Freeing A Stuck Vehicle - Chrysler Patriot Owner's Manual

Indicator Light (MIL). See your authorized
dealer to correct this condition.
1. When boosting from a battery in another
vehicle, park that vehicle within booster cable
reach but without letting the vehicles touch. Set
the parking brake, place the automatic trans-
mission in PARK (the manual transmission in
NEUTRAL) and turn the ignition to OFF for both
vehicles.
WARNING!
Do not permit vehicles to touch each other as
this could establish a ground connection and
personal injury could result.
2. Turn off the heater, radio and all unneces-
sary electrical loads.
3. Using the two finger screws on the cover,
remove the air intake duct covering the battery.
4. Connect one end of a jumper cable to the
positive terminal of the booster battery. Con-
nect the other end of the jumper cable to the
positive terminal of the discharged battery.
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WARNING!
Do not connect the cable to the negative post
of the discharged battery. The resulting elec-
trical spark could cause the battery to explode
and could result in personal injury.
5. Connect the other cable, first to the negative
terminal of the booster battery and then to the
engine of the vehicle with the discharged bat-
tery. Make sure you have a good contact.
6. If the vehicle is equipped with a Sentry Key
Immobilizer, turn the ignition switch to the ON
position for three seconds before moving the
ignition switch to the START position.
7. Start the engine in the vehicle that has the
booster battery, let the engine idle a few min-
utes, then start the engine in the vehicle with
the discharged battery.
8. When removing the jumper cables, reverse
the sequence exactly. Be careful of the moving
belts and fan.
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WARNING!
Any procedure other than above could result
in:
• Personal injury caused by electrolyte
squirting out the battery vent.
• Personal injury due to battery explosion.
CAUTION!
Any procedure other than above could result
in damage to the charging system of the
booster vehicle or of the immobilized vehicle.

FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE

If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or
snow, it can often be moved by a rocking
motion. Turn your steering wheel right and left
to clear the area around the front wheels. Then
shift back and forth between REVERSE and 1st
gear. Using minimal accelerator pedal pressure
to maintain the rocking motion, without spinning
the wheels, is most effective.
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