Towing A Disabled Vehicle - Jeep H6 Manual

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246 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
CAUTION!
Racing the engine or spinning the wheels may

lead to transmission overheating and failure.
Allow the engine to idle with the transmission
in NEUTRAL for at least one minute after every
five rocking-motion cycles. This will minimize
overheating and reduce the risk of clutch or
transmission failure during prolonged efforts
to free a stuck vehicle.
When "rocking" a stuck vehicle by shifting

between DRIVE/SECOND 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 occur-
ring).

TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE

This section describes procedures for towing a
disabled vehicle using a commercial towing
service.
Wheels
Towing FWD
OFF The
Condition MODELS MODELS
Ground
NOT
Flat Tow NONE
ALLOWED ALLOWED
NOT
Rear
Wheel Lift
ALLOWED ALLOWED
Or Dolly
Tow
Front OK
ALLOWED
BEST
Flatbed ALL
METHOD METHOD
Proper towing or lifting equipment is required to
prevent damage to your vehicle. Use only tow bars
and other equipment designed for this purpose,
following equipment manufacturer's instructions.
Use of safety chains is mandatory. Attach a tow bar
or other towing devices to main structural
members of the vehicle, not to fascia/bumpers or
associated brackets. State and local laws
regarding vehicles under tow must be observed.
NOTE:
You must ensure that the Auto Park Brake

feature is disabled before towing this vehicle to
4X4
avoid inadvertent Electric Park Brake engage-
ment. The Auto Park Brake feature is enabled or
disabled via the customer programmable
NOT
features in the Uconnect Settings.
Vehicles with a discharged battery, or total elec-

NOT
trical failure when the Electric Park Brake (EPB)
is engaged, will need a wheel dolly or jack to
NOT
raise the rear wheels off the ground when
moving the vehicle onto a flatbed.
BEST
If you must use the accessories (wipers,
defrosters, etc.) while being towed, the ignition
must be in the ON/RUN mode.
Note that the Safehold feature will engage the
Electric Park Brake whenever the driver's door is
opened (if the battery is connected, ignition is ON,
transmission is not in PARK, and brake pedal is
released). If you are towing this vehicle with the
ignition in the ON/RUN mode, you must manually