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What to do in emergencies – Jeep 2013 Wrangler - User Guide User Manual

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WARNING!

• Do not attempt to change a tire on the side of the vehicle close to moving

traffic. Pull far enough off the road to avoid the danger of being hit when
operating the jack or changing the wheel.

• Being under a jacked-up vehicle is dangerous. The vehicle could slip off the

jack and fall on you. You could be crushed. Never put any part of your body
under a vehicle that is on a jack. If you need to get under a raised vehicle, take
it to a service center where it can be raised on a lift.

• Never start or run the engine while the vehicle is on a jack.
• The jack is designed to be used as a tool for changing tires only. The jack

should not be used to lift the vehicle for service purposes. The vehicle should
be jacked on a firm level surface only. Avoid ice or slippery areas.

• Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help prevent personal injury or

damage to your vehicle:
• Always park on a firm, level surface as far from the edge of the roadway

as possible before raising the vehicle.

• Turn on the Hazard Warning flasher.
• Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to be raised.
• Set the parking brake firmly and set an automatic transmission in PARK;

a manual transmission in REVERSE.

• Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a jack.
• Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack.
• Only use the jack in the positions indicated and for lifting this vehicle

during a tire change.

• If working on or near a roadway, be extremely careful of motor traffic.
• To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are securely stowed, spares

must be stowed with the valve stem facing the ground.

• Raising the vehicle higher than necessary can make the vehicle less

stable and cause a collision. It could slip off the jack and hurt someone
near it. Raise the vehicle only enough to remove the tire.

• To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten the

wheel nuts fully until the vehicle has been lowered.

• A loose tire or jack, thrown forward in a collision or hard stop, could en-

danger the occupants of the vehicle. Always stow the jack parts and the
spare tire in the places provided.

• To avoid the risk of forcing the vehicle off the jack, do not tighten the lug

nuts fully until the vehicle is lowered to the ground.

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