2010 Jeep Liberty Owner's Manual - Page 343

342 STARTING AND OPERATING WARNING! (Continued) • Failure to follow these warnings can result in an accident or serious personal injury. The following conditions must be met in order for HSA to activate: • The vehicle must be stopped. • The vehicle must be on a 7% or greater incline. Hill Start Assist (HSA) The HSA system is designed to help the driver accelerate • The gear selection must match vehicle uphill direction (i.e., vehicle facing uphill is in forward gear; vehicle the vehicle from a complete stop while on an incline. If backing uphill is in REVERSE gear). the driver releases the brake while stopped on an incline, HSA will continue to hold the brake pressure for a short • For vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, period. If the driver does not apply the throttle before this the HSA will work in REVERSE gear and all forward time expires, the system will release brake pressure and gears. The system will not activate if the transmission the vehicle will roll down the hill as normal. The system is in PARK. will release brake pressure in proportion to amount of throttle applied.