Seats - Jeep COMPASS Owner's Handbook Manual

window, and open the door with the
outside door handle.
27)
NOTE Always use this device when
carrying children. After engaging the
child protection 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 car.
Before getting out of the car, be sure to
check that there is no one left inside.
WARNING
22) For personal security and safety in the
event of a collision, lock the vehicle doors
before you drive as well as when you park
and exit the vehicle.
23) Always remove the keys and lock the
car when leaving the car it. If equipped
with the Keyless Enter-N-Go system,
when leaving the car, make sure the
starter is in the STOP position, remove
the key from the vehicle and close the
vehicle. If used without adult supervision,
vehicle equipment can cause serious
injury or even death.
24) NEVER leave children unattended in
the car and do not leave the car with the
doors unlocked in a location accessible to
children. Children could be seriously or
fatally injured. Also ensure that children
do not inadvertently operate the electric
parking brake, the brake pedal or the
transmission lever.
25) Do not leave the key in or near the
car or in a place accessible to children
and do not leave the ignition device of
a car equipped with Keyless Enter-N-Go
system in START or ENGINE mode. A
child could activate the electric window
winders, other controls or even start the
vehicle.
26) Always use this device when carrying
children. After engaging the device on
both rear doors, check that it is actually
engaged by trying to open a door with the
internal handle.
27) Avoid trapping anyone in a vehicle
in a collision. Remember that the rear
doors can only be opened from the
outside when the Child-Protection locks
are engaged (locked).

SEATS

Driver seat adjustment must also be
carried out remembering that, keeping
the shoulders resting firmly against the
backrest, the wrists must be able to
reach the top of the steering wheel rim.
Additionally, it must be possible to
depress the clutch pedal with the
left foot, for versions with manual
transmission, or fully depress the brake
pedal with the right foot (versions with
automatic transmission).
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6)
NOTE Do not place objects beneath the
adjustable seat or impede proper seat
adjustment.
Manual adjustment (front seats)
(where provided)
IMPORTANT Make adjustments while
sitting in the seat you want to adjust
(driver side or passenger side).
Longitudinal adjustment
On models equipped with manually
operated seats, the adjustment bar is
located at the front of the seats, close to
the floor.
32)
21
While sitting in the seat, pull up on
the handle (1) fig. 21 and slide the
seat forward or backward. Release the
bar once you have reached the desired
position. Using body pressure, push the
seat back and forth to make sure the
adjustment devices have locked.
33)
Height adjustment
(where provided)
Pull lever B (2) fig. 21 upward or push
downward to reach the desired height.
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