If the engine stalls, you lose forward motion, or
cannot make it to the top of a steep hill or grade,
neverattempttoturnaround.Todosomayresultin
tipping and rolling the vehicle. Always back care-
fully straight down a hill in REVERSE gear. Never
backdownahillinNEUTRALusingonlythebrake.
When descending mountains or hills, repeated braking
cancausebrakefadewithlossofbrakingcontrol.Avoid
repeated heavy braking by downshifting the transmis-
sionwheneverpossible.
Remember,neverdrivediagonallyacrossahillalways
drivestraightupordown.
AfterDrivingOff-Road
Off-roadoperationputsmorestressonyourvehiclethan
does most on-road driving. After going off-road, it is
Ifthewheelsstarttoslipasyouapproachthecrestofa
hill,easeofftheacceleratorandmaintainforwardmotion
| Categories | Jeep Grand Cherokee Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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