Hood; Opening The Hood; Closing The Hood; Rear Swing Gate - Jeep Wrangler 2018 User Manual

HOOD

Opening The Hood

Release both the hood latches.
Hood Latch Locations
Raise the hood and locate the safety latch,
located in the middle of the hood opening.
Push the safety latch to the left side of the
vehicle, to open the hood. You may have to
push down slightly on the hood before push-
ing the safety latch. Insert the support rod
into the slot on the hood.

Closing The Hood

To close the hood, remove the support rod
from the hood panel and place it in the
retaining clip. Lower the hood slowly. Secure
both of the hood latches.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is fully latched before
driving your vehicle. If the hood is not fully
latched, it could open when the vehicle is
in motion and block your vision. Failure to
follow this warning could result in serious
injury or death.

REAR SWING GATE

The rear swing gate can be unlocked by using
the key, Remote Keyless Entry key fob, by
activating the power door lock switches lo-
cated on the front doors, or grabbing the
handle if equipped with Keyless Enter-N-Go.
To open the swing gate, pull on the gate
handle.
Swing Gate Handle
NOTE:
Close the rear flip-up window before attempt-
ing to close the swing gate (hard top models
only).
WARNING!
Driving with the flip-up window open can
allow poisonous exhaust gases into your
vehicle. You and your passengers could be
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