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WARNING!(Continued)
• Take care to avoid the radiator cooling fan whenever the hood is
raised. It can start anytime the ignition switch is on. You can be
injured by moving fan blades.
• Remove any metal jewelry, such as watch bands or bracelets, that
might make an inadvertent electrical contact. You could be severely
injured.
• Batteries contain sulfuric acid that can burn your skin or eyes and
generate hydrogen gas which is flammable and explosive. Keep
open flames or sparksaway from the battery.
• Do not allow vehicles to touch each other as this could establish a
ground connection and personal injury could result.
• Failure to follow this procedure could result in personal injury or
property damage due to battery explosion.
• Do not connect the cable to the negative post (-) of the discharged
battery. The resulting electrical spark could cause the battery to
explode and could result in personal injury.
EMERGENCY TOW HOOKS
• If your vehicle is equipped with tow hooks, they are mounted in the front
and the rear.
NOTE:For off-road recovery, it is recommended to use both of the front
tow hooks to minimize the risk of damage to the vehicle.
CAUTION!
Tow hooks are for emergency use only, to rescue a vehicle stranded
off-road. Do not use tow hooks for tow truck hookup or highway
towing. You could damage your vehicle. Tow straps are recommended
when towing the vehicle; chains may cause vehicle damage.
WARNING!
• Chains are not recommended for freeing a stuck vehicle. Chains
may break, causing serious injury or death.
• Stand clear of vehicles when pulling with tow hooks. Tow straps
may become disengaged, causing serious injury.
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SHIFT LEVER OVERRIDE
• If a malfunction occurs and the
shift lever cannot be moved out of
the PARK position, you can use
the following procedure to
temporarily move the shift lever:
• To access the shift lever override,
remove the override cover
located on the PRNDL bezel, next
to the shift lever.
• Firmly set the parking brake.
• Turn the ignition switch to the
ACC or ON position without
starting the engine.
• Press and maintain firm pressure
on the brake pedal.
• Using a screwdriver or similar tool, press and hold the override tab
through the access port on the center console.
• Move the shift lever into the NEUTRAL position.
• The vehicle may then be started in NEUTRAL.
• Reinstall the override cover.
TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE
• The manufacturer requires towing your vehicle with all four wheelsOFF
the ground using a flatbed.
CAUTION!
Towing this vehicle using any other method could result in extensive
damage to the transfer case and/or transmission.
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FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
• If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it can often be
moved by a rocking motion. Turn your steering wheel right and left to
clear the area around the front wheels. Then shift back and forth
between DRIVE/1st gear and REVERSE. Using minimal accelerator pedal
pressure to maintain the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels, is
most effective.
NOTE:If your vehicle is equipped with Traction Control or Electronic
Stability Control (ESC), turn the system OFF before attempting to “rock” the
vehicle.
CAUTION!
• Racing the engine or spinning the wheels may lead to transmission
overheating and failure. Allow the engine to idle with the shift lever
in NEUTRAL for at least one minute after every five rocking-motion
cycles. This will minimize overheating and reduce the risk of
transmission failure during prolonged efforts to free a stuck vehicle.
• When “rocking” a stuck vehicle by moving between DRIVE/1st gear
and REVERSE, do not spin the wheels faster than 15 mph (24 km/h),
or drivetrain damage may result.
• Revving the engine or spinning the wheels too fast may lead to
transmission overheating and failure. It can also damage the tires.
Do not spin the wheels above 30 mph (48 km/h) while in gear (no
transmission shifting occurring).
WARNING!
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous. Forces generated by excessive
wheel speeds may cause damage, or even failure, of the axle and tires.
A tire could explode and injure someone. Do not spin your vehicle's
wheels faster than 30 mph (48 km/h) or for longer than 30 seconds
continuously without stopping when you are stuck and do not let
anyone near a spinning wheel, no matter what the speed.
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EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR)
• This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main
purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like
situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data
that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The
EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety
systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR
in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were
buckled/fastened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
• These data can help provide a better understanding of the circumstances
in which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE:EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash
situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data (e.g. name, gender, age, and crash location)
are recorded. However, other parties, such as law enforcement, could
combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investigation.
• To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties such as law enforcement, that have the
special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the
vehicle or the EDR.
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OPENING THE HOOD
• Release the two hood latches
located on the left and right side
of the hood.
• Raise the hood and locate the
safety latch, in the middle of the
hood opening.
• Push the latch to the left side of
the vehicle, to open the hood. You
mayhavetopushdownslightly
on the hood before pushing the
safety latch.
• Insert the support rod into the slot
on the hood.
• To close the hood, remove the
support rod and place it in the
retaining clip, then lower the hood
slowly.
• Secure both of the hood latches.
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.
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ENGINE COMPARTMENT3.6L Engine
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FLUIDS AND CAPACITIES
ComponentFluid, Lubricant, or
Genuine PartCapacities
Engine Coolant 3.6L MOPAR® Antifreeze/
Coolant 5
Year/100,000 Mile
Formula HOAT (Hybrid
Organic Additive
Technology) or
equivalent.10.5 Quarts (9.9 Liters)
Includes coolant
recovery bottle filled to
MAX level.
Engine Oil with filter
3.6LUse API Certified SAE
5W-30 Engine Oil,
meeting the
requirements of
Chrysler Material
Standard MS-6395.
Refer to your engine oil
filler cap for correct
SAE grade.6 quarts (5.7 Liters)
Engine Oil Filter 3.6L MOPAR® Engine Oil
Filter or equivalent.—
Spark Plug 3.6L RER8ZWYCB4 (Gap
0.043 in [1.1 mm])—
Automatic Transmission MOPAR® ATF+4®
Automatic Transmission
Fluid or equivalent
licensed ATF+4®
product.—
Manual Transmission MOPAR® Manual
Transmission Lubricant
or equivalent (meeting
the requirements of
Chrysler Material
Standard MS-9224).—
Transfer Case MOPAR® ATF+4®
Automatic Transmission
Fluid or equivalent
licensed ATF+4®
product.—
Axle differential (front) MOPAR® Gear & Axle
Lubricant (SAE
80W-90) (API GL-5) or
equivalent.—
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ComponentFluid, Lubricant, or
Genuine PartCapacities
Axle differential (rear)
226 RBI (Model 44)-
MOPAR® Gear & Axle
Lubricant (SAE
80W-90) (API GL-5) or
equivalent. For trailer
towing, use MOPAR®
Synthetic Gear & Axle
Lubricant (SAE
75W-140) or equivalent.
Models equipped with
Trac-Lok™ require an
additive.—
Brake Master Cylinder MOPAR® DOT 3 Brake
Fluid, SAE J1703 should
be used. If DOT 3, SAE
J1703 brake fluid is not
available, then DOT 4 is
acceptable. Use only
recommended brake
fluids.—
Power Steering
ReservoirMOPAR® Power
Steering Fluid +4,
MOPAR® ATF+4®
Automatic Transmission
Fluid or equivalent
licensed ATF+4®
product.—
Fuel Selection 2 Door 87 Octane 18.6 Gallons (70 Liters)
(Approximate)
Fuel Selection 4 Door 87 Octane 22.5 Gallons (85 Liters)
(Approximate)
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