JEEP LIBERTY 2009 KK / 2.G Owners Manual

WARNING!
•Adjusting a seat while the vehicle is moving is
dangerous. The sudden movement of the seat
could cause you to lose control. The seat belt might
not be properly adjusted and you could be injured.
Adjust the seat only while the vehicle is parked.
•Do not ride with the seatback reclined so that the
shoulder belt is no longer resting against your
chest. In a collision you could slide under the seat
belt and be seriously or even fatally injured. Use
the recliner only when the vehicle is parked.
Lumbar Support — If Equipped
This feature allows you to increase or decrease the
amount of lumbar support. The control lever is on the
inboard side of the seat. Turn the control lever downward
to increase and upward to decrease the desired amount
of lumbar support.
Fold-Flat Front Passenger Seat — If Equipped
This feature allows the front passenger seat to fold flat for
extended cargo space. Some fold flat seats also have a
hardback surface that you can use as a work surface
when the seat is folded flat. Pull up on the lever to fold
down the seatback.
Fold-Flat Passenger Seat
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Power Seat — If Equipped
The power seat switch is on the outboard side of the seat
near the floor.
For vehicles equipped with a power driver’s seat, use this
switch to move the seat up, down, forward, rearward, orto tilt the seat. For vehicles equipped with a power
passenger seat, use this switch to move the seat forward
and rearward.
CAUTION!
Do not place any article under any seat as it may
cause damage to the seat or seat controls.
WARNING!
Adjusting a seat while the vehicle is moving is
dangerous. The sudden movement of the seat could
cause you to lose control. The seat belt might not be
properly adjusted and you could be injured. Adjust
any seat only while the vehicle is parked.
Power Seat Switch
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Head Restraints
Head restraints can reduce the risk of whiplash injury in
the event of a rear impact. Adjust the head restraints so
that the upper edge is as high as practical. The head
restraints have a locking button that must be pushed
inward to lower the head restraint. However, the head
restraints may be raised without pushing in the button.
Adjustable Head Restraint
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Heated Seats — If Equipped
This feature heats both the front driver and passenger
seats. The controls for the front heated seats are located
on the instrument panel below the climate controls.
After turning the ignition ON, you can choose from High,
Low, or Off heat settings. Amber indicator lights in eachswitch indicate the level of heat in use. Two indicator
lights will illuminate for High, one for Low, and none for
Off.
Press the switch once to select High-level heat-
ing. Press the switch a second time to select
Low-level heating. Press the switch a third time
to shut the heating elements Off.
When High-level heating is selected, the heaters provide
a boosted heat level during the first four minutes of
operation after heating is activated. The heat output then
drops to the normal High-level heating. If High-level
heating is selected, the system will automatically switch
to Low-level heating after approximately 30 minutes of
continuous operation. At that time, the number of indi-
cator lights changes from two to one, indicating the
change. Operation on the Low-level heating will also
turn OFF automatically after approximately 30 minutes.
Heated Seat Switches
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NOTE:When a heat setting is selected, heat will be felt
within two to five minutes.
WARNING!
•Persons who are unable to feel pain to the skin
because of advanced age, chronic illness, diabetes,
spinal cord injury, medication, alcohol use, ex-
haustion or other physical condition must exercise
care when using the seat heater. It may cause burns
even at low temperatures, especially if used for
long periods.
•Do not place anything on the seat that insulates
against heat, such as a blanket or cushion. This
may cause the seat heater to overheat.
60/40 Split Folding Rear Seat with Fold-Flat
Feature
To provide additional storage area, each rear seat can be
folded flat. This allows for extended cargo space and still
maintains some rear seating room.
NOTE: Prior to folding the rear seat, it may be necessary
to position the front seat to its mid-track position. Also,
be sure that the front seats are fully upright and posi-
tioned forward. This will allow the rear seat to fold down
easily.
WARNING!
•It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people
riding in these areas are more likely to be seri-
ously injured or killed.
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WARNING! (Continued)
•Do not allow people to ride in any area of your
vehicle that is not equipped with seats and seat
belts.
•Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a seat belt properly.
To Lower the Rear Seat
1. Locate the release strap on the lower outboard side of
each rear seatback.
2. Pull the release strap (toward the front of the vehicle).3. Fold the rear seat completely forward.
4. If desired, push down on the seatback to lock it in the
folded position.
Rear Seat Release Strap
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To Raise the Rear Seat
NOTE:If interference from the cargo area prevents the
seatback from fully locking, you will have difficulty
returning the seat to its proper position.
1. If locked in the folded position, pull the release strap
(toward the front of the vehicle).
2. Raise the seatback and lock it into place.
WARNING!
Be certain that the seatback is securely locked into
position. If the seatback in not securely locked into
position the seat will not provide the proper stability
for child seats and/or passengers. An improperly
latched seat could cause serious injury.
Recliner Adjustment
The rear seatback also reclines for additional passenger
comfort. Pull the release strap while sitting in the rear
seat to recline the seatback.
Rear Seatback Release Strap
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DRIVER MEMORY SEAT — IF EQUIPPED
This feature allows the driver to store up to two different
memory profiles, for easy recall through a memory
switch. Each memory profile contains desired position
settings for the driver seat and side mirrors, and a set of
desired radio station presets.
The memory switch is located on the instrument panel to
the left of the steering column. The switch contains an (S)
button to activate the memory save function. It also
contains a rocker switch labeled with the number (1) and
the number (2). The rocker switch allows the driver to
recall either of the two pre-programmed memory profiles
by pressing the appropriate side of the switch.
Programming the Memory Feature
To create a new memory profile, perform the following:
NOTE:Saving a new memory profile will erase an
existing profile from memory.
1. Turn the ignition ON.
Driver Memory Switch
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2. Adjust all memory profile settings to desired prefer-
ences (i.e., seat, side mirror, and radio station presets).
3. Press and release the SET (S) button on the memory
switch, then press the side of the rocker switch labeled (1)
within five seconds. The Electronic Vehicle Information
Center (EVIC), if equipped, will display which memory
position is being set.
If desired, a second memory profile can be stored into
memory as follows:
1. Turn the ignition ON.
2. Adjust all memory profile settings to desired prefer-
ences (i.e., seat, side mirror, and radio station presets).
3. Press and release the SET (S) button on the memory
switch, then press the side of the rocker switch labeled (2)
within five seconds. The EVIC, if equipped, will display
which memory position is being set.NOTE:
•For vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission,
memory profiles can be set without the vehicle in
PARK, but the vehicle must be in PARK to recall a
memory profile.
•For vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the
vehicle speed must be at 0 mph (0 km/h) to recall a
memory profile.
•The Recall Memory with Remote Key Unlock feature
can be turned on and off through the EVIC, if
equipped. For details, refer to “Personal Settings
(Customer-Programmable Features)” under “Elec-
tronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)” in Section 4
of this manual.
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Linking and Unlinking the Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter to Memory
Your Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitters can be
programmed to recall one of two pre-programmed
memory profiles with a press of the UNLOCK button on
the RKE transmitter.
To program your RKE transmitters, perform the follow-
ing:
1. Remove the key from the ignition.
2. Select the desired memory profile 1 or 2.
3. Press and release the SET (S) button on the memory
switch, then within five seconds press and release the
side of the rocker switch labeled 1 or 2 accordingly.
Memory Profile Set” (1 or 2) will display in the EVIC, if
equipped.
4. Press and release the LOCK button on the RKE
transmitter within 10 seconds.NOTE:
Your RKE transmitters can be unlinked to the
memory setting by pressing the SET (S) button followed
by the UNLOCK button on the RKE transmitter in Step 4
above.
Memory Position Recall
NOTE:
•For vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission,
the vehicle must be in PARK to recall memory posi-
tions. If a recall is attempted when the vehicle is not in
PARK, a message will display in the EVIC, if
equipped.
•For vehicles equipped with a manual transmission, the
vehicle speed must be at 0 mph (0 km/h) to recall
memory positions. If a recall is attempted with the
vehicle speed above 0 mph (0 km/h), a message will
display in the EVIC, if equipped.
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