Jeep 2010 Patriot Owner's Manual page 287

286 STARTING AND OPERATING
AutoStick - If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Four-Wheel Drive Operation - If Equipped . . 300
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Flowing/Rising Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
On-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Off-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
When To Use Low (L Off-Road) With The
4WD Lock Lever Engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Driving In Snow, Mud And Sand . . . . . . . . . 306
Hill Climbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
After Driving Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Power Steering Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 322