Jeep 2008 Patriot - Manual (Page 338)

Jacking Instructions
WARNING!
Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to help prevent
personal injury or damage to your vehicle:
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Always park on a firm, level surface as far from the edge of
the roadway as possible before raising the vehicle.
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Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel to be raised.
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Set the parking brake firmly and set an automatic transmis-
sion in park; a manual transmission in reverse.
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Never start or run the engine with the vehicle on a jack.
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Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is on a jack.
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Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a jack.
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Only use the jack in the positions indicated and for lifting
this vehicle during a tire change.
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If working on or near a roadway, be extremely careful of
motor traffic.
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To assure that spare tires, flat or inflated are securely stowed,
spares must be stowed with the valve stem facing the ground.
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Turn on the Hazard warning flasher.
Jack Warning Label
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