2013 Jeep Wrangler User Guide - Page 90

2013 Jeep Wrangler Manual

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UTILITY Recreational Towing - Four-Wheel Drive Models NOTE: The transfer case must be shifted into NEUTRAL (N), automatic transmission must be shifted into PARK, and manual transmission must be placed in gear (NOT in NEUTRAL) for recreational towing. Shifting Into NEUTRAL (N) Use the following procedure to prepare your vehicle for recreational towing. 1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop. 2. Press and hold the brake pedal. 3. Shift the automatic transmission into NEUTRAL or depress the clutch pedal on a manual transmission. 4. Turn OFF the engine. 5. Shift the transfer case lever into NEUTRAL (N). 6. Start the engine. 7. Shift the transmission into REVERSE. 8. Release the brake pedal (and clutch pedal on manual transmissions) for five seconds and ensure that there is no vehicle movement. 9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 with automatic transmission in DRIVE or manual transmission in first gear. 10. Turn OFF the engine. 11. Firmly apply the parking brake. 12. Shift the transmission into PARK or place manual transmission in gear (NOT in Neutral). 13. Attach the vehicle to the tow vehicle using a suitable tow bar. 14. Release the parking brake. 88

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RecreationalTowing–Four-WheelDriveModels
NOTE:
The transfer case must be shifted into
NEUTRAL (N),
automatic transmission must
be shifted into
PARK,
and manual transmission must be placed in gear (NOT in
NEUTRAL) for recreational towing.
ShiftingIntoNEUTRAL(N)
Use the following procedure to prepare your vehicle for recreational towing.
1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.
2. Press and hold the brake pedal.
3. ShifttheautomatictransmissionintoNEUTRALordepresstheclutchpedalona
manual transmission.
4. Turn OFF the engine.
5. Shift the transfer case lever into NEUTRAL (N).
6. Start the engine.
7. Shift the transmission into REVERSE.
8. Release the brake pedal (and clutch pedal on manual transmissions) for five
seconds and ensure that there is no vehicle movement.
9.
Repeatsteps7and8withautomatictransmissioninDRIVEormanualtransmission
in first gear.
10. Turn OFF the engine.
11. Firmly apply the parking brake.
12. ShiftthetransmissionintoPARKorplacemanualtransmissioningear(NOTin
Neutral).
13. Attach the vehicle to the tow vehicle using a suitable tow bar.
14. Release the parking brake.
UTILITY
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