Jeep Compass, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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STARTING AND DRIVING
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PRECAUTIONS WHILE DRIVING
The device may not work correctly in
some driving conditions (see below): the
driver must control the car at all times.
Towing a trailer
Use of the device is not recommended
while towing a trailer.
Vehicle not aligned
The device may not detect a car traveling
on the same lane but which is not
aligned along the same direction of travel
or a car which is cutting in from a side
lane (fig. 103).
Sufficient distance from the vehicles
ahead may not be guaranteed in these
cases.
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Steering and curves
On curves fig. 104 with the device set,
it could limit speed and acceleration to
guarantee car stability even if no cars
are detected ahead. When leaving the
curve, the device resets the previously
set speed. This is a part of normal ACC
system functionality.
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NOTE On tight turns ACC system
performance may be limited.
Using the device on gradient
When driving on roads with variable
gradient fig. 105, the device may not
detect the presence of a vehicle on
the lane. Device performance could be
limited according to speed, load, traffic
conditions and gradient steepness.
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Lane changing
The device may not detect the presence
of a vehicle until it is fully in your lane.
In the illustration shown in fig. 106,
ACC has not yet detected the vehicle
changing lanes and it may not detect
the vehicle until it's too late for the ACC
system to take action.
In this case, sufficient distance from
the vehicle which is changing lane may
not be guaranteed: it is advisable to pay
the utmost attention at all times and
be always ready to press the brakes if
needed.
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Small cars
Some narrow vehicles (e.g. bicycles and
motorcycles fig. 107) traveling near the
outer edges of the lane or which enter
the lane from kerbside are not detected
until they are fully in the lane.
Sufficient distance from the cars ahead
may not be guaranteed in these cases.