2015 Jeep Cherokee Owner Manual - Page 455

STARTING AND OPERATING 453 be illuminated and a green ECO light will also illuminate in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) or Driver Information Display (DID). ECO mode is only active in '4WD Auto' driving mode. If you switch to another driving mode the ECO button will turn grey and the ECO light in the instrument panel will disappear indicating it is no longer in ECO mode. It will automatically re-enable ECO mode when you switch back into 4WD Auto. Nine-Speed Automatic Transmission speeds (refer to ЉBrake/Transmission Shift Interlock SystemЉ in this section). Select the DRIVE range for normal driving. The electronically-controlled transmission provides a precise shift schedule. The transmission electronics are self-calibrating; therefore, the first few shifts on a new vehicle may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal condition, and precision shifts will develop within a few hundred miles (kilometers). Only shift from DRIVE to PARK or REVERSE when the The transmission gear range (PRND) is displayed both accelerator pedal is released and the vehicle is stopped. beside the shift lever and in the Electronic Vehicle Infor- Be sure to keep your foot on the brake pedal when mation Center (EVIC)/Driver Information Display shifting between these gears. (DID). To select a gear range, press the lock button on the The transmission shift lever has PARK, REVERSE, NEUshift lever and move the lever rearward or forward. You TRAL, DRIVE, and Electronic Range Select (ERS) shift must also press the brake pedal to shift the transmission positions. Manual downshifts can be made using the ERS out of PARK, or to shift from NEUTRAL into DRIVE or shift control (refer to ЉElectronic Range Select (ERS) REVERSE when the vehicle is stopped or moving at low 5