2006 JEEP LIBERTY warning

WARNING!
•For personal security, and safety in the event of an
accident, lock the vehicle doors as you drive as
well as when you park and leave the vehicle.
•When leaving the vehicle always remove the key
from the ignition lock, and lock your vehicle. Do
not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or
with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised
use of vehicle equipment may cause severe per-
sonal injuries and death.
CAUTION!
An unlocked vehicle is an invitation to thieves.
Always remove the key from the ignition and lock
all of the doors when leaving the vehicle unattended.
Power Door Locks
A door lock switch is on each front door panel. Press this
switch to lock or unlock the doors.
If the plunger is down when the door is closed, the door
will lock. Therefore, make sure the keys are not inside the
vehicle before closing the door.
Power Door Lock Switch
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If you press the door lock switch while the keys are in the
ignition switch, and the driver’s door is open, the doors
will not lock.
The rear doors cannot be opened from inside the vehicle
until you pull up the lock plungers.
Automatic Door Locks — If Equipped
The doors will lock automatically if:
1. all doors are closed,
2. vehicle speed is above 15 mph (24 km/h),
3. and the accelerator pedal is depressed.
This will occur only once, will not reoccur until a door is
opened.
Child Protection Locks
The rear doors of your vehicle are equipped with child
protection locks. If you push up on the lever on the open
edge of the door it cannot be opened from the inside of
the vehicle. Push the lever down to disengage the child
protection locks.
WARNING!
Avoid trapping anyone in the vehicle in a collision.
Remember that the rear doors can only be opened
from the outside when the child protection locks are
engaged.
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NOTE:The horn chirp can be enabled or disabled
(within 23–50 feet (7–15 meters) of the vehicle) by the
following procedure:
1. Press and hold the Lockbutton on the transmitter.
2. Continue to hold the Lockbutton, wait at least 4 but
no longer than 10 seconds, then press the Panicbutton.
3. Release both buttons.
4. Repeating steps 1–3 will restore original transmitter
operation.
To Unlatch the Swing Gate Flip-Up Window
Press the “Rear Release” button twice to unlatch the
swing gate flip-up window.
WARNING!
To avoid injury stand back when opening. Glass will
automatically rise.
NOTE: The transmitter can be programmed to unlatch
the flip-up window immediately upon activation of the
“Rear Release” button (without pressing and holding)
(within 23–50 feet (7–15 meters) of the vehicle) by per-
forming the following procedure:
1. Press and hold the “Unlock” button on the transmitter.
2. Continue to hold the “Unlock” button, wait at least 4
but no longer than 10 seconds, then press the “Rear
Release” button.
3. Release both buttons.
4. Repeating steps 1–3 will restore original transmitter
operation.
NOTE: Unlatching the flip-up window will unlock the
swing gate. After closing the flip-up window, press the
“Lock” button on the transmitter to lock the swing gate.
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press the “Unlock” button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter to disarm the system. You may also acciden-
tally disarm the system by unlocking the driver’s door
with the key and then locking it. The door will be locked
but the Security Alarm will not arm.
REAR SWING GATE
The swing gate can be unlocked using the remote keyless
entry, or by activating the power door lock switches
located on the front doors.
WARNING!
To avoid injury stand back when opening. Glass will
automatically rise.
To open the swing gate, pull the gate handle to its first
detent to open just the flip-up window. Pull the handle to
its second detent (all the way) to open both the flip-up
window and swing gate.
Swing Gate Release Handle
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WARNING!
To avoid injury stand back when opening. Glass will
automatically rise.
The vacuum fluorescent (VF) display located in the
odometer area displays the words “GATE” and/or
“GLASS” as an indication of when the swing gate and/or
flip-up window, is not completely closed. When the
vehicle is not moving and the swing gate and/or flip-up
window is not completely closed, the VF display will
show the word “GATE” and/or “GLASS” and then show
the odometer/trip odometer mileage (each for 2 sec-
onds). The display will continue to cycle.
NOTE: If vehicle is equipped with the optional Elec-
tronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) in the overhead
console, the warnings “door”, “GATE”, “GLASS”, and
“LOWASH” will be displayed in the EVIC display (not in the instrument cluster). For additional information, refer
to “Overhead Console — If Equipped” in Section 3. (See
page 135 for more information.)
Gate Open Display
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If any other active warnings including “door” or “LO-
WASH” are present, they will be shown in the VF display
and will also continue to cycle. If the vehicle is moving,
two single chimes will occur if the rear glass is open or
three single chimes will occur if the rear swing gate is open (one chime for each complete display cycle). After
this, the VF display will continue to sequence only (no
chimes).
If the trip/reset button is pressed while the VF warnings
are being displayed, the VF display will revert back to
only displaying the odometer/trip odometer mileage.
NOTE:
Close swing gate before flip-up window.
CAUTION!
Do not press on rear wiper blade when closing
swing gate, as damage to the blade will result.Glass Open Display
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WARNING!
Driving with the flip-up window open can allow
poisonous exhaust gases into your vehicle. You and
your passengers could be injured by these fumes.
Keep the flip-up window closed when you are
operating the vehicle.
NOTE: The rear swing gate will lock while the rear
wiper is operating. The gate will stay locked until the
wiper is turned off and the gate is unlocked (by key,
lock switch, or key fob).
NOTE: The swing gate will lock automatically when the
vehicle begins moving.
WINDOWS
Power Windows
The power window switches are located on the center
floor console. The top left switch controls the left front
window and the top right switch controls the right front
window. The lower left switch controls the left rear
passenger window, and the lower right switch controls
the right rear passenger window. The switches will
continue to function for up to 10 minutes after the
ignition key has been removed, or until a door is opened.
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NOTE:The front airbags have a multi stage inflator
design. This allows the airbag to have different rates of
inflation that are based on collision severity.
Please pay close attention to the information in this
section. It tells you how to use your restraint system
properly to keep you and your passengers as safe as
possible.
WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passengers can suffer
much greater injuries if you are not properly buck-
led up. You can strike the interior of your vehicle or
other passengers, or you can be thrown out of the
vehicle. Always be sure you and others in your
vehicle are buckled up properly.
Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even
on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor driver
and cause a collision which includes you. This can
happen far away from home or on your own street.
Research has shown that seat belts save lives, and they
can reduce the seriousness of injuries in a collision. Some
of the worst injuries happen when people are thrown
from the vehicle. Seat belts reduce the possibility of
ejection and the risk of injury caused by striking the
inside of the vehicle. Everyonein a motor vehicle should
be belted at all times.
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