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On p.301 of the User Manual that you download through the Jeep App there is the following section
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn the steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the front wheels. For vehicles with automatic transmission, push and hold the lock button on the gear selector. Then, shift back and forth between DRIVE (D) and REVERSE (R) (with automatic transmission) or SECOND gear (2) and REVERSE (R) (with manual transmission), while gently pressing the accelerator. Use the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels or racing the engine.
NOTE: For vehicles with automatic transmission: Shifts between DRIVE (D) and REVERSE (R) can only be achieved at wheel speeds of 5 mph (8 km/h) or less. Whenever the transmission remains in NEUTRAL(N) for more than 2 seconds, you must press the brake pedal to engage DRIVE (D) or REVERSE (R).
Push the "ESC OFF" switch to place the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in "Partial OFF" mode before rocking the vehicle. Refer to “Electronic Brake Control System” in “Safety” for further information.Once the vehicle has been freed, push the "ESC OFF" switch again to restore "ESC ON" mode.
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous. Forces generated by excessive wheel speeds may cause damage, or even failure, of the axle and tires. A tire could explode and injure someone. Do not spin your vehicle's wheels faster than 30 mph (48 km/h) or for longer than 30 seconds continuously without stopping when you are stuck and do not let anyone near a spinning wheel, no matter what the speed.
What is the "lock button on the gear selector"? Is it literally that huge paddle button on the front of the gear stick? I've never seen that it needed even a press to shift gears from/to drive. Does holding it down do something special?
Is the D-R alternation just for quick switching to rock back and forth? I wonder if there is a video demonstrating this. It wouldn't have helped in my situation, the wheels were free spinning and I had to put down rocks/bricks to crawl out of a flat mud spot.
Regarding the 2nd gear part: I noticed when I was stuck and in 4L the gear was always in 2nd.
Regarding the ESC part: doesn't it go off in 4L? I mean I know it's still somewhat on because I felt it when I slipped and tried turning. But there is a difference between pushing the button (turns off traction control), and holding it down for 5 seconds (turns off stability control). Is there a difference in it off in 4L?
I'm glad out of instinct I didn't accelerate too fast (no idea on speed) and didn't keep it at high-er (well under red-line) for longer than 5 seconds at a time, with good stretches of wind-down and cool down in between.
FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE
If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn the steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the front wheels. For vehicles with automatic transmission, push and hold the lock button on the gear selector. Then, shift back and forth between DRIVE (D) and REVERSE (R) (with automatic transmission) or SECOND gear (2) and REVERSE (R) (with manual transmission), while gently pressing the accelerator. Use the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels or racing the engine.
NOTE: For vehicles with automatic transmission: Shifts between DRIVE (D) and REVERSE (R) can only be achieved at wheel speeds of 5 mph (8 km/h) or less. Whenever the transmission remains in NEUTRAL(N) for more than 2 seconds, you must press the brake pedal to engage DRIVE (D) or REVERSE (R).
Push the "ESC OFF" switch to place the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in "Partial OFF" mode before rocking the vehicle. Refer to “Electronic Brake Control System” in “Safety” for further information.Once the vehicle has been freed, push the "ESC OFF" switch again to restore "ESC ON" mode.
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous. Forces generated by excessive wheel speeds may cause damage, or even failure, of the axle and tires. A tire could explode and injure someone. Do not spin your vehicle's wheels faster than 30 mph (48 km/h) or for longer than 30 seconds continuously without stopping when you are stuck and do not let anyone near a spinning wheel, no matter what the speed.
What is the "lock button on the gear selector"? Is it literally that huge paddle button on the front of the gear stick? I've never seen that it needed even a press to shift gears from/to drive. Does holding it down do something special?
Is the D-R alternation just for quick switching to rock back and forth? I wonder if there is a video demonstrating this. It wouldn't have helped in my situation, the wheels were free spinning and I had to put down rocks/bricks to crawl out of a flat mud spot.
Regarding the 2nd gear part: I noticed when I was stuck and in 4L the gear was always in 2nd.
Regarding the ESC part: doesn't it go off in 4L? I mean I know it's still somewhat on because I felt it when I slipped and tried turning. But there is a difference between pushing the button (turns off traction control), and holding it down for 5 seconds (turns off stability control). Is there a difference in it off in 4L?
I'm glad out of instinct I didn't accelerate too fast (no idea on speed) and didn't keep it at high-er (well under red-line) for longer than 5 seconds at a time, with good stretches of wind-down and cool down in between.
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