Grand Cherokee

[DEKE]

Hi All
A strange question it may seem, how do you get one of these to go into drive it is an auto 4 litre, problem was my son just bought it went away to work and the battery went flat with standing. I have taken battery off charged it and refitted today started first turn but when I tried to put it in to drive it wouldn't go. There is a button on the side that I assume you push in, it wouldn't budge. When I got home I wondered if you maybe have to put your foot on the brake ... would this be right. Problem is vehicle is 25 miles away from me
Any help appreciated
Thanks

[-crookedtail-]

What year/model number is it?

I've a 2003 WJ albeit the V8, it should move easily into drive. Any noises?

Does it move at all, if you move into 1st manually?

[DEKE]

Its an S reg that's all I know, its in park handbrake on, from other autos I have driven you just put it in drive and away you go.

[Mandat]

Did you press the brake pedal?

[egor110]

There's like a trigger button on the front of the gear stick you have to squeeze it to select drive/park/reverse.

[DEKE]

No did not think to push brake, also there is a button on the side of lever cant say I noticed one on the back, will try these things at weekend
Thanks

[DEKE]

sorry front of lever

[egor110]

DEKE said:

No did not think to push brake, also there is a button on the side of lever cant say I noticed one on the back, will try these things at weekend
Thanks

button on the side is the overdrive button.

[jay140285]

I have an S Reg 4.0 ZJ off roader.

There is NO over-drive button on the gear lever its by the light switch so no need to worry.

Foot on Brake is a MUST
Press button on the SIDE of the gear lever and it will slide into Drive.

Simples.

Without foot on brake the lever will not more at all.

[egor110]

jay140285 said:

I have an S Reg 4.0 ZJ off roader.

There is NO over-drive button on the gear lever its by the light switch so no need to worry.

Foot on Brake is a MUST
Press button on the SIDE of the gear lever and it will slide into Drive.

Simples.

Without foot on brake the lever will not more at all.

There IS a over drive button on side of gear stick on wj's.

On wj the button to change gear is a trigger button at front of the stick.

[jay140285]

egor110 said:

jay140285 said:

I have an S Reg 4.0 ZJ off roader.

There is NO over-drive button on the gear lever its by the light switch so no need to worry.

Foot on Brake is a MUST
Press button on the SIDE of the gear lever and it will slide into Drive.

Simples.

Without foot on brake the lever will not more at all.

There IS a over drive button on side of gear stick on wj's.

On wj the button to change gear is a trigger button at front of the stick.

OP Said its an S Reg - Therefore a ZJ not a WJ I would have thought.