Jeep Patriot Owner's Manual page 290

288 STARTING AND OPERATING
AutoStick - If Equipped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Four-Wheel Drive Operation - If Equipped . . 302
On-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Off-Road Driving Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
When To Use Low (L Off-Road) With The
4WD Lock Lever Engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Driving In Snow, Mud And Sand . . . . . . . . . 304
Hill Climbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Driving Through Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
After Driving Off-Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Power Steering Fluid Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Electronic Brake Control System . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Brake Assist System (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Traction Control System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM) . . . . . . . . . 321
Hill Descent Control (HDC) - If Equipped . . 322
Hill Start Assist (HSA) - Manual
Transmission Or Off-Road Package Only . . . . 323
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . 325
ESC Activation/Malfunction Indicator Light
And ESC Off Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 327