2011 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 314

312 STARTING AND OPERATING HDC has the capability to sense terrain and will only activate when the vehicle is descending a hill. It will not activate on level ground. If desired, HDC can be fully deactivated by putting the vehicle into ESC "Full Off" mode. This is done by pressing and holding the "ESC Off" button for five seconds. Refer to "Electronic Stability Control (ESC)" in this section of the manual. HDC operation can be overridden with brake application to slow the vehicle down below the HDC control speed. Conversely, if more speed is desired during HDC control, the accelerator pedal will increase vehicle speed like normal. When either the brake or the accelerator is released, HDC will control the vehicle back to the original set speed. WARNING! HDC is only intended to assist the driver in controlling vehicle speed when descending hills. The driver must remain attentive to the driving conditions and is responsible for maintaining a safe vehicle speed. Hill Start Assist (HSA) - Manual Transmission Only The HSA system is designed to assist the driver when starting a vehicle from a stop on a hill. HSA will maintain the level of brake pressure the driver applied for a short period of time after the driver takes their foot off of the brake pedal. If the driver does not apply the throttle during this short period of time, the system will release HDC is only intended for low speed off-road driving. At brake pressure and the vehicle will roll down the hill. The vehicle speeds above 31 mph (50 km/h) HDC will no system will release brake pressure in proportion to longer function. If the "HDC Indicator Light" begins to amount of throttle applied as the vehicle starts to move in flash this indicates that the brakes are getting too hot and the intended direction of travel. the vehicle should be stopped to allow the brakes to cool.