2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee User Guide - Page 111

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WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES WARNING! (Continued) • 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. • 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. • Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help prevent personal injury or damage to your vehicle: • Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make the vehicle less stable. It could slip off the jack and hurt someone near it. Raise the vehicle only enough to remove the tire. • To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten the wheel nuts fully until the vehicle has been lowered. Failure to follow this warning may result in personal injury. • A loose tire or jack, thrown forward in a collision or hard stop could endanger the occupants of the vehicle. Always stow the jack parts and the spare tire in the places provided. Have the deflated (flat) tire repaired or replaced immediately. BATTERY LOCATION • The battery in your vehicle is located under the passenger's front seat. Remote battery posts are located on the right side of the engine compartment for jump-starting. JUMP-STARTING • If your vehicle has a discharged battery it can be jump-started using a set of jumper cables and a battery in another vehicle or by using a portable battery booster pack. • Jump-starting can be dangerous if done improperly so please follow the procedures in this section carefully. NOTE: When using a portable battery booster pack follow the manufacturer's operating instructions and precautions. 109

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WARNING!
(Continued)
• 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.
• 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.
• Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help prevent
personal injury or damage to your vehicle:
• Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make the vehicle less
stable. It could slip off the jack and hurt someone near it. Raise the
vehicle only enough to remove the tire.
• To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten
the wheel nuts fully until the vehicle has been lowered. Failure to
follow this warning may result in personal injury.
• A loose tire or jack, thrown forward in a collision or hard stop could
endanger the occupants of the vehicle. Always stow the jack parts
and the spare tire in the places provided. Have the deflated (flat)
tire repaired or replaced immediately.
BATTERYLOCATION
• The battery in your vehicle is located under the passenger's front seat.
Remote battery posts are located on the right side of the engine
compartment for jump-starting.
JUMP-STARTING
• If your vehicle has a discharged battery it can be jump-started using a
set of jumper cables and a battery in another vehicle or by using a
portable battery booster pack.
• Jump-starting can be dangerous if done improperly so please follow the
procedures in this section carefully.
NOTE:
When using a portable battery booster pack follow the
manufacturer’s operating instructions and precautions.
WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES
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