2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE fuel

OPENING THE HOOD
• Pull the hood release lever locatedbelow the steering wheel at the
base of the instrument panel.
• Reach into the opening beneath the center of the hood and move
the safety latch lever while lifting
the hood at the same time.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is fully latched before driving your vehicle. If the
hood is not fully latched, it could open when the vehicle is in motion
and block your vision. Failure to follow this warning could result in
serious injury or death.
FUEL DOOR RELEASE
• The fuel door release button islocated on the instrument panel
below the headlight switch.
• Push the button once and release to open the fuel door.
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Fuel Door Emergency Release
• To manually open the fuel door,remove the storage bin located in
the rear cargo area and pull the
release cable located in the
storage bin opening.
Storage Bin Removal • Push down on inboard edge. This will pop up outboard edge.
• Grab popped up outboard edge with other hand to disengage snaps.
• Remove storage bin.
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ComponentFluid, Lubricant, or Genuine
Part Capacities
Transfer Case – 3.6L
Engine Shell Automatic Transmission
Fluid 3353 or equivalent.
—
Transfer Case – 5.7L
Engine MOPAR® ATF+4® Automatic
Transmission Fluid or
equivalent licensed ATF+4®
product. —
Transfer Case – 6.4L
Engine MOPAR® NV146 Transfer Case
Fluid or equivalent.
—
Axle Differential
(Front/Rear) We recommend you use
MOPAR® GL-5 Synthetic Axle
Lubricant SAE 75W-85. —
Axle Differential (Rear)
5.7L Engine With
Electronic Limited-Slip
Differential (ELSD) We recommend you use
MOPAR® GL-5 Synthetic Axle
Lubricant SAE 75W-85 with
friction modifier additive.
—
Axle Differential (Rear)
5.7L Engine Without
Electronic Limited-Slip
Differential (ELSD) We recommend you use
MOPAR® GL-5 Synthetic Axle
Lubricant SAE 75W-85.
—
Brake Master Cylinder MOPAR® DOT 3 and SAE J1703 should be used or equivalent. If
DOT 3 is not available, then
DOT 4 is acceptable. Use only
recommended brake fluids. —
Power Steering
Reservoir – 3.6L Engine MOPAR® Hydraulic Fluid or
equivalent meeting MS-11655,
such as Fuchs EG ZH 3044 or
Pentosin CHF 11s. —
Power Steering
Reservoir – 5.7L, 6.4L
Engine MOPAR® Power Steering Fluid
+4, MOPAR® ATF+4® Automatic
Transmission Fluid or
equivalent licensed ATF+4®
product.
Fuel Selection 3.6L,
5.7L 87 Octane acceptable.
89 Octane recommended for
5.7L. 24.6 Gallons
(93 Liters)
(Approximate)
Fuel Selection 6.4L Premium Unleaded 91 Octane Only or Higher.
E-85 Flexible Fuel – 3.6L Engine Only
CAUTION!
Only vehicles with the E-85 fuel filler door label or a yellow gas cap
can operate on E-85.
• Refer to your Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details.
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CavityCartridge
Fuse Mini Fuse Description
M5 25 Amp NaturalInverter
M6 20 Amp YellowPower Outlet #1 (Cigar
Lighter)/Rain Snsr
M7 20 Amp YellowPower Outlet #2 (Switchable)
M8 20 Amp YellowFront Heated Seat & Steering
Wheel
M9 20 Amp YellowRear Heated Seats
M10 20 Amp YellowHFM/Vanity Lamp/UGDO Mod
M11 10 Amp Red HVAC (ATC)
M12 30 Amp GreenRadio/Amplifier
M13 20 Amp
Yellow Main #2 CCN/WIN/ITM/Siren/
Multifunction Switch (SCM)
M14 20 Amp
Yellow Back Up Camera (Domestic
Only)
M15 20 Amp
Yellow Power Seat Module(s)/
Adaptive Cruise Control/Audio
Telematics/DRL Relay/Air
Suspension Module/CCN
M16 10 Amp Red ORC
M17 15 Amp Blue Lt-Tail/Lic/Park LMP
M18 15 Amp Blue Rt-Tail/Park/Run LMP
M19 25 Amp
Natural ASD 1 and 2
M20 15 Amp Blue CCN Interior Lighting Feed/Sw
Steering Wheel/ Sw Bank/SCM
(EVIC)
M21 20 Amp
Yellow ASD 3
M22 10 Amp Red Horns (Low/High) – Right
M23 10 Amp Red Horns (Low/High) – Left
M24 25 Amp
Natural Rear Wiper On
M25 20 Amp
Yellow Fuel Pump Motor Output/
Diesel Lift Pump (Export Only)
M26 10 Amp Red Driver Door Switch Bank
M27 10 Amp Red Ignition Switch Feed/WIN/PEM
M28 15 Amp Blue PCM Feed/TCM
M29 10 Amp Red CORAX TPM
M30 15 Amp Blue J1962 Diag Connector
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Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
(CruiseControl) ...........31
AirConditioning .........35,36
Air Suspension............86
Airbag ..................17
AirbagLight .............100
Alarm,Panic ..............10
Anti-Lock Brake System
(ABS) ..................99
Arming Theft System (Security
Alarm) .................16
Audio Settings . . 44,45,46,48,51,60
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . 30
Automatic Headlights .......28
Automatic Temperature Control
(ATC) ..................35
Automatic Transmission Autostick ..............93
FluidType .............119
Autostick ...............93
Auxiliary Audio/Video
Input Jacks ..............77
AxleFluid ............119,120
Axle Lubrication (Axle Fluid) . . 120
Back-Up Camera ...........36
Battery Charging System Light .....99
Belts, Seat ...............16
Blind Spot Monitoring . . . ....37
BrakeFluid ............119,120
Brake System WarningLight ...........98
Break-In Recommendations,
NewVehicle ..............27
Bulb Replacement ..........131
Button, Start/Stop Removal . . 10,14
Calibration, Compass ........78
Change Oil Indicator . . . . . . . 100
Changing A Flat Tire ........102
Charging System Light .......99
Check Engine Light (Malfunction
IndicatorLight) ...........99
ChildRestraint ............18
Child Restraint Tether Anchors . . 18
ClimateControl ...........35
Clock Setting .......44,46,49,57 Command View Skylights
.....39
Compass Calibration . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling System Coolant Capacity . . . . . ....119
Cruise Control (Speed
Control) ................30
CruiseLight ..............30
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . 132
Defects, Reporting . . . . . . . . . 133
Defroster, Rear Window . . . . . . 35
Defroster, Windshield . . . . . . . . 35
Dimmer Control . . . . . . . ....28
Dimmer Switch, Headlight . . . . . 28
Disarming, Theft System . . . . . . 16
E-85 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
ECO ...................78
Electronic Range Select (ERS) . . 34
Electronic Speed Control (Cruise
Control) ................30
Electronic Stability Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Electronic Throttle Control Warning
Light ..................100
Electronic Vehicle Information
Center(EVIC).........78,79,95
Electronics Your Vehicle's Sound System . 42
Emergency Key . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Emergency, In Case of Jacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine Break-In Recommendations . . 27
Compartment . . . . . . . ....116
Coolant (Antifreeze) . . . . . . . 119
Malfunction Indicator (Check
Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Oil ..................119
OilFilter ...............119
OilSelection ............119
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stopping . . . . . . . . .......15
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . 113
ExteriorLights ............131
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Flexible Fuel Vehicles.......120
Flipper Glass, Liftgate .......37
Fluid Capacities ...........119
Fluids ..................119
FogLights ...............28
Folding Front Passenger Seat . . 22
FoldingRearSeat ..........23
Four Wheel Drive ..........84
Shifting ...............85
Four Wheel Drive Operation . . . 84 Shifting into Transfer Case
Neutral (N) .............85
Shifting out of Transfer Case
Neutral (N) .............85
FrontHeatedSeats .........24
Fuel Filler Cap (Gas Cap) ......100
Filler Door (Gas Cap) ......114
Filler Door Emergency
Release ...............115
Specifications ........119,120
Fuses .................126
Garage Door Opener
(HomeLink®) .............79
Gas Cap (Fuel Filler Cap) . . . . 100
Headlights ...............28
Automatic..............28
Dimmer Switch ..........28
High Beam .............30
High Beam/Low Beam Select
Switch ................30
HeatedMirrors ..........35,36
HeatedSeats .............24
Heated Steering Wheel ......25
High Beam/Low Beam Select
(Dimmer) Switch ..........30
HillDescentControl.........88
HillStartAssist ............88
HomeLink® (Garage Door
Opener) Transmitter ........79
Hood Release ............114
Instrument Cluster ..........8
Indicators ...............9 Instrument Cluster Warning
Lights ................8,97
Integrated Power Module
(Fuses)
................127
Intermittent Wipers
(DelayWipers) ............29
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Inverter Outlet (115V) . . . . . . . . 82
Inverter,Power ............82
iPod®/USB/MP3 Control . . . . . . 70 Bluetooth Streaming Audio . . 76
Jack Location . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Jack Operation . . . . . . . . 102,104
Jacking Instructions . . . . . . . . 104
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
KeyFob.................10
KeylessEnter-N-Go™ ........13 Lock/Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting/Stopping . . . . .....15
Lane Change Assist . . . . . . . . . 29
LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tether for CHildren) . . . . . . . . . 18
Liftgate .................37
Liftgate Flipper Glass . . . . . . . . 37
Liftgate,Power ..........10,37
LightBulbs ..............131
Lights Warning (Instrument Cluster
Description) .............8
Maintenance Record . . . . . 123,125
Maintenance Schedule ....121,124
Malfunction Indicator Light
(Check Engine) . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Media Center Radio . . . . . . . 44,46
Memory Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . 30
Heated ..............35,36
MOPAR® Accessories . . . . . . . 134
Navigation.............54,63
New Vehicle Break-In Period . . . 27
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