2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE spare tire location

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
CONTENTS
HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS ...........600
 IF YOUR ENGINE OVERHEATS ............600

WHEEL AND TIRE TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . .601
▫ Torque Specifications ...................602
 JACKING AND TIRE CHANGING ..........603
▫ Jack Location ....................... .604
▫ Spare Tire Stowage ....................605
▫ Preparations For Jacking ................605
▫ Jacking Instructions ...................606
▫ Road Tire Installation ..................613 
JUMP-STARTING ..................... .614
▫ Preparations For Jump-Start ..............614
▫ Jump-Starting Procedure ................616
 FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE .............619

EMERGENCY TOW HOOKS — IF EQUIPPED . . .620
 MANUAL PARK RELEASE ................621
 TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE ...........625
▫ Two-Wheel Drive Models ................627
▫ Four-Wheel Drive Models ................628
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WARNING!(Continued)
•Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a
jack.
• Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack. If
you need to get under a raised vehicle, take it to a
service center where it can be raised on a lift.
• Only use the jack in the positions indicated and for
lifting this vehicle during a tire change.
• If working on or near a roadway, be extremely
careful of motor traffic.
• To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are
securely stowed, spares must be stowed with the
valve stem facing the ground.
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking on
locations other than those indicated in the Jacking
Instructions for this vehicle.
Jack Warning Label
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1. Remove the spare tire, jack, and tools from storage.
2. Loosen (but do not remove) the wheel lug nuts byturning them to the left, one turn, while the wheel is
still on the ground.
3. Assemble the jack and jacking tools.
Jack And Tool Assembly
Jacking Locations
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5. For a rear tire, place the jack in the slot on the reartie-down bracket, just forward of the rear tire (as
indicated by the triangular lift point symbol on the sill
molding). Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure
the jack is fully engaged.
6. Raise the vehicle by turning the jack screw clockwise.Raise the vehicle only until the tire just clears the
surface and enough clearance is obtained to install the
spare tire. Minimum tire lift provides maximum sta-
bility.
Lift Point Symbol On Sill Molding
Rear Jacking Location
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