Jeep 2009 Patriot Owner's Manual page 254

252 STARTING AND OPERATING
AutoStick - If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Four-Wheel Drive Operation - If Equipped . . . 266
Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Flowing/Rising Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
On-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Off-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
When To Use Low (L Off-Road) With The
4WD Lock Lever Engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Simultaneous Brake And Throttle
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Driving In Snow, Mud And Sand . . . . . . . . . 271
Crossing Obstacles (Rocks And Other High
Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Hill Climbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Airing Down For Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
After Driving Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Power Steering Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286