2012 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 205
2012 Jeep Compass Manual
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 203 by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire 20. Shift Lever Indicator The Shift Lever Indicator is self-contained within the inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle has tires of a instrument cluster. It displays the gear position of the different size than the size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label, you should deterautomatic transmission. mine the proper tire inflation pressure for those tires.) NOTE: You must apply the brakes before shifting from As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been PARK. equipped with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System 21. Odometer/Trip Odometer Reset Button (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when Press this button to change the display from odometer to one or more of your tires is significantly under-inflated. either of the two trip odometer settings. Trip A or Trip B Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illumiwill appear when in the trip odometer mode. Push in and nates, you should stop and check your tires as soon as hold the button for two seconds to reset the trip odometer possible, and inflate them to the proper pressure. Driving to 0 miles or kilometers. The odometer must be in Trip on a significantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to mode to reset. overheat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life, and may affect 22. Tire Pressure Monitoring Telltale Light Each tire, including the spare (if provided), the vehicle's handling and stopping ability. should be checked monthly when cold and inflated to the inflation pressure recommended 4