Normal Starting - Jeep Gladiator 2020 Owner's Manual

282 STARTING AND OPERATING

Normal Starting

To Turn On The Engine Using The ENGINE START/STOP
Button
1. The transmission must be in PARK or NEUTRAL.
2. Press and hold the brake pedal while pushing the
ENGINE START/STOP button once.
3. The system takes over and attempts to start the vehicle. If
the vehicle fails to start, the starter will disengage auto-
matically after 10 seconds.
4. If you wish to stop the cranking of the engine prior to the
engine starting, push the button again.
NOTE:
Normal starting of either a cold or a warm engine is obtained
without pumping or pressing the accelerator pedal.
To Turn Off The Engine Using ENGINE START/STOP
Button
1. Place the gear selector in PARK, then push and release the
ENGINE START/STOP button.
2. The ignition will return to the OFF mode.
3. If the gear selector is not in PARK (with vehicle stopped)
and the ENGINE START/STOP button is pushed once,
the transmission will automatically select PARK and the
engine will turn off, however the ignition will remain in
the ACC mode (NOT the OFF mode). Never leave a
vehicle out of the PARK position, or it could roll.
4. If the gear selector is in NEUTRAL, and the vehicle speed
is below 5 mph (8 km/h), pushing the ENGINE START/
STOP button once will turn the engine off. The ignition
will remain in the ACC mode.
5. If the vehicle speed is above 5 mph (8 km/h), the
ENGINE START/STOP button must be held for two
seconds (or three short pushes in a row) to turn the engine
off. The ignition will remain in the ACC mode (NOT the
OFF mode) if the engine is turned off when the transmis-
sion is not in PARK.
NOTE:
The system will automatically time out and the ignition will
cycle to the OFF mode after 30 minutes of inactivity if the
ignition is left in the ACC or RUN (engine not running) mode
and the transmission is in PARK.