Jacking Instructions - Jeep Compass 2022 Owner's Manual

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J I
ACKING NSTRUCTIONS
WARNING!
Carefully follow these tire changing warnings to
help prevent personal injury or damage to your
vehicle:
Always park on a firm, level surface as far from

the edge of the roadway as possible before
raising the vehicle.
Turn on the Hazard Warning Flashers.
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Apply the parking brake firmly and set the

transmission in PARK.
Block the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel

to be raised.
Never start or run the engine with the vehicle

on a jack.
Do not let anyone sit in the vehicle when it is

on a jack.
Do not get under the vehicle when it is on a

jack. If you need to get under a raised vehicle,
take it to a service center where it can be
raised on a lift.
Only use the jack in the positions indicated

and for lifting this vehicle during a tire change.
If working on or near a roadway, be extremely

careful of motor traffic.
To ensure that spare tires, flat or inflated, are

securely stowed, spares must be stowed with
the valve stem facing the ground.
Jack Warning Label
1. Remove the spare tire, jack, and wheel bolt
wrench.
2. If equipped with aluminum wheels where the
center cap covers the wheel bolts, use the
wheel bolt wrench to pry the center cap off
carefully before raising the vehicle.
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WARNING!
3. Before raising the vehicle, use the wheel bolt
wrench to loosen, but not remove, the wheel
bolts on the wheel with the flat tire. Turn the
wheel bolts counterclockwise one turn while
the wheel is still on the ground.
NOTE:
Placement for the front and rear jack locations are
critical. See below images for proper jacking loca-
tions.
Jacking Locations
CAUTION!
Do not attempt to raise the vehicle by jacking on
locations other than those indicated in the
Jacking Instructions for this vehicle.