User Manual - Page 278

For 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT.

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3. Press the “Activate Launch Control” button on the
touchscreen, follow instructions in the instrument clus-
ter display.
Make sure the vehicle is not moving.
Put vehicle in first gear.
Steering wheel must be pointing straight.
Vehicle must be on level ground.
Apply Brake Pressure.
While holding the brake, rapidly apply the accelerator
pedal to wide open throttle. The engine speed will
hold at the RPM that was set in the “Launch RPM
Set-up” screen.
NOTE: Messages will appear in the instrument cluster
display to inform the driver if one or more of the above
conditions have not been met.
4. When the above conditions have been met, the instru-
ment cluster display will read “Release Brake”.
5. Keep the vehicle pointed straight.
Launch control will be active until the vehicle reaches
62 mph (100 km/h), at which point the Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) system will return to its current ESC mode.
Launch control will abort before launch completion, dis-
play “Launch Aborted” in the cluster under any the
following conditions:
The accelerator pedal is released during launch.
The ESC system detects that the vehicle is no longer
moving in a straight line.
The “ESC OFF” button is pressed to change the system
to another mode.
NOTE: After launch control has been aborted, ESC will
return to its current ESC mode.
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to shift when the drive wheels are
spinning and do not have traction. Damage to the
transmission may occur.
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