Jeep Compass, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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STARTING AND DRIVING
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The parking brake should always be
applied whenever the driver is not in the
vehicle.
The electric park brake can be
programmed to be applied automatically
whenever the vehicle speed is below
3 km/h and the dual clutch automatic
transmission is placed in the P (Park)
position, or with a manual transmission,
whenever the ignition device is turned
to OFF. The Auto Park Brake can be
enabled and disabled in the “Settings”
paragraph of the “Multimedia” section.
Any single Auto Park Brake application
can be bypassed by pushing the EPB
switch to the release position while
the transmission is placed in the P
(Park) position (dual clutch automatic
transmission) and the ignition is in the
RUN position.
Electric parking brake manual engagement
Briefly pull the switch located on the
central tunnel to manually engage the
electric parking brake when the car is
stationary.
Noise may be heard from the rear of
the vehicle when engaging the electric
parking brake.
If you apply the electric parking brake
when the brake pedal is depressed, you
may feel the brake pedal move slightly.
After fully engaging the parking brake,
the warning light on the instrument
panel and the LED on the switch turn on.
The parking brake can be applied even
when the ignition device is the OFF
position (in this case the warning
light will not turn on, however, it can
only be released when the ignition device
is in the RUN position.
NOTE The
warning light will
illuminate if the switch is held for longer
than 60 seconds in either the released or
applied position. The warning light
will turn off upon releasing the switch.
Disengaging the electric parking brake
manually
To release the park brake manually, the
ignition device must be in the RUN
position. Put your foot on the brake
pedal, then push the park brake switch
down momentarily. You may hear a
slight whirring sound from the back of
the vehicle while the parking brake
disengages and you may notice a slight
brake pedal movement. Once the parking
brake is fully disengaged, the
warning light on the instrument panel
and the LED on the switch will go off.
Automatic activation of the electric parking
brake
If the Auto Parking Brake function
is enabled, the parking brake will
automatically engage whenever the dual
clutch automatic transmission is placed
to the P (Park) position, or with a manual
transmission, when the ignition device is
set to OFF. If your foot is on the brake
pedal, you may notice a small amount of
brake pedal movement while the park
brake is engaging.
Automatic deactivation of the electric
parking brake
The parking brake will release
automatically when the ignition device is
set to RUN, the dual clutch automatic
transmission is in D (Drive) or R
(Reverse), the driver seat belt is buckled,
and an attempt is made to drive away.
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Applying the electric parking brake with
vehicle in motion
If exceptional circumstances should
make it necessary to engage the park
brake while the vehicle is in motion,
maintain upward pressure on the
electric park brake switch for as long as
engagement is desired. The warning
light will illuminate, and a continuous
acoustic warning will sound. The rear
stop lamps will also be illuminated
automatically while the vehicle remains
in motion.
To disengage the park brake while the
vehicle is in motion, release the switch.
If the vehicle is brought to a complete
stop using the parking brake, when the
vehicle reaches approximately 5 km/h
the parking brake will remain engaged.
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In the unlikely event of a malfunction of
the Electric Park Brake system, a yellow