2014 Jeep Wrangler Owner Manual - Page 604

602 MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE of driving. At normal operating temperature, the fluid 6. Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean and reinsert it until cannot be held comfortably between the fingertips. seated. Use the following procedure to check the transmission 7. Remove the dipstick again and note the fluid level on fluid level properly: both sides. The fluid level reading is only valid if there is a solid coating of oil on both sides of the dipstick. 1. Park the vehicle on level ground. Note that the holes in the dipstick will be full of fluid 2. Remove the engine cover by pulling it up off the if the actual level is at or above the hole. The fluid level mounting studs. should be between the HOT (upper) reference holes on the dipstick at normal operating temperature. If the 3. Run the engine at idle speed and normal operating fluid level is low, add fluid through the dipstick tube temperature. to bring it to the proper level. Do not overfill. Use 4. Fully apply the parking brake, and press the brake ONLY the specified fluid (refer to ЉFluids, Lubricants, and Genuine PartsЉ for fluid specifications). After pedal. adding any quantity of oil through the dipstick tube, 5. Place the shift lever momentarily into each gear posiwait a minimum of two minutes for the oil to fully tion (allowing time for the transmission to fully endrain into the transmission before rechecking the fluid gage in each position), ending with the transmission in level. PARK.