Steering Wheel; Tilt/Telescoping Steering Column; Heated Steering Wheel - If Equipped - Jeep Compass 2021 Owner's Manual

26 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
cator is hidden (unlocked position), roll down
the window, and open the door with the
outside door handle.
WARNING!
Avoid trapping anyone in a vehicle in a colli-
sion. Remember that the rear doors can only
be opened from the outside when the
Child-Protection locks are engaged (locked).
NOTE:
Always use this device when carrying 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 vehicle, be
sure to check that there is no one left inside.

STEERING WHEEL

T /T S
ILT ELESCOPING TEERING
This feature allows you to tilt the steering column
upward or downward. It also allows you to
lengthen or shorten the steering column. The tilt/
telescoping lever is located below the steering
wheel at the end of the steering column.
Tilt/Telescoping Lever
To unlock the steering column, push the control
handle downward (toward the floor). To tilt the
steering column, move the steering wheel
upward or downward as desired. To lengthen or
shorten the steering column, pull the steering
wheel outward or push it inward as desired. To
lock the steering column in position, push the
control handle upward until fully engaged.
Do not adjust the steering column while driv-
C
ing. Adjusting the steering column while driving
OLUMN
or driving with the steering column unlocked,
could cause the driver to lose control of the
vehicle. Failure to follow this warning may
result in serious injury or death.
WARNING!
H S W
EATED TEERING HEEL
E
QUIPPED
The steering wheel contains a heating element
that helps warm your hands in cold weather.
The heated steering wheel has only one
temperature setting. Once the heated steering
wheel has been turned on, it will stay on until
the operator turns it off. The heated steering
wheel may not turn on when it is already warm.
The heated steering wheel control button is
located on the center instrument panel below
the touchscreen, as well as within the climate or
controls screen of the touchscreen.
Press the heated steering wheel button

once to turn the heating element on.
Press the heated steering wheel button

second time to turn the heating element off.
NOTE:
The engine must be running for the heated
steering wheel to operate.
For information on use with the Remote Start
system, see Ú page 19.
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