Jeep Cherokee 1996 Owner's Manual page 110

110 STARTING AND OPERATING
help you get the most from wh,11 our vehicle offers. J\nd
it will give you some tips llll ll,tving o safe off-pavement
experience.
When To Use Low
Rangl'
When off-pavement, shill lt1 I nw range for addition.ii
traction in pulling forw.i,d
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d1•1-,t• 'nding a hill, for
low-speed pulling pow1•1 111 l11 improve handling and
control on slippen·
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dill11 till 11•11,1111, /\lso use Low on
• the road in min, in·, •,11111 ·, 11111d 111
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I to get heavy
loads rolling, or wlw111•1·1•1 1111•,l1 1.i,11,1' lnur-wheel drive
traction will not dn tlw 111'1
In Snow, Mud /\11d ',111d
fn heavy snow,
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lw11 pulling ,1 l11,1d,
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·ontrol at sl111v1•1 ,1wvds, shift lhl' lr.111 ...
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11u1 lo a low
gear and shill 1l11• 11.tnsf•rcase lo Low ii lll'll'/i',dl'. Don't
shift to a lowl'I 1•,1•.11 th.in necl'ssary lo 111,1i11t,1111 li1•,1 lway.
Over-revving till' 1•11gint• c,111
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in lhe wlwvl ,1111I lr,1ction
will be lost
Do not downshift on icy or slippery roads, because
engine braking may cause skidding and loss of control.
When driving on soft sand deflate your tires to allow
greater surfoce area. You must return the tires to norm,1I
air pressure before driving on pavement or other hard
·urfaces.
Hill Climbing
Before climbing a steep hill, change transmission lo,,
lower gear and shift the transfer case to Low. Use fit
gear and Low for very steep hills.
If you stall or begin to lose headway while dimb1111\
steep hill, allow your vehicle to come to a stop
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immediately apply the brakes. Start the engine and ... 1111
to reverse. Back slowly down the hill allowing Iii
compression braking of the engine and transmiss1011 I
help regulate your speed. If the brakes are requi,vd
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control vehicle speed, apply them lightly and
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locking or skidding the tires.
WAR!
If lhe engine stalls or yo,
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1tt1•mpt to turn around.
lipping and rolling the v,
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traight down a hill i
l11wn a hill in N Neutral
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ed, using only the
11, 1111•mber, never drive d
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drive straight up o
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start to slip as
• , ,,, off the accelerator
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Ill• front wheels shai
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I, l11•sh "bite" into th
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