$50,000 vehicle does not include printed manual?

[MayThe4x4BWU]

Who has an engine cover and molle seat backs? I don’t have those.

Mine doesn't have an engine cover, but has molle seat backs

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[MayThe4x4BWU]

There was a time when I bought a new vehicle that I'd take the hard copy owners manual and read through the entirety of it.

I still do that, but it's a much shorter read with the pamphlet style summaries that are in a lot of vehicles these days

 

[Aonarch]

Save the trees, probably less than 1% of car owners ever glance at theirs. The owners manual is easily available online.

 

[Wbino]

I think that's the first time I've seen those. Surprised they haven't become a "must have" mod for US Jeep enthusiasts.



To the search bar, grasshoppah..

Proof that corporations don't give a crap about you and your family if they can save money.
Wranglers turn signals are impossible to see from the side of the vehicle without these side mirror lights found only in the European versions.
But they probably couldn't be sold in Europe without them.

 

[TomR 2020 Unlimited Ruby]

My 2025 rv with a Ford F550 chassis didn’t have one eithe.

 

[JayJay]

probably less than 1% of car owners ever glance at theirs.

Some of the questions that are asked on the forum support this.

 

[Nokones]

Some of the questions that are asked on the forum support this.

I refer to my Owners Manual every so often on various subjects as they present themselves.

 

[JayJay]

I refer to my Owners Manual every so often on various subjects as they present themselves.

I downloaded the manual and read it front to back at least twice before the jeep was delivered from the factory.

 

[Eyeball]

Neither did my wife's $90K Lincoln.
All on-line and available through the Lincoln App.

Nothing new here unless it's been 10-20 years since you bought or leased a brand-new car or truck.

Hmmm… I guess I got lucky. My 2 year old Jeep came with one…

 

[beaglegal]

Looked in my glove box for the first time to peruse my owner's manual, radio manual, warranty manual, etc.

No joy sucker. Here's a 1/8" thick owners "handbook".

If you want an actual detailed printed manual like included with virtually every vehicle ever built, no problem, just send us 60 bucks.

Yes I know they have it in electronic form. Some might prefer that, I do not. Perhaps it's like the spare tire and manufacturers are starting to do away with printed manuals. My wife's new Toyota, however, came with a mini library of Congress of printed books.

Kills me the included "handbook" is printed on gloss paper, in color. Probably cost more than the inch thick proper manual for my '22 that was printed on tissue paper.

Carry on.

yea, we had that problem with a jeep we got in may, not new. even window sticker said manuals included. yes, i know i can download a pdf but dern it, i want the book and not willing to spend 70.00

 

[beaglegal]

None of your jeeps ever came with the owners manual. They came with an abbreviated “users guide”. The owners manual is 600 pages long.

then why are they avail online for about 70.00? printed form, kind of thick, not 600 pages tho

 

[X35]

^^^ The 2025 Wrangler owners manual is 396 pages.

 

[rk911]

None of your jeeps ever came with the owners manual. They came with an abbreviated “users guide”. The owners manual is 600 pages long.

I beg to differ. This was in the glovebox when we took delivery of our new '23 JL.

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[gato]

I think it’s important to have basic things like where are the lift points when changing a tire.

The Wrangler is the *only* vehicle where you have to put the jack on the axle tube instead of the body/frame, and doing it any other way won’t work or will destroy the pinch welds. Particularly when you’re stranded with no service.

But why the hell isn’t there an owners manual in the infotainment??

Why would you not have the searchable PDF manual on your phone? Do you really want to thumb through 600 printed pages instead of simply searching "jack" on the PDF and get the answer in a second?

 

[mwilk012]

Looks like they made a change in the title and just deleted the full version for some of yall. We used to be able to request a printed version for free.

I beg to differ. This was in the glovebox when we took delivery of our new '23 JL.

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