2011 Jeep Patriot Owner Manual - Page 324
2011 Jeep Patriot Manual
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322 STARTING AND OPERATING Hill Descent Control (HDC) - If Equipped This system maintains vehicle speed while descending hills during off-road driving situations. HDC will automatically apply the brakes to control downhill speed to between 4 mph (7 km/h) and 6 mph (9 km/h) depending on terrain. The system is activated by placing the vehicle in "Off-Road" mode and placing the shift lever in LOW or REVERSE. Refer to "Safe Off-Road Driving" in "Starting and Operating" for further information. 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. When HDC is properly enabled, the "Hill HDC is only intended for low speed off-road driving. At Decent Control Light" in the instrument cluster vehicle speeds above 31 mph (50 km/h) HDC will no will be illuminated. longer function. If the "HDC Indicator Light" begins to flash this indicates that the brakes are getting too hot and HDC has the capability to sense terrain and will only the vehicle should be stopped to allow the brakes to cool. 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