Jeep Grand Cherokee User Manual page 36

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
• Your vehicle is equipped with a state
of the art, fuel efficient 8 speed trans-
mission. The electronic shift lever in
this vehicle does not slide like a con-
ventional shifter. Instead, the shift le-
ver is spring loaded and moves forward
and rearward, always returning to the
center position after each gear is se-
lected.
• The transmission gear (PRND) is dis-
played both on the shift lever and in
the Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC).
Shifting From PARK to DRIVE
• Firmly depress the brake pedal, press
the lock button on the shift lever, then pull and hold the shift lever fully rearward
until "D" is displayed in the EVIC.
• To shift back into PARK from DRIVE, bring the vehicle to a complete stop, fully
depress the brake pedal, press the lock button on the shift lever, then push and
hold the shift lever fully forward until "P" is displayed in the EVIC.
Shifting From REVERSE to NEUTRAL
• Pull the shift lever rearward to the first detent and release. "N" will display in the
EVIC.
• To shift back into REVERSE from NEUTRAL, firmly depress the brake pedal, press
the lock button on the shift lever, then push the shift lever forward to the first
detent and release. "R" will display in the EVIC.
Shifting From NEUTRAL to DRIVE
• Firmly depress the brake pedal, press the lock button on the shift lever, then pull
the shift lever rearward and release. "D" will display in the EVIC.
• To shift back into NEUTRAL from DRIVE, firmly depress the brake pedal, press the
lock button on the shift lever, then push the shift lever forward and release. "N"
will display in the EVIC.
Shifting From REVERSE to DRIVE
• Bring the vehicle to a complete stop, firmly depress the brake pedal, then pull the
shift lever rearward and release when "D" is displayed in the EVIC.
• To shift back into REVERSE from DRIVE, bring the vehicle to a complete stop,
firmly depress the brake pedal, press the lock button on the shift lever, then push
the shift lever forward and release when "R" is displayed in the EVIC.
SPORT Mode
• To shift from DRIVE to SPORT, pull the shift lever rearward until "S" is displayed
in the EVIC.
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