2012 Jeep Patriot Owner Manual - Page 333

STARTING AND OPERATING 331 HSA Activation Criteria Disabling/Enabling HSA The following criteria must be met in order for HSA to If you wish to turn on or off the HSA system, it can be activate: done using the Customer Programmable Features in the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC). Refer to • Vehicle must be stopped. "Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC)" in "Un• Vehicle must be on a 7% grade or greater hill. derstanding Your Instrument Panel" for further information. • Gear selection matches vehicle uphill direction (i.e., vehicle facing uphill is in forward gear; vehicle back- For vehicles not equipped with the EVIC, perform the ing uphill is in REVERSE gear). following steps: 5 WARNING! There may be situations on minor hills (i.e., less than 8%), with a loaded vehicle, or while pulling a trailer, when the system will not activate and slight rolling may occur. This could cause a collision with another vehicle or object. Always remember the driver is responsible for braking the vehicle. NOTE: You must complete Steps 1 through 8 within 90 seconds. 1. Center the steering wheel (front wheels pointing straight forward). 2. Shift the transmission into NEUTRAL. 3. Apply the parking brake. 4. Start the engine.