2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual - Page 367

STARTING AND OPERATING 367 Shifting Out Of Neutral (N) Use the following procedure to prepare your vehicle for normal usage. 1. Depress brake pedal. 2. Turn the ignition key ON, engine off. 3. Shift transmission into N (Neutral). 4. Shift transfer case out of N (Neutral). Hold down N (Neutral) "pin" switch (with a pen, etc.) for 4 seconds until the LED lamp by the switch starts to blink indicating shift in progress. Lamp will stop blinking (go out) when shift is complete. The "4WD SYSTEM IN NEUTRAL" message will no longer be displayed on the EVIC (Electronic Vehicle Information Center). Refer to "Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)" in Section 4 of this manual. 5 Neutral Switch 5. Shift transmission into P (Park). 6. Start the engine. 7. Shift transmission into D (Drive). NOTE: When shifting out of transfer case N (Neutral), turning the engine OFF may be required to avoid gear clash.