Jeep 2015 Cherokee Operating Information Manual page 26

• If wearing gloves on your hands, or if it has
been raining on the Passive Entry door
handle, the unlock sensitivity can be af-
fected, resulting in a slower response time.
• If the vehicle is unlocked by the Passive
Entry Door Handle and no door goes ajar
within 60 seconds, the vehicle will re-lock
and if equipped will arm the security alarm.
To Unlock From The Driver's Side
With a valid Passive Entry RKE transmitter
within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the driver's door handle,
grab the front driver door handle to unlock the
driver's door automatically.
Grab The Door Handle To Unlock
NOTE:
If "Unlock All Doors 1st Press" is pro-
grammed all doors will unlock when you
grab hold of the front driver's door handle.
To select between "Unlock Driver Door 1st
Press" and "Unlock All Doors 1st Press",
refer to "Uconnect® Settings" in "Under-
standing Your Instrument Panel" for further
information.
To Unlock From The Passenger Side
With a valid Passive Entry RKE transmitter
within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the passenger door handle,
grab the front passenger door handle to unlock
all four doors and the liftgate automatically.
NOTE:
All doors will unlock when the front passen-
ger door handle is grabbed regardless of the
driver's door unlock preference setting
("Unlock Driver Door 1st Press" or "Unlock
All Doors 1st Press").
Preventing Inadvertent Locking Of Passive
Entry RKE Transmitter In Vehicle (FOBIK-
Safe)
To minimize the possibility of unintentionally
locking a Passive Entry RKE transmitter inside
your vehicle, the Passive Entry system is
equipped with an automatic door unlock feature
which will function if the ignition switch is in the
OFF position.
FOBIK-Safe only executes in vehicles with pas-
sive entry. There are three situations that trigger
a FOBIK-Safe search in any passive entry
vehicle:
1. A lock request is made by a valid Passive
Entry RKE transmitter while a door is ajar.
2. A lock request is made by the Passive Entry
door handle while a door is ajar.
3. A lock request is made by the door panel
switch while the door is ajar.
When any of these situations occur, after all ajar
doors are shut, the FOBIK-Safe search will be
executed. If it finds a Passive Entry RKE trans-
mitter inside the car and it does not find any
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