Gear Selector Override; Freeing A Stuck Vehicle - Jeep 2017 RENEGADE User Manual

• You can also turn the temperature control
to maximum heat, the mode control to floor
and the blower control to high. This allows
the heater core to act as a supplement to
the radiator and aids in removing heat from
the engine cooling system.
WARNING!
You or others can be badly burned by hot
engine coolant (antifreeze) or steam from
your radiator. If you see or hear steam
coming from under the hood, do not open
the hood until the radiator has had time to
cool. Never try to open a cooling system
pressure cap when the radiator or coolant
bottle is hot.

GEAR SELECTOR OVERRIDE

If a malfunction occurs and the gear selector
cannot be moved out of the PARK position,
you can use the following procedure to tem-
porarily move the gear selector:
1. Turn the engine OFF.
2. Apply the Electric Park Brake.
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3. Carefully separate the gear selector bezel
and boot assembly from the center
console.
Gear Selector Bezel Location
4. Press and maintain firm pressure on the
brake pedal.
5. Insert a small screwdriver or similar tool
down into the gear selector override ac-
cess hole (at the right front corner of the
gear selector assembly), and push and
hold the override release lever down.
6. Move the Gear Selector to the NEUTRAL
position.
7. The vehicle may then be started in
NEUTRAL.
8. Reinstall the gear selector bezel.

FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE

If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand
or snow, it can often be moved using a rock-
ing motion. Turn the steering wheel right and
left to clear the area around the front wheels.
For vehicles with automatic transmission,
push and hold the lock button on the gear
selector. Then shift back and forth between
DRIVE and REVERSE (with automatic trans-
mission) or SECOND GEAR and REVERSE
(with manual transmission), while gently
pressing the accelerator.
Use the least amount of accelerator pedal
pressure that will maintain the rocking mo-
tion without spinning the wheels or racing the
engine.