Automatic Transmission - Jeep COMPASS Owner's Handbook Manual

the transmission in neutral (N) or P
(Parking).
To protect the clutch, never use
the accelerator to keep the car
stationary (for example when stopped
uphills/downhills): clutch overheating
could damage it.
Use the brake pedal instead or the
electric parking brake and only press the
accelerator pedal when you wish to set
off.
If reverse (R) is engaged, only engage the
1st gear (or vice versa) when the car is
completely stopped.
Although it is highly inadvisable, if you
are driving downhill and, for unexpected
reasons, you let the car move forward
with the transmission in neutral (N),
when there is a request to engage a gear,
depending on the speed of the car, the
system will automatically engage the
best gear for the correct transmission of
drive torque to the wheels.
WARNING
255) Never leave children unattended in
the car. Always remove the key from the
ignition when leaving the car and take it
with you.
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IMPORTANT
53) There must be no objects (such as
bracelets for example) near or around the
gear lever, nor objects that protrude from
the glove compartment in front of the gear
lever, as they could interfere and obstruct
its movement, even if only temporarily.
54) If the car is on a gradient, always
engage the electric parking brake
BEFORE placing the gear lever in P.
55) Engage reverse only with the car
stationary, engine at idling speed and
accelerator fully released.
AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION
(where provided)
53)
DISPLAY
The instrument panel display shows:
in automatic mode: the selected gear
(P, R, N, D);
in manual (sequential) driving mode:
the manual engagement of a (higher or
lower) gear, with the relevant number.
GEAR LEVER
The gear lever fig. 153 can be moved to
the following positions:
P = Park
R = Reverse
N = Neutral
D = Drive, (automatic forward speed)
"AutoStick":
+ shifting to a higher gear in
manual (sequential) driving mode;
– shifting to a lower gear in
sequential driving mode.
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153
The diagram for gear engagement is
shown on the panel to the side of the
gear lever.
The gear engaged is shown on the
instrument panel display.
The gear lever has a button (1) fig. 153
which must be pressed to move the lever
to P ("Park") or R.
If the transmission is used in
"sequential" mode, which is activated
moving the gear lever from D (Drive) to
the left, the positions + (higher gear) or
– (lower gear) can be reached. These
positions are unstable: the lever always
returns to central position.
To exit position P ("Park"), or to pass
from position N (Neutral) to position D
(Drive) or R (Reverse) when the car is
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