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• The gear selection must match vehicle uphill
direction (i.e., vehicle facing uphill is in for-
ward gear; vehicle backing uphill is in RE-
VERSE gear).
• HSA will work in REVERSE gear and all
forward gears. The system will not activate if
the transmission is in PARK or NEUTRAL.
For vehicles equipped with a manual trans-
mission, if the clutch is pressed, HSA will
remain active.
WARNING!
There may be situations where the Hill Start
Assist (HSA) will not activate and slight roll-
ing may occur, such as on minor hills or with
a loaded vehicle, or while pulling a trailer.
HSA is not a substitute for active driving
involvement. It is always the driver's respon-
sibility to be attentive to distance to other
vehicles, people, and objects, and most im-
portantly brake operation to ensure safe op-
eration of the vehicle under all road condi-
tions. Your complete attention is always
required while driving to maintain safe control
of your vehicle. Failure to follow these warn-
ings can result in a collision or serious per-
sonal injury.
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Towing With HSA
HSA will also provide assistance to mitigate roll
back while towing a trailer.
WARNING!
• If you use a trailer brake controller with
your trailer, the trailer brakes may be acti-
vated and deactivated with the brake
switch. If so, there may not be enough
brake pressure to hold both the vehicle and
the trailer on a hill when the brake pedal is
released. In order to avoid rolling down an
incline while resuming acceleration, manu-
ally activate the trailer brake or apply more
vehicle brake pressure prior to releasing
the brake pedal.
• HSA is not a parking brake. Always apply
the parking brake fully when leaving your
vehicle. Also, be certain to leave the trans-
mission in PARK.
• Failure to follow these warnings may cause
the vehicle to roll down the incline and
could collide with another vehicle, object or
person, and cause serious or fatal injury.
Always remember to use the parking brake
while parking on a hill and that the driver is
responsible for braking the vehicle.
Disabling And Enabling HSA
This feature can be turned on or turned off. To
change the current setting, proceed as follows:
• For vehicles equipped with the instrument
cluster display, refer to "Instrument Cluster
Display" in "Understanding Your Instrument
Panel" for further information.
• If disabling HSA using Uconnect Settings,
refer to "Uconnect Settings" in "Understand-
ing Your Instrument Panel" for further
information.
For vehicles not equipped with the instrument
cluster display, perform the following steps:
1. Center the steering wheel (front wheels
pointing straight forward).
2. Shift the transmission into PARK.
3. Apply the parking brake.
4. Start the engine.
5. Rotate the steering wheel slightly more than
one-half turn to the left.
6. Push the "ESC Off" button located in the
lower switch bank below the climate control
four times within twenty seconds. The "ESC
Off Indicator Light" should turn on and turn off
two times.
7. Rotate the steering wheel back to center and
then an additional slightly more than one-half
turn to the right.
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