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Jeep 2008 Grand Cherokee User Manual

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Shifting Into Neutral (N)
Use the following procedure to prepare your vehicle for
recreational towing.

CAUTION!

It is necessary to follow these steps to be certain that
the transfer case is fully in N (Neutral) before recre-
ational towing to prevent damage to internal parts.

1. Depress brake pedal.

2. Turn the ignition key ON, engine off.

3. Shift transmission into N (Neutral).

4. Shift transfer case into 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 (stay

on solid) when Neutral shift is complete. A “4WD
SYSTEM IN NEUTRAL” message will display on the
EVIC (Electronic Vehicle Information Center). Refer to
“Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)” in Sec-
tion 4 of this manual.

Neutral Switch

STARTING AND OPERATING

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