Capability; Freedom-Drive - Jeep PATRIOT Overview Manual

FROM PAVED ROADS TO BEATEN PATHS
The 2008 Jeep Patriot puts practical, purposeful capability within incredibly easy reach. A hearty 4x2 system with Electronic Stability Program
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(ESP) including traction control is standard, or choose the available Freedom-Drive I
when you want to tackle more severe conditions such as deeper snow and sand. For BEST-IN-CLASS off-road capability,
full-time Freedom-Drive II TM
tow hooks, increased ground clearance, heavy-duty cooling and alternator, driver seat height adjuster and optimized engine/transmission
calibrations for improved response during off-roading.
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Off-Road Group that includes an Off-Road 4WD LOCK mode, Hill Descent Control with Grade Sensing, skid plates,
TM active full-time four-wheel drive (4WD) with LOCK mode
Hill Descent Control with Grade Sensing helps control speed
while heading down steep grades. The available Continuously
Variable Automatic Transaxle (CVT2L) can handle up to
19-inch water fording, rock crawling and descending steep
grades. When the T-shaped handle labeled "4WD LOCK"
is engaged and the transmission is in low or reverse, the
maximum amount of torque is sent to the rear axle for
improved low-speed traction. An available Tire Pressure
Monitoring Display sends data from transmitters in each
valve stem to a monitoring display.
(1) When properly equipped with Freedom-Drive II
overall static scoring of available features vs 2007 Automotive News Entry-
Level CUV segment.

CAPABILITY

(1) choose the available
TM Off-Road Group. Based on