Off-Road Capabilities; Four-Wheel Drive Operation - Jeep 2014 Cherokee User Manual

OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION

1–SPEED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4WD)
• This feature provides on-demand Four-
Wheel Drive (4WD) with no driver inputs
or additional driving skills required.
• Under normal driving conditions, the
front wheels provide most of the traction.
• If the front wheels begin to lose trac-
tion, power is shifted automatically to
the rear wheels.
NOTE:
On dry pavement under heavy throttle
input (where one may have no wheel
spin), torque will be sent to the rear
wheels to improve vehicle launch and
performance characteristics.
2–SPEED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4WD)
• This electronically shifted Power Trans-
fer Unit provides three mode positions:
• Four-wheel drive low range
(4WD LOW)
• REAR LOCK
• NEUTRAL (N)
• The 4WD LOW range can be used
when additional traction is required to
force the front and rear wheels to ro-
tate at the same speed.
• 4WD LOW is intended for loose, slip-
pery road surfaces only.
NOTE:
In 4WD LOW the engine speed is ap-
proximately three times that of the normal driving mode at a given road speed.
Take care not to overspeed the engine and do not exceed 25 mph (40 km/h).
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