Jeep Compass, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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KNOWLEDGE OF THE VEHICLE
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NOTES:
After pushing the door handle button,
you must wait two seconds before you
can lock or unlock the doors, using
either Passive Entry door handle. This
is done to allow you to check if the
vehicle is locked by pulling the door
handle without the vehicle reacting and
unlocking.
If the Passive Entry function is
disabled using the
Uconnect™
System,
the key protection described in
"Preventing Inadvertent Locking of
Passive Entry Key Fob in Vehicle"
remains active/functional.
The Passive Entry system will not
operate if the key fob battery is dead.
The vehicle doors can also be locked
by using the lock button located on the
vehicle’s interior door panel.
Automatic unlock doors on exit
The doors will unlock automatically on
vehicles with power door locks after the
following sequence of actions:
1. The Automatic unlock doors on exit
feature is enabled.
2. All doors are closed.
3. Shift lever in the P (Park) position.
4. Any individual door is opened.
“Child protection door lock”
system — rear doors
16)
This system prevents the rear doors
being opened from the inside.
The device fig. 18 can only be activated
when the doors are open:
position: system activated (door
locked)
position: system deactivated (door
can be opened from the inside).
18
5520433D
NOTES:
When the child lock system is
engaged, the door can be opened only
by using the outside door handle even
though the inside door lock is in the
unlocked position.
After disengaging the Child protection
door lock system, always test the door
from the inside to make certain it is in
the desired position.
After setting the Child protection door
lock system, always test the door from
the inside to make certain it is in the
desired position.
For emergency exit with the system
engaged, rotate the “Door Lock” button
until the related indicator is hidden
(unlocked position), roll down the
window, and open the door with the
outside door handle.
17)
NOTE Always use this system when
transporting children. After engaging the
child lock on both rear doors, check for
effective engagement by trying to open
a door with the internal handle. Once
the Child protection door lock system
is engaged, it is impossible to open the
doors from inside the vehicle. Before
getting out of the car, be sure to check
that there is no one left inside.
WARNING
12)
For personal security and safety in the
event of a collision, lock the vehicle doors
before you drive as well as when you park
and exit the vehicle.
13) When exiting the vehicle, always
remove the key fob from the vehicle
and lock your vehicle. If equipped with
Keyless Enter-N-Go system, always
make sure the keyless ignition node
is in “OFF” mode, remove the key fob
from the vehicle and lock the vehicle.
Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment
may cause severe personal injuries or
death.
14) NEVER leave children unattended in
the car and do not leave the car with the
doors unlocked in a location accessible to
children. Children could be seriously or
fatally injured. Also ensure that children
do not inadvertently operate the electric