Jeep 2009 Patriot - Owner Manual - Manual (Page 254)

Ⅵ AutoStick௡ — If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
▫ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
▫ General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Ⅵ Four-Wheel Drive Operation — If Equipped . . . 266
Ⅵ Driving On Slippery Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
▫ Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
▫ Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Ⅵ Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
▫ Flowing/Rising Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
▫ Shallow Standing Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Ⅵ On-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Ⅵ Off-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
▫ When To Use Low (L Off-Road) With The
4WD Lock Lever Engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
▫ Simultaneous Brake And Throttle
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
▫ Driving In Snow, Mud And Sand . . . . . . . . . 271
▫ Crossing Obstacles (Rocks And Other High
Points) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
▫ Hill Climbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
▫ Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
▫ Airing Down For Off-Road Driving . . . . . . . . 281
▫ Vehicle Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
▫ After Driving Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Ⅵ Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
▫ Power Steering Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
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