light JEEP WRANGLER 2012 JK / 3.G Owner's Manual

Periodic Safety Checks You Should Make Outside
The Vehicle
Tires
Examine tires for excessive tread wear and uneven wear
patterns. Check for stones, nails, glass, or other objects
lodged in the tread or sidewall. Inspect the tread for cuts
and cracks. Inspect sidewalls for cuts, cracks and bulges.
Check the wheel nuts for tightness. Check the tires
(including spare) for proper cold inflation pressure.
Lights
Have someone observe the operation of exterior lights
while you work the controls. Check turn signal and high
beam indicator lights on the instrument panel.
Door Latches
Check for positive closing, latching, and locking.
Fluid Leaks
Check area under vehicle after overnight parking for fuel,
engine coolant, oil, or other fluid leaks. Also, if gasoline
fumes are detected or if fuel, power steering fluid, or
brake fluid leaks are suspected, the cause should be
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Seats .............................. 135
▫ Front Seat Adjustment ................. 135
▫ Manual Seat Height Adjustment — If
Equipped .......................... 136
▫ Front Seatback Recline ................. 137
▫ Front Passenger Easy Entry Seat —
Two-Door Models .................... 138
▫ Tip n’ Slide Seats — Two-Door Models ..... 139
▫ Heated Seats — If Equipped ............ 141
▫ Head Restraints ..................... 142
▫ Fold And Tumble Rear Seat — Two-Door
Models ........................... 144
▫ Removing The Rear Seat — Two-Door
Models ........................... 145 ▫
Replacing The Rear Seat — Two-Door
Models ........................... 146
▫ 60/40 Split Folding Rear Seat — Four-Door
Models ........................... 146
 To Open And Close The Hood ............ 148
 Lights ............................. 149
▫ Multifunction Lever .................. 149
▫ Headlights And Parking Lights .......... 150
▫ Automatic Headlights — If Equipped ...... 150
▫ Turn Signals ........................ 151
▫ Lane Change Assist ................... 152
▫ Lights-On Reminder .................. 152
▫ High/Low Beam Switch ............... 152
▫ Flash-To-Pass ....................... 152
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▫Front Fog Lights ..................... 152
▫ Instrument Panel Dimmer .............. 153
▫ Daytime Running Lights — If Equipped .... 153
▫ Interior Lights ...................... 154
 Windshield Wipers And Washers .......... 155
▫ Windshield Wiper Operation ............ 156
▫ Intermittent Wiper System .............. 156
▫ Windshield Washers .................. 157
▫ Mist Feature ........................ 158
 Tilt Steering Column ................... 158
 Electronic Speed Control — If Equipped ..... 159
▫ To Activate ......................... 160
▫ To Set A Desired Speed ................ 161 ▫
To Deactivate ....................... 161
▫ To Resume Speed .................... 161
▫ To Vary The Speed Setting .............. 161
▫ To Accelerate For Passing .............. 162
 Electrical Power Outlet ................. 162
 Power Inverter — If Equipped ............ 166
 Cupholders .......................... 168
▫ Front Cupholders .................... 168
▫ Rear Cupholders ..................... 168
 Storage ............................. 169
▫ Glovebox Storage .................... 169
▫ Console Storage Compartment ........... 169
▫ Rear Storage Compartment ............. 169
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MIRRORS
Inside Day/Night Mirror
A two-point pivot system allows for horizontal and
vertical adjustment of the mirror. The mirror should be
adjusted to center on the view through the rear window.
Headlight glare can be reduced by moving the small
control under the mirror to the night position (toward the
rear of the vehicle). The mirror should be adjusted while
set in the day position (toward the windshield).
Adjusting Rearview Mirror
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Outside Mirrors
To receive maximum benefit, adjust the outside mirror(s)
to center on the adjacent lane of traffic with a slight
overlap of the view obtained on the inside mirror.WARNING!
Vehicles and other objects seen in the passenger side
convex mirror will look smaller and farther away
than they really are. Relying too much on your
passenger side mirror could cause you to collide with
another vehicle or other object. Use your inside
mirror when judging the size or distance of a vehicle
seen in the passenger side mirror.
Outside Rearview Mirror
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Emergency Assistance
If you are in an emergency and the mobile phone is
reachable:
•Pick up the phone and manually dial the emergency
number for your area.
If the phone is not reachable and the Uconnect™ Phone is
operational, you may reach the emergency number as
follows:
•Press thebutton to begin.
•After the “Ready” prompt and the following beep, say
“Emergency” and the Uconnect™ Phone will instruct
the paired mobile phone to call the emergency num-
ber. This feature is supported in the U.S., Canada, and
Mexico.
NOTE:
•The emergency number dialed is based on the country
where the vehicle is purchased (911 for the U.S. and Canada and 060 for Mexico). The number dialed may
not be applicable with the available mobile service and
area.
•If supported, this number may be programmable on
some systems. To do this, press the
button and say
“Setup”, followed by “Emergency”.
•The Uconnect™ Phone does slightly lower your
chances of successfully making a phone call as to that
for the mobile phone directly.
WARNING!
To use your Uconnect™ Phone System in an emer-
gency, your mobile phone must be:
•turned on,
•paired to the Uconnect™ System,
•and have network coverage.
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Heated Seats — If Equipped
On some models, the front driver and passenger seats
may be equipped with heaters in both the seat cushions
and seatbacks.
There are two heated seat switches that allow the driver
and passenger to operate the seats independently. Thecontrols for each seat are located on a switch bank near
the bottom center of the instrument panel.
You can choose from HIGH, LOW or OFF heat settings.
Amber indicator lights in each switch 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
heating. Press the switch a second time to select
LOW-level heating. Press the switch a third
time to shut the heating elements OFF.
When the HIGH-level setting is selected, the heater will
provide a boosted heat level during the first four minutes
of operation. Then, the heat output will drop to the
normal HIGH-level. If the HIGH-level setting is selected,
the system will automatically switch to LOW-level after
approximately 30 minutes of continuous operation. At
that time, the number of illuminated LEDs changes from
Tip n’ Slide
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To Raise The Rear Seat
Raise the seatback and lock it into place. If interference
from the cargo area prevents the seatback from fully
locking, you will have difficulty returning the seat to its
proper position.
NOTE:If the rear seatback is not fully latched, the
center shoulder belt will not be able to be extended for
use. If you cannot extend the center shoulder belt, make
sure your seatback is fully latched.
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.
TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE HOOD
Release both the hood latches.
Raise the hood and locate the safety latch, located in the
middle of the hood opening. Push the latch to the left side
of the vehicle, to open the hood. You may have to push
down slightly on the hood before pushing the safety
latch. Insert the support rod into the slot on the hood.
Hood Latch
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To close the hood, remove the support rod from the hood
panel and place it in the retaining clip. Lower the hood
slowly. Secure both of the hood latches.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is fully latched before driving your
vehicle. If the hood is not fully latched, it could open
when the vehicle is in motion and block your vision.
Failure to follow this warning could result in serious
injury or death.
LIGHTS
Multifunction Lever
The multifunction lever controls the operation of the
parking lights, headlights, headlight beam selection,
passing light, fog lights, instrument panel light dimming
and turn signals. The lever is located on the left side of
the steering column.
Multifunction Lever
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Headlights And Parking Lights
Turn the end of the multifunction lever to the first detent
for parking lights and instrument panel lights. Turn to
the second detent for headlight operation.NOTE:
Lens fogging can occur under certain weather
conditions. Turning the headlights on will usually accel-
erate the clearing process.
Automatic Headlights — If Equipped
This system automatically turns the headlights on or off
according to the ambient light levels. To turn the system
on, turn the end of the multifunction lever to the AUTO
position (third detent). When the system is on, the
Headlight Time Delay feature is also on. This means the
headlights will stay on for 90 seconds after you turn the
ignition switch to the LOCK position. To turn the Auto-
matic System off, turn the end of the multifunction lever
out of the AUTO position.
Headlight Switch
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