Jeep CHEROKEE User Manual page 23

Liftgate Passive Entry / Release Handle Location
1 — Passive Entry Button
2 — Liftgate Release Handle
To Lock The Vehicle's Doors And Liftgate
With one of the vehicle's Passive Entry key
fob within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the driver or
passenger front door handles, push the
Passive Entry lock button located on the
outside door handle.
Push The Door Handle Button To Lock
NOTE:
DO NOT grab the door handle, when pushing
the door handle lock button. This could
unlock the door(s).
DO NOT Grab The Door Handle When Locking
NOTE:
After pushing the door handle button, you

must wait two seconds before you can lock
or unlock the doors, using either Passive
Entry door handle. This is done to allow
you to check if the vehicle is locked by
pulling the door handle without the
vehicle reacting and unlocking.
If Passive Entry is disabled using the

Uconnect System, the key protection
described in "Preventing
Locking of Passive Entry key fob in
Vehicle" remains active/functional.
The Passive Entry system will not operate

if the key fob battery is depleted.
The vehicle doors can also be locked by
using the lock button located on the
vehicle's interior door panel.
Inadvertent
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