Jacking Instructions - Jeep Gladiator 2024 Owner's Manual

236 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Pulling The Spare Tire Out
4. Pull the spare tire out from under the vehicle to gain
access to the spare tire retainer.
5. Lift the spare tire with one hand to give clearance to
tilt the retainer at the end of the cable.
6. Pull the retainer through the center of the wheel.
Removing The Retainer

JACKING INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING!
Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help
prevent personal injury or damage to your vehicle:
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Always park on a firm, level surface as far from the
edge of the roadway as possible before raising the
vehicle.
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Turn on the Hazard Warning Flashers.
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Apply the parking brake firmly and shift an auto-
matic transmission in PARK; a manual transmis-
sion to REVERSE.
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Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to
be raised.
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Never start or run the engine with the vehicle on a
jack.
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Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a
jack.
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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.
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If working on or near a roadway, be extremely care-
ful of motor traffic.
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To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are
securely stowed, spares must be stowed with the
valve stem facing the ground.
Warning Label
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking on loca-
tions other than those indicated.
1. Remove the spare tire, jack and tools from the
stored location.
2. Using the lug wrench, loosen the wheel nuts (but do
not remove) by turning them counterclockwise one
turn while the wheel is still on the ground.
3. Assemble the jack and jacking tools. Connect the
jack handle driver to the extension, then to the lug
wrench.