Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission (Cvt); Six-Speed Automatic Transmission; Manual Climate Controls - Jeep 2014 Compass User Manual

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION (CVT)
• While conventional automatic transmissions typically have 4, 5 or 6 speeds, the
Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) has an infinite number of speeds. This
allows it to adjust to exactly the right ratio to optimize performance and fuel economy.
• Under hard acceleration, you may hear more engine noise than with a conven-
tional transmission. The CVT may also occasionally feel like it is "shifting." These
characteristics are perfectly normal and contribute to the CVT's efficiency.

SIX-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

• This electronically-controlled transmission provides a precise shift schedule. The
transmission electronics are self-calibrating; therefore, the first few shifts on a
new vehicle may be somewhat abrupt. This is a normal condition, and precision
shifts will develop within a few hundred miles (kilometers).
• The transmission shift lever has only PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, and DRIVE
shift positions. Manual shifts can be made using the Autostick
Moving the shift lever to the left or right (-/+) while in the DRIVE position will
manually select the transmission gear, and will display the current gear in the
instrument cluster as 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
• Refer to your Owner's Manual on the DVD for further information.

MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS

Air Recirculation
• Use Recirculation for maximum A/C operation.
• For window defogging, turn the Recirculation button off.
• Recirculation is allowed in floor mode and defrost/floor (mix mode) for approxi-
mately five minutes.
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