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STARTING AND OPERATING
For veh icles equipped with Tip Start, turn the ignition
switch to the START position and release it as soon as the
starter engages. The starter motor will continu e to run,
and it will disengage autom atically when the engine is
running. If the engine fails to start, the starter will
disengage autom atically in 10 second s. If this occurs, turn
the ignition switch to the LOCK position, wait 10 to 15
second s, then rep eat the norm al starting proced ure.
If Engine Fails to Start
WARN ING!
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Never pour fuel or oth er flam mable liq uids into
the throttle body air inlet opening in an attem pt to
start the veh icle. This could resu lt in a flash fire
causin g seriou s person al injury.
Do not attem pt to push or tow you r veh icle to get
it started . Vehicles equipped with an autom atic
tran smission cannot be started this way. Unburned
fuel could enter the catalytic converter and once
the engin e has started , ign ite and damage the
converter and veh icle. If the veh icle has a dis-
charged battery, booster cables may be used to
obtain a start from a booster battery or the battery
in anoth er veh icle. This typ e of start can be dan-
gerou s if done improp erly. Refer to Section 6 of
this manual for prop er jump startin g proced ures
and follow them carefu lly.
Extreme Cold Weather (below –20°F or –29°C)
To insu re reliable starting at these tem peratu res, use of an
externally powered electric engine block heater (available
from you r dealer) is recom mend ed.
| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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