2012 Jeep Wrangler Owner Manual - Page 411

STARTING AND OPERATING 409 your vehicle's abilities and be able to recover it if CAUTION! something goes wrong. You should never stop or shut a vehicle off when crossing deep water unless you ingested • Water ingestion into the axles, transmission, transwater into the engine air intake. If the engine stalls, do fer case, engine or vehicle interior can occur if you not attempt to restart it. Determine if it has ingested drive too fast or through too deep of water. Water water first. The key to any crossing is low and slow. Shift can cause permanent damage to engine, driveline into first gear (manual transmission), or DRIVE (autoor other vehicle components, and your brakes will matic transmission), with the transfer case in the 4L be less effective once wet and/or muddy. (Low) position and proceed very slowly with a constant • This vehicle is capable of crossing through water slow speed {3 to 5 mph (5 to 8 km/h) maximum} and at a depth of 30 inches (76 cm) at speeds no greater light throttle. Keep the vehicle moving; do not try to than 5 mph (8 km/h). Water ingestion can occur accelerate through the crossing. After crossing any water causing damage to your vehicle. higher than the bottom of the axle differentials, you should inspect all of the vehicle fluids for signs of water Before You Cross Any Type Of Water ingestion. As you approach any type of water, you need to determine if you can cross it safely and responsibly. If necessary, get out and walk through the water or probe it with a stick. You need to be sure of its depth, approach angle, current and bottom condition. Be careful of murky or 5