Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT 2018 Owner's Manual page 150

compensate for lack of driver experience or
familiarity with the race track. Use of this feature
in low traction (cold, wet, gravel, etc.) conditions
may results in excess wheel slip outside this
systems control resulting in an aborted launch.
Preconditions:
• Launch Control should not be used on public
roads. Always check track conditions and the
surrounding area.
• Launch Control is not available within the first
500 miles (805 km) of engine break-in.
• Launch Control should only be used when the
engine and transmission are at operating
temperature.
• Launch Control is intended to be used on dry,
paved road surfaces only.
CAUTION!
Use on slippery or loose surfaces may cause
damage to vehicle components and is not
recommended.
Launch Control is only available when the fol-
lowing procedure is followed:
NOTE:
Pushing the SRT button on the Select-Track
switch or pressing the "Apps" button on the touch-
screen are the two options to access launch
control features. Please refer to "SRT Drive
Modes" in "Multimedia" for further information.
1. Press the "Race Options" button on the
touchscreen or push the LAUNCH button on
the Select-Track switch.
2. Press the "Launch RPM Set-Up" button on
the touchscreen. This screen will allow you to
adjust your launch RPM's for optimum
launch/traction.
3. Press the "Activate Launch Control" button
on the touchscreen, follow instructions in the
instrument cluster display.
• Make sure the vehicle is not moving.
• Put vehicle in first gear.
• Steering wheel must be pointing straight.
• Vehicle must be on level ground.
• Apply brake pressure.
• While holding the brake, rapidly apply the
accelerator pedal to wide open throttle.
The engine speed will hold at the RPM that
was set in the "Launch RPM Set-up"
screen.
NOTE:
Messages will appear in the instrument cluster
display to inform the driver if one or more of the
above conditions have not been met.
4. When the above conditions have been met,
the instrument cluster display will read "Re-
lease Brake".
5. Keep the vehicle pointed straight.
Launch control will be active until the vehicle
reaches 62 mph (100 km/h), at which point the
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system will
return to its current ESC mode.
Launch control will abort before launch comple-
tion, display "Launch Aborted" in the cluster
under any the following conditions:
• The accelerator pedal is released during
launch.
• The ESC system detects that the vehicle is
no longer moving in a straight line.
• The "ESC OFF" button is pressed to change
the system to another mode.
NOTE:
After launch control has been aborted, ESC will
return to its current ESC mode.
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to shift when the drive wheels
are spinning and do not have traction. Dam-
age to the transmission may occur.
Guidelines For Track Use
NOTE:
Because of the extreme conditions encountered
during track use, any damage or wear associ-
ated with track use may not be covered by
warranty.
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