Modern vehicles have more and more options and although they provide us a lot of comfort, some of them are not always convenient to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Jeep Cherokee, according to its options, it can be complicated to know precisely how to start a Jeep Cherokee? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will demonstrate the different ways to start a Jeep Cherokee with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Jeep Cherokee with a card, and at last, without using the key.
How to start a Jeep Cherokee with key?
So we commence our content which aims to show you how to start a Jeep Cherokee, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the various measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Jeep Cherokee:
- Identify the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our content on the steering wheel blocked on Jeep Cherokee that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they mean don’t think twice to consult our content on orange lights on Jeep Cherokee to find out the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Jeep Cherokee starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You managed to start your Jeep Cherokee,
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How to start a Jeep Cherokee with the key card?
After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Jeep Cherokee with key or will describe you how to do it for a Jeep Cherokee equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is roughly alike, so don’t think twice to get back to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the steps to stick to to start your Jeep Cherokee with a card:
- Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Jeep Cherokee is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Uncover the “start” button, which is commonly placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly positioned on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Jeep Cherokee
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Jeep Cherokee
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How do I start a Jeep Cherokee without a key?
And at last, we will discover, how to start a Jeep Cherokee without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Jeep Cherokee is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to adhere to:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them jointly and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Jeep Cherokee).
There, you’ve learned all the methods to start a Jeep Cherokee.
If you wish more tutorials on the Jeep Cherokee, go to our Jeep Cherokee category.
