How To Put Disabled Jeep in Neutral

[Carolina Jeeper]

This is not a current issue with my Jeep but it could be for any of us.
I recently tested this and if your Jeep will not start or the electrical system is malfunctioning such as a dead battery or whatever, I don't see any way out of park and into neutral. I've tried many ways and each one fails. Only after the engine is running will my automatic Jeep allow me to take it out of park. Not even possible to put the transfer case in neutral. Any ideas on this?

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[actionplus]

There is a cap right in front of the gear shifter. Remove that, and pull on the band.

 

[JimLee]

There's a little door in front of your shifter. Remove that door and there is a little gizmo you pull to get out of park without starting the Jeep.

 

[Maverick909]

there is a manual unlock on the shifter area

 

[garyji]

Yep. Page 372 in my 2021 owners manual.

G.

 

[Carolina Jeeper]

Ok, it works! I didn't read the manual about that since it never occurred go me it wouldn't just go into neutral by pressing the brake pedal like other vehicles.

So I pulled the little black unmarked door off, pulled the orange colored strap upwards and it retains this position. Pushed my Jeep a little to verify. Then simply pull the strap upwards again and it falls back to normal position. Verified that it's in park afterwards. Pretty easy!

 

[JimLee]

Ok, it works! I didn't read the manual about that since it never occurred go me it wouldn't just go into neutral by pressing the brake pedal like other vehicles.

So I pulled the little black unmarked door off, pulled the orange colored strap upwards and it retains this position. Pushed my Jeep a little to verify. Then simply pull the strap upwards again and it falls back to normal position. Verified that it's in park afterwards. Pretty easy!

Your penance is to read the manual from cover to cover without falling asleep.

 

[actionplus]

I fell asleep at page ......

 

[Gee-pah]

This is not your solution for 4 wheels on the ground towing. See the manual about putting the vehicle in neutral from the transfer case.

Towing a Wrangler at high enough speeds and low enough [in] gears can spell catastrophe:

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/fo...-make-sure-transfer-case-is-in-neutral.68106/

 

[garyji]

As a retired airline pilot, I was thinking that it might be a good idea to learn how your 40K + machine works.

G

 

[Carolina Jeeper]

As a retired airline pilot, I was thinking that it might be a good idea to learn how your 40K + machine works.

G

Very true. That's exactly what I was in the process of doing when I realized it is different than previous vehicles I've owned.

 

[hingedthinker]

wait, our Jeeps have an instruction manual?

 

[MtCamper]

When mine had to be towed I just left it in park and forced the T-case into neutral. Wasn't that hard to slide it in there. Did the same thing when a friends Jeep went TU 30 miles into the desert. Left it in park and T-case into neutral and hook the strap up. My problem was a dead baby battery, his was a cracked fuse box.

 

[Carolina Jeeper]

When mine had to be towed I just left it in park and forced the T-case into neutral. Wasn't that hard to slide it in there. Did the same thing when a friends Jeep went TU 30 miles into the desert. Left it in park and T-case into neutral and hook the strap up. My problem was a dead baby battery, his was a cracked fuse box.

I was attempting this but I couldn't find the neutral zone. I must have just given up too early.

 

[Mtpockets]

Ok, it works! I didn't read the manual about that since it never occurred go me it wouldn't just go into neutral by pressing the brake pedal like other vehicles.

So I pulled the little black unmarked door off, pulled the orange colored strap upwards and it retains this position. Pushed my Jeep a little to verify. Then simply pull the strap upwards again and it falls back to normal position. Verified that it's in park afterwards. Pretty easy!

Good info!

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