Jeep 2015 Patriot - Owner Manual - Manual (Page 471)

Towing
Condition
Wheels
OFF the
Ground
Manual Transmission
6-Speed Automatic
(FWD Only)
6-Speed Automatic
4WD
CVT Au-
tomatic
Transmis-
sion
Flatbed ALL BEST METHOD BEST METHOD BEST METHOD BEST
METHOD
With Ignition Key
Automatic Transmission
• Front Wheel Drive (FWD) vehicles can be towed with
the front wheels elevated, or on a flatbed truck (all four
wheels OFF the ground).
• Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) vehicles can be towed on a
flatbed truck (all four wheels OFF the ground).
If the transmission is operable, Front Wheel Drive (FWD)
and Four Wheel Drive (4WD) vehicles, with the 6-speed
automatic transmission only ( NOT the Continuously
Variable automatic transmission [CVT]), may be flat
towed (with all four wheels on the ground) under the
following conditions:
• The transmission must be in NEUTRAL.
• The towing speed must not exceed 25 mph (40 km/h).
• The towing distance must not exceed 15 miles (24 km).
Front Wheel Drive (FWD) models (with 6-speed auto-
matic only) may also be towed (under the same limita-
tions shown above) with the rear wheels elevated.
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