Shift Lever Override; Towing A Disabled Vehicle - Jeep 2014 Cherokee User Manual

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES

SHIFT LEVER OVERRIDE

• If a malfunction occurs and the shift lever cannot be moved out of the PARK
position, you can use the following procedure to temporarily move the shift lever:
• Turn the engine OFF.
• Apply the parking brake.
• Using a screwdriver or similar tool, carefully separate the shifter bezel and boot
assembly from the center console bezel.
• Press and maintain firm pressure on the brake pedal.
• Insert a small screwdriver or similar tool down into the shift lever override
access hole (at the right front corner of the shift lever assembly), and push and
hold the override release lever down.
• Move the shift lever to the NEUTRAL position.
• The vehicle may then be started in NEUTRAL.
• Reinstall the shift lever boot.

TOWING A DISABLED VEHICLE

Wheels
Towing
OFF the
Condition
Ground
Flat Tow NONE
Wheel Lift or
Dolly Tow
Flatbed
168
FWD
MODELS
NOT
ALLOWED
NOT
Rear
ALLOWED
Front OK
BEST
ALL
METHOD
4WD MODELS
1–SPEED
POWER TRANSFER
UNIT
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
OK
2–SPEED
POWER TRANSFER UNIT
See instructions under
"Recreational Towing" in
"Starting And Operating"
• Transmission in PARK
• Power Transfer Unit
in NEUTRAL
• Tow in forward
direction
NOT ALLOWED
NOT ALLOWED
BEST METHOD