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UTILITY CAUTION! DO NOT dolly tow any All-Wheel Drive (AWD) vehicle. Internal damage to the transmission or transfer case will occur if a dolly is used when recreational towing. Tow only in the forward direction. Towing this vehicle backwards can cause severe damage to the transfer case. The transmission must be in PARK for recreational towing. Before recreational towing, perform the procedure outlined under "Shifting Into NEUTRAL(N)" to be certain that the transfer case is fully in NEUTRAL (N). Otherwise, internal damage will result. Failure to follow these procedures can cause severe transmission and/or transfer case damage. Damage from improper towing is not covered under the New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Do not use a bumper-mounted clamp-on tow bar on your vehicle. The bumper face bar will be damaged. • • Shifting Into NEUTRAL • Use the following procedure to prepare your vehicle for recreational towing. 1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop, with the engine running. 2. Press and hold the brake pedal. 3. Shift the transmission into NEUTRAL. 4. Using a ballpoint pen or similar object, press and hold the recessed transfer case NEUTRAL (N) button (located by the selector switch) for four seconds. The light behind the N symbol will blink, indicating shift in progress. The light will stop blinking (stay on solid) when the shift to NEUTRAL (N) is complete. A "FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IN NEUTRAL" message will display on the EVIC (Electronic Vehicle Information Center). Refer to "Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)" in "Understanding Your Instrument Panel" for further information. 5. After the shift is completed and the NEUTRAL (N) light stays on, release the NEUTRAL (N) button. 6. Shift the transmission into REVERSE. 7. Release the brake pedal for five seconds and ensure that there is no vehicle movement. 8. Shift the transmission back into NEUTRAL. 9. Firmly apply the parking brake. 10. With the transmission and transfer case in NEUTRAL, press and hold the ENGINE START/STOP button until the engine turns off. Turning the engine off will automatically place the transmission in PARK. 123

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CAUTION!
• DONOTdollytowanyAll-WheelDrive(AWD)vehicle.Internaldamagetothetrans-
missionortransfercasewilloccurifadollyisusedwhenrecreationaltowing.
• Towonlyintheforwarddirection.Towingthisvehiclebackwardscancausesevere
damagetothetransfercase.
• ThetransmissionmustbeinPARKforrecreationaltowing.
• Before recreational towing, perform the procedure outlined under “Shifting Into
NEUTRAL(N)”tobecertainthatthetransfercaseisfullyinNEUTRAL(N).Otherwise,
internaldamagewillresult.
• Failuretofollowtheseprocedurescancauseseveretransmissionand/ortransfer
casedamage.DamagefromimpropertowingisnotcoveredundertheNewVehicle
LimitedWarranty.
• Donotuseabumper-mountedclamp-ontowbaronyourvehicle.Thebumperface
barwillbedamaged.
ShiftingIntoNEUTRAL
• Usethefollowingproceduretoprepareyourvehicleforrecreationaltowing.
1. Bringthevehicletoacompletestop,withtheenginerunning.
2. Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
3. ShiftthetransmissionintoNEUTRAL.
4. Using a ballpoint pen or similar object, press and hold the recessed transfer case
NEUTRAL(N)button(locatedbytheselectorswitch)forfourseconds.Thelightbehind
theNsymbolwillblink,indicatingshiftinprogress.Thelightwillstopblinking(stayon
solid)whentheshifttoNEUTRAL(N)iscomplete.A“FOURWHEELDRIVESYSTEMIN
NEUTRAL”messagewilldisplayontheEVIC(ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter).
Referto“ElectronicVehicleInformationCenter(EVIC)”in“UnderstandingYourInstru-
mentPanel”forfurtherinformation.
5. AftertheshiftiscompletedandtheNEUTRAL(N)lightstayson,releasetheNEUTRAL(N)
button.
6. ShiftthetransmissionintoREVERSE.
7. Releasethebrakepedalforfivesecondsandensurethatthereisnovehiclemovement.
8. ShiftthetransmissionbackintoNEUTRAL.
9. Firmlyapplytheparkingbrake.
10. WiththetransmissionandtransfercaseinNEUTRAL,pressandholdtheENGINE
START/STOPbuttonuntiltheengineturnsoff.Turningtheengineoffwillautomatically
placethetransmissioninPARK.
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