Preparations For Jacking; Jacking Instructions - Jeep WRANGLER 2020 Owner's Manual

Preparations For Jacking

1. Park on a firm, level surface. Avoid ice or
slippery areas.
WARNING!
Do not attempt to change a tire on the side of
the vehicle close to moving traffic. Pull far
enough off the road to avoid being hit when
operating the jack or changing the wheel.
2. Turn on the Hazard Warning Flashers.
3. Apply the parking brake.
4. Shift the automatic transmission into PARK (P),
or a manual transmission into REVERSE (R).
5. Turn the ignition OFF.
6. Block both the front and rear of the wheel
diagonally opposite the jacking position. For
example, if the driver's front wheel is being
changed, block the passenger's rear wheel.
Wheel Blocked
NOTE:
Passengers should not remain in the vehicle
when the vehicle is being lifted or raised.

Jacking Instructions

WARNING!
Carefully follow these tire changing warnings
to help prevent personal injury or damage to
your vehicle:
Always park on a firm, level surface as far

from the edge of the roadway as possible
before raising the vehicle.
Turn on the Hazard Warning Flashers.
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IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
WARNING! (Continued)
Apply the parking brake firmly and shift an

automatic transmission in PARK; a manual
transmission to REVERSE.
Block the wheel diagonally opposite the

wheel to be raised.
Never start or run the engine with the

vehicle on a jack.
Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it

is on a jack.
Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a

jack. If you need to get under a raised
vehicle, take it to a service center where it
can be raised on a lift.
Only use the jack in the positions indicated

and for lifting this vehicle during a tire
change.
If working on or near a roadway, be

extremely careful of motor traffic.
To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated,

are securely stowed, spares must be
stowed with the valve stem facing the
ground.
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