Wind Buffeting - Jeep Cherokee 2009 Operating Information Manual

Wind Buffeting

Wind buffeting can be described as the percep-
tion of pressure on the ears or a helicopter-type
sound in the ears. Your vehicle may exhibit wind
buffeting with the windows down, or the sunroof or
Sky Slider (if equipped) in certain open or par-
tially open positions. This is a normal occurrence
and can be minimized. If the buffeting occurs with
the rear windows open, then open the front and
rear windows together to minimize the buffeting. If
the buffeting occurs with the sunroof or Sky
Slider open, adjust the sunroof or Sky Slider
opening to minimize the buffeting or open any
window.
LIFTGATE
To open the liftgate, pull up (squeeze) on the
handle and lift.
Liftgate Release
24
NOTE:
Use the power door LOCK switch on either
front door trim panel or the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter to lock and unlock the
liftgate. The manual door locks on the doors
and the driver's door lock cylinder will not lock
and unlock the liftgate.
WARNING!
Driving with the liftgate open can allow poison-
ous exhaust gases into your vehicle. You and
your passengers could be injured by these
fumes. Keep the liftgate closed when you are
operating the vehicle.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINTS
Some of the most important safety features in your
vehicle are the restraint systems. These include
the front and rear seat belts for the driver and all
passengers, front airbags for both the driver and
front passenger, and side curtain airbags for the
driver and passengers seated next to a window. If
you will be carrying children too small for adult-
size belts, your seat belts also can be used to hold
infant and child restraint systems.
Please pay close attention to the information in
this section. It tells you how to use your restraint
system properly to keep you and your passengers
as safe as possible.
WARNING!
In a collision, you and your passengers can
suffer injuries, including fatalities, if you are not
properly buckled up. You can strike the interior of
your vehicle or other passengers, or you can be
thrown out of the vehicle. Always be sure you
and others in your vehicle are buckled up
properly.
Buckle up even though you are an excellent
driver, even on short trips. Someone on the road
may be a poor driver and cause a collision that
includes you. This can happen far away from
home or on your own street.
Research has shown that seat belts save lives,
and they can reduce the seriousness of injuries in
a collision. Some of the worst injuries happen
when people are thrown from the vehicle. Seat
belts reduce the possibility of ejection and the risk
of injury caused by striking the inside of the
vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle should be
belted at all times to reduce or prevent injuries.