2010 Jeep Patriot Owner's Manual - Page 389

388 WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES WARNING! (Continued) • Always park on a firm, level surface as far from the edge of the roadway as possible before raising the vehicle. • Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to be raised. • Set the parking brake firmly and set an automatic transmission in PARK; a manual transmission in REVERSE. • Never start or run the engine with the vehicle on a jack. • Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a jack. • Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack. • Only use the jack in the positions indicated and for lifting this vehicle during a tire change. WARNING! (Continued) • If working on or near a roadway, be extremely careful of motor traffic. • To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are securely stowed, spares must be stowed with the valve stem facing the ground. • Turn on the Hazard Warning flasher. Jack Warning Label 1. Remove the scissors jack and lug wrench from the spare wheel as an assembly. Turn the jack screw to the left (Continued) to loosen the lug wrench, and remove the wrench from the jack assembly.