Jeep COMPASS 4xe, Manual

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Tires
Check the tire pressures at least once
every four weeks: if the pressure is too
low, consumption levels increase as
resistance to rolling is higher.
The type of tires can in
fl uence energy
consumption. For information on
the correct type of tires to use and
in
fl ation pressure, see the "Technical
Speci fi cations" section.
Exploitation of inertia force
At a traf fi c light, release the accelerator
pedal, allowing the car to decelerate.
On downhill stretches, release the
accelerator pedal, letting the car proceed
by inertia.
The hybrid system is able to recover
energy from braking and slowing down:
making effective use of these driving
phases emphasizes the peculiarities of a
hybrid car and its ef
fi ciency.
Switching off super fl uous functions
Functions such as seat heating or
activating the heated rear window require
high energy consumption, especially
when driving in urban traf
fi c or when
queuing or stopping for long periods of
time. If not strictly necessary, remember
to disable these functions.
Ef fi cient use of the hybrid system
The car's hybrid system operates
automatically, however, adopting an
appropriate driving style allows to take
advantage of the system's features,
optimizing fuel consumption and energy
recovery.
Energy recovery optimization
Energy recovery is a feature of hybrid
cars and allows to ef
fi ciently exploit the
"passive" driving phases (slowing down
and braking), recovering energy and
recharging the high-voltage battery,
allowing to use the energy recovered
during subsequent accelerations.
This feature is useful for powering
electrical components, thus representing
a fuel saving condition.
The energy recovery optimization, during
acceleration and braking, is carried out in
three phases:

Light energy recover
during
deceleration without pressing the
brake pedal.

Medium energy recovery
during slight
deceleration slightly pressing the
brake pedal.

Maximum energy recovery
: if the brake
pedal is depressed deeper, provided
that the indicator located on the
power meter on the instrument panel
still moves in the charge indication
middle space.