2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE warning light

Exhaust Gas
WARNING!
Exhaust gases can injure or kill. They contain
carbon monoxide (CO), which is colorless and
odorless. Breathing it can make you uncon-
scious and can eventually poison you. To avoid
breathing (CO), follow these safety tips:
•Do not run the engine in a closed garage
or in confined areas any longer than
needed to move your vehicle in or out of
the area.
•
If you are required to drive with the trunk/
liftgate open, make sure that all windows are
closed and the climate control BLOWER
switch is set at high speed. DO NOT use the
recirculation mode.
• If it is necessary to sit in a parked vehicle
with the engine running, adjust your heat-
ing or cooling controls to force outside air
into the vehicle. Set the blower at high
speed. The best protection against carbon monoxide
entry into the vehicle body is a properly main-
tained engine exhaust system.
Whenever a change is noticed in the sound of
the exhaust system, when exhaust fumes can
be detected inside the vehicle, or when the
underside or rear of the vehicle is damaged,
have a competent mechanic inspect the com-
plete exhaust system and adjacent body areas
for broken, damaged, deteriorated, or misposi-
tioned parts. Open seams or loose connections
could permit exhaust fumes to seep into the
passenger compartment. In addition, inspect
the exhaust system each time the vehicle is
raised for lubrication or oil change. Replace as
required.
Safety Checks You Should Make
Inside The Vehicle
Seat Belts
Inspect the belt system periodically, checking
for cuts, frays, and loose parts. Damaged parts
must be replaced immediately. Do not disas-
semble or modify the system. Front seat belt assemblies must be replaced
after a collision. Rear seat belt assemblies must
be replaced after a collision if they have been
damaged (i.e., bent retractor, torn webbing,
etc.). If there is any question regarding belt or
retractor condition, replace the belt.
Air Bag Warning Light
The light should come on and re-
main on for four to eight seconds
as a bulb check when the ignition
switch is first turned ON. If the light
is not lit during starting, see your
authorized dealer. If the light stays
on, flickers, or comes on while driving, have the
system checked by an authorized dealer.
Defroster
Check operation by selecting the defrost mode
and place the blower control on high speed. You
should be able to feel the air directed against
the windshield. See your authorized dealer for
service if your defroster is inoperable.
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Floor Mat Safety Information
Always use floor mats designed to fit the foot-
well of your vehicle. Use only floor mats that
leave the pedal area unobstructed and that are
firmly secured so that they cannot slip out of
position and interfere with the pedals or impair
safe operation of your vehicle in other ways.
WARNING!
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause
loss of vehicle control and increase the risk
of serious personal injury.
•
Always make sure that floor mats are prop-
erly attached to the floor mat fasteners.
•Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot
be properly secured to prevent them from
moving and interfering with the pedals or
the ability to control the vehicle.
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WARNING!(Continued)
•Never put floor mats or other floor cover-
ings on top of already installed floor mats.
Additional floor mats and other coverings
will reduce the size of the pedal area and
interfere with the pedals.
• Check mounting of mats on a regular
basis. Always properly reinstall and secure
floor mats that have been removed for
cleaning.
• Always make sure that objects cannot fall
into the driver footwell while the vehicle is
moving. Objects can become trapped un-
der the brake pedal and accelerator pedal
causing a loss of vehicle control.
• If required, mounting posts must be prop-
erly installed, if not equipped from the
factory.
Failure to properly follow floor mat installa-
tion or mounting can cause interference with
the brake pedal and accelerator pedal opera-
tion causing loss of control of the vehicle.
Periodic Safety Checks You Should
Make Outside The Vehicle
Tires
Examine tires for excessive tread wear and
uneven wear patterns. Check for stones, nails,
glass, or other objects lodged in the tread or
sidewall. Inspect the tread for cuts and cracks.
Inspect sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.
Check the wheel nuts for tightness. Check the
tires (including spare) for proper cold inflation
pressure.
Lights
Have someone observe the operation of brake
lights and exterior lights while you work the
controls. Check turn signal and high beam
indicator lights on the instrument panel.
Door Latches
Check for positive closing, latching, and locking.
Fluid Leaks
Check area under vehicle after overnight park-
ing for fuel, engine coolant, oil, or other fluid
leaks. Also, if gasoline fumes are detected or if
fuel, power steering fluid, or brake fluid leaks
are suspected, the cause should be located and
corrected immediately.
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Outside MirrorsTo receive maximum benefit, adjust the outside
mirrors to center on the adjacent lane of traffic
with a slight overlap of the view obtained on the
inside mirror.
WARNING!
Vehicles and other objects seen in the pas-
senger side convex mirror will look smaller
and farther away than they really are. Rely-
ing too much on your passenger side convex
mirror could cause you to collide with an-
other vehicle or other object. Use your inside
mirror when judging the size or distance of a
vehicle seen in the passenger side convex
mirror. Some vehicles will not have a convex
passenger side mirror.
Outside Mirrors Folding FeatureAll outside mirrors are hinged and may be
moved either forward or rearward to resist dam-
age. The hinges have three detent positions:
•full forward
• full rearward and
• normal.
Outside Automatic Dimming
Mirrors — If Equipped
The driver and passenger outside mirrors will
automatically adjust for glare from vehicles be-
hind you. This feature is controlled by the inside
automatic dimming mirror and can be turned on
or off by pressing the button at the base of the
inside mirror. The mirrors will automatically ad-
just for headlight glare when the inside mirror
adjusts.
Power MirrorsThe power mirror switch is located on the
driver’s side door trim panel.
The power mirror controls consist of mirror select
buttons and a four-way mirror control switch. To adjust a mirror, press the mirror select button
for the mirror that you want to adjust. Using the
mirror control switch, press on any of the four
arrows for the direction that you want the mirror to
move.
Power mirror preselected positions can be con-
trolled by the optional Memory Seat Feature.
Refer to “Driver Memory Seat” in “Understand-
ing The Features Of Your Vehicle” for further
information.
Power Mirror Switch
1 — Mirror Direction Control
2 — Mirror Selection
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Emergency Assistance — If Equipped
If you are in an emergency and the mobile
phone is reachable:
•
Pick up the phone and manually dial the emer-
gency number for your area.
If the phone is not reachable and the Uconnect®
Phone is operational, you may reach the emer-
gency number as follows:
• Press thebutton to begin.
• After the “Ready” prompt and the following
beep, say “Emergency” and the Uconnect®
Phone will instruct the paired mobile phone
to call the emergency number.
NOTE:
• The default number is 112. The number
dialed may not be applicable with the
available mobile service and area.
• If supported, this number may be pro-
grammable on some systems. To do this,
press the
button and say “Setup”, fol-
lowed by “Emergency”. •
The Uconnect® Phone does slightly lower
your chances of successfully making a
phone call as to that for the mobile phone
directly.
WARNING!
To use you Uconnect® Phone System in
an emergency, your mobile phone must be:
•turned on,
• paired to the Uconnect® System,
• and have network coverage.
Breakdown Service — If Equipped
If you need Breakdown service:
• Press the
button to begin.
• After the “Ready” prompt and the following
beep, say “Breakdown service”.
NOTE:
The Breakdown service number has to be
setup before using. To setup, press the
button and say “Setup, Breakdown Ser-
vice” and follow prompts. Paging
To learn how to page, refer to “Working with
Automated Systems”. Paging works properly
except for pagers of certain companies, which
time out a little too soon to work properly with
the Uconnect® Phone.
Voice Mail Calling
To learn how to access your voice mail, refer to
“Working with Automated Systems”.
Working With Automated Systems
This method is used in instances where one
generally has to press numbers on the mobile
phone keypad while navigating through an au-
tomated telephone system.
You can use your Uconnect® Phone to access
a voice mail system or an automated service,
such as a paging service or automated cus-
tomer service. Some services require immedi-
ate response selection. In some instances, that
may be too quick for use of the Uconnect®
Phone.
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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.
LIGHTS
Headlight SwitchThe headlight switch is located on the left side of
the instrument panel, next to the steering wheel.
The headlight switch controls the operation of the
headlights, parking lights, instrument panel lights,
cargo lights and fog lights (if equipped).
To turn on the headlights, rotate the
headlight switch clockwise. When
the headlight switch is on the park-
ing lights, taillights, license plate
light and instrument panel lights
are also turned on. To turn off the
headlights, rotate the headlight switch back to
the O (Off) position. NOTE:
•
Your vehicle is equipped with plastic
headlight and fog light (if equipped)
lenses that are lighter and less suscep-
tible to stone breakage than glass lights.
Plastic is not as scratch resistant as glass
and therefore different lens cleaning pro-
cedures must be followed.
• To minimize the possibility of scratching
the lenses and reducing light output,
avoid wiping with a dry cloth. To remove
road dirt, wash with a mild soap solution
followed by rinsing.
CAUTION!
Do not use abrasive cleaning components,
solvents, steel wool or other abrasive mate-
rials to clean the lenses.
Headlight Switch
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POWER TILT/TELESCOPING
STEERING COLUMN — IF
EQUIPPED
This feature allows you to tilt the steering col-
umn upward or downward. It also allows you to
lengthen or shorten the steering column. The
power tilt/telescoping steering column lever is
located below the multifunction lever on the
steering column.
To tilt the steering column, move the lever up or
down as desired. To lengthen or shorten the
steering column, pull the lever toward you or
push the lever away from you as desired.NOTE:
For vehicles equipped with Driver Memory
Seat, you can use your Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter or the memory
switch on the driver’s door trim panel to
return the tilt/telescopic steering column to
pre-programmed positions. Refer to “Driver
Memory Seat” in this section for further
information.
WARNING!
Do not adjust the steering column while
driving. Adjusting the steering column while
driving or driving with the steering column
unlocked, could cause the driver to lose
control of the vehicle. Failure to follow this
warning may result in serious injury or death.
HEATED STEERING WHEEL —
IF EQUIPPED
The steering wheel contains a heating element
that helps warm your hands in cold weather. The
heated steering wheel has only one temperature
setting. Once the heated steering wheel has been
turned on it will operate for approximately 30 to 80
minutes before automatically shutting off. The
heated steering wheel can shut off early or may
not turn on when the steering wheel is already
warm.
The heated steering wheel switch is located on
the switch bank below the climate controls.
There are also soft keys in the radio screen that
will activate the heated steering wheel.
Press the switch to turn on
the heated steering wheel.
The light on the switch will
illuminate to indicate the
steering wheel heater is
on. Pressing the switch a
second time will turn off
the heated steering wheel
and light indicator.
NOTE:
The engine must be running for the heated
steering wheel to operate.Power Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column
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Vehicles Equipped With Remote Start
On models that are equipped with remote start,
the heated steering wheel can be programmed
to come on during a remote start. Refer to
“Remote Starting System — If Equipped” in
“Things to Know Before Starting Your Vehicle”
for further information.
WARNING!
•Persons who are unable to feel pain to the
skin because of advanced age, chronic
illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury, medi-
cation, alcohol use, exhaustion, or other
physical conditions must exercise care
when using the steering wheel heater. It
may cause burns even at low tempera-
tures, especially if used for long periods.
• Do not place anything on the steering
wheel that insulates against heat, such as
a blanket or steering wheel covers of any
type and material. This may cause the
steering wheel heater to overheat.
ELECTRONIC SPEED
CONTROL — IF EQUIPPED
When engaged, the Electronic Speed Control
takes over accelerator operations at speeds
greater than 20 mph (32 km/h).
The Electronic Speed Control buttons are lo-
cated on the right side of the steering wheel. NOTE:
In order to ensure proper operation, the Elec-
tronic Speed Control System has been de-
signed to shut down if multiple Speed Control
functions are operated at the same time. If this
occurs, the Electronic Speed Control System
can be reactivated by pushing the Electronic
Speed Control ON/OFF button and resetting the
desired vehicle set speed.
To ActivatePush the ON/OFF button. The Cruise Indicator
Light in the instrument cluster will illuminate. To turn
the system off, push the ON/OFF button a second
time. The Cruise Indicator Light will turn off. The
system should be turned off when not in use.
WARNING!
Leaving the Electronic Speed Control sys-
tem on when not in use is dangerous. You
could accidentally set the system or cause it
to go faster than you want. You could lose
control and have an accident. Always leave
the system OFF when you are not using it.
Electronic Speed Control Buttons
1 — ON/OFF
2 — RES +
4 — CANCEL 3 — SET -
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To Set A Desired SpeedTurn the Electronic Speed Control ON. When
the vehicle has reached the desired speed,
press the SET (-) button and release. Release
the accelerator and the vehicle will operate at
the selected speed.
NOTE:
The vehicle should be traveling at a steady
speed and on level ground before pressing
the SET button.
To DeactivateA soft tap on the brake pedal, pushing the
CANCEL button, or normal brake pressure
while slowing the vehicle will deactivate Elec-
tronic Speed Control without erasing the set
speed memory. Pressing the ON/OFF button or
turning the ignition switch OFF erases the set
speed memory.
To Resume SpeedTo resume a previously set speed, push the
RES (+) button and release. Resume can be
used at any speed above 20 mph (32 km/h).
To Vary The Speed SettingWhen the Electronic Speed Control is set, you
can increase speed by pushing the RES (+)
button. If the button is continually pressed, the
set speed will continue to increase until the
button is released, then the new set speed will
be established.
Pressing the RES (+) button once will result in a
1 mph (1.6 km/h) increase in set speed. Each
subsequent tap of the button results in an
increase of 1 mph (1.6 km/h).
To decrease speed while the Electronic Speed
Control is set, push the SET (-) button. If the
button is continually held in the SET (-) position,
the set speed will continue to decrease until the
button is released. Release the button when the
desired speed is reached, and the new set
speed will be established.
Pressing the SET (-) button once will result in a
1 mph (1.6 km/h) decrease in set speed. Each
subsequent tap of the button results in a de-
crease of 1 mph (1.6 km/h).To Accelerate For PassingPress the accelerator as you would normally.
When the pedal is released, the vehicle will
return to the set speed.
Using Electronic Speed Control On Hills
The transmission may downshift on hills to
maintain the vehicle set speed.
NOTE:
The Electronic Speed Control system main-
tains speed up and down hills. A slight
speed change on moderate hills is normal.
On steep hills, a greater speed loss or gain may
occur so it may be preferable to drive without
Electronic Speed Control.
WARNING!
Electronic Speed Control can be dangerous
where the system cannot maintain a constant
speed. Your vehicle could go too fast for the
conditions, and you could lose control and
have an accident. Do not use Electronic Speed
Control in heavy traffic or on roads that are
winding, icy, snow-covered or slippery.
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