2013 JEEP WRANGLER overheating

IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS
• In any of the following situations, you can reduce the potential for overheating bytaking the appropriate action.
• On the highways — slow down.
• In city traffic — while stopped, place the transmission in NEUTRAL, but do not increase engine idle speed.
NOTE:
There are steps that you can take to slow down an impending overheat condition:
• If your air conditioner (A/C) is on, turn it off. The A/C system adds heat to the engine cooling system and turning the A/C off can help remove this heat.
•
You can also turn the temperature control to maximum heat, the mode control to floor
and the blower control to high. This allows the heater core to act as a supplement to
the radiator and aids in removing heat from the engine cooling system.
CAUTION!
Driving with a hot cooling system could damage your vehicle. If the temperature
gauge reads HOT (H), pull over and stop the vehicle. Idle the vehicle with the air
conditioner turned off until the pointer drops back into the normal range. If the
pointer remains on HOT (H), and you hear continuous chimes, turn the engine off
immediately, and call for service.
WARNING!
You or others can be badly burned by hot engine coolant (antifreeze) or steam from
your radiator. If you see or hear steam coming from under the hood, do not open
the hood until the radiator has had time to cool. Never try to open a cooling system
pressure cap when the radiator or coolant bottle is hot.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE
• The manufacturer requires towing your vehicle with all four wheelsOFFthe ground
using a flatbed.
CAUTION!
Towing this vehicle using any other method could result in extensive damage to the
transfer case and/or transmission.
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 overheat-
ing 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.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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Airbag..................12
Air Conditioning............25
Antifreeze (Engine Coolant) .....108
Arming Theft System (Security Alarm) ...........11
Automatic Headlights .........21
Automatic Temperature Control (ATC) ............25
Belts, Seat ...............11
Break-In Recommendations, New Vehicle .............20
Bulb Replacement ..........120
Calibration, Compass .........79
Capacities, Fluid ...........108
Change Oil Indicator ..........95
Changing A Flat Tire ..........97
Child Restraint .............13
Child Restraint Tether Anchors ....13
ClimateControl.............25
Compass Calibration ..........79
Cooling System Coolant Capacity .........108
Selection of Coolant
(Antifreeze) ............108
Cruise Control (Speed Control) ....23
Customer Assistance .........121
Defects, Reporting ..........122
Dimmer Control .............21
Dimmer Switch, Headlight ......21
Disarming, Theft System .......11
Driver Cockpit ..............6
ECO ...................80
Electronics Your Vehicle's Sound System . . .38
Electronic Speed Control (Cruise Control) ...........23
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)...91
Electronic Vehicle Information Center(EVIC)..........79,80
Emergency, In Case of Brake Warning Light .......93
Jacking ...............97
Overheating ............96 Engine
Break-In Recommendations . . .20
Compartment ...........107
Fuel Requirements .......108
Oil .................108
Oil Selection ...........108
Overheating ............96
Event Data Recorder .........105
Exterior Lights .............120
Flash-To-Pass ..............21
Fluid Capacities ............108
Fluids, Lubricants and Genuine Parts ................108
FogLights................21
FoldingRearSeat ...........17
Freeing A Stuck Vehicle .......104
Front Heated Seats ...........19
Fuel Filler Cap (Gas Cap) ........94
Requirements ..........108
Tank Capacity ..........108
Fuse ..................115
Fuses..................115
Headlights Automatic .............21
Dimmer Switch ..........21
HighBeam .............21
Heated Seats ..............19
High Beam/Low Beam Select (Dimmer) Switch ..........21
Hood Release .............106
Instrument Cluster ............8
Indicators ..............9
Instrument Cluster Warning Lights...............8,91
Integrated Power Module (Fuses)...115Intermittent Wipers (Delay Wipers)..22
Inverter Outlet (115V) .........81
Inverter, Power .............81
iPod
®/USB/MP3 Control ........72
Bluetooth Streaming Audio ....79
Jacking Instructions ..........98
Jack Location ..............97
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Jack Operation...........97,98
Jump Starting .............101
KeyFob.................10
Key Fob Programmable Features . . .80
Lane Change and Turn Signals ....21
Lane Change Assist ..........21
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether forCHildren).............13
Lights Engine Temperature Warning . . .93
Tire Pressure Monitoring
(TPMS) ...............91
TurnSignal .............21
Warning (Instrument Cluster
Description) .............8
Maintenance Record .........114
MaintenanceSchedule........110
Malfunction Indicator Light (CheckEngine) ...........93
Navigation Voice Prompt Volume .............55,65
New Vehicle Break-In Period .....20
OilChangeIndicator..........95
Oil Change Indicator, Reset ......95
Oil, Engine Capacity ..............108
Recommendation ........108
Viscosity .............108
Outlet Power ................82
Overheating, Engine ..........96
Placard, Tire and Loading Information .............119
Power Inverter ...............81
Outlet (Auxiliary Electrical
Outlet) ...............82
Preparation for Jacking ........97
Programmable Electronic Features...80Rain Sensitive Wiper System
.....22
Rear Seat, Folding ...........17
Recreational Towing ..........87
Shifting into Transfer Case
Neutral (N) .............88
Shifting out of Transfer Case
Neutral (N) .............89
Remote Starting System ........10
Replacement Bulbs ..........120
Reporting Safety Defects .......122
Schedule,Maintenance .......110
Seat Belts ................11
Seats ...................15
Adjustment .............15
EasyEntry .............16
Heated ...............19
Rear Folding ............17
Shifting Transfer Case, Shifting into
Transfer Case Neutral (N) .....88
Transfer Case, Shifting out of
Transfer Case Neutral (N) .....89
Shift Lever Override .........103
Signals, Turn ..............21
SpareTire................97
Speed Control (Cruise Control) ....23
Starting Remote ...............10
Steering TiltColumn .............18
Steering Wheel Audio Controls ....72
Stuck, Freeing .............104
Supplemental Restraint System - Airbag ................12
Sway Bar Disconnect, Electronic . . .84
Temperature Control, Automatic (ATC).................25
Theft System Arming ..........11
Theft System Disarming ........11
Tilt Steering Column ..........18
Tires Air Pressure ...........119
Changing ..............97
Jacking ...............97
SpareTire .............97
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