2011 Jeep Liberty Owner Manual - Page 352

350 STARTING AND OPERATING 3. Apply the parking brake. 4. Start the engine. 5. Rotate the steering wheel one-half turn to the left. 6. Press the "ESC Off" button located in the lower switch bank below the climate control four times within twenty When enabled, HDC senses the terrain and activates seconds. The "ESC Off Indicator Light" should turn on when the vehicle is descending a hill. HDC speed may be adjusted by the driver to suit the driving conditions. The and turn off two times. speed corresponds to the transmission gear selected. 7. Rotate the steering wheel back to center and then an Gear Approximate HDC Set Speed additional one-half turn to the right. 1st 1 mph (1.5 km/h) 8. Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position and then 2nd 3 mph (4.5 km/h) back to the ON position. If the sequence was completed 7.5 mph (12 km/h) properly, the "ESC Off Indicator Light" will blink several DRIVE REVERSE 1 mph (1.5 km/h) times to confirm HSA is disabled. NEUTRAL 3 mph (4.5 km/h) 9. Repeat these steps if you want to return this feature to However, the driver can override HDC operation by its previous setting. applying the brake to slow the vehicle down below the HDC control speed. If more speed is desired during HDC Hill Descent Control (HDC) - If Equipped HDC is only intended for low speed off-road driving. HDC maintains vehicle speed while descending hills in off-road driving conditions by applying the brakes when necessary.