2014 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 355

STARTING AND OPERATING 353 and hill descent braking to control the descent and apply be attempted when necessary in a safe responsible manyour brakes if necessary, but do not allow the tires to lock. ner. You should only drive through areas which are designated and approved. You should tread lightly and avoid damage to the environment. You should know WARNING! your vehicles abilities and be able to recover it if someIf the engine stalls or you lose headway or cannot thing goes wrong. You should never stop or shut a make it to the top of a steep hill or grade, never vehicle off when crossing deep water unless you ingested attempt to turn around. To do so may result in water into the engine air intake. If the engine stalls, do tipping and rolling the vehicle, which may result in not attempt to restart it. Determine if it has ingested severe injury. Always back carefully straight down a water first. The key to any crossing is low and slow. You hill in REVERSE gear. Never back down a hill in want to use low (L Off-Road) with the 4WD LOCK NEUTRAL using only the vehicle brakes. Never engaged and proceed very slowly with a constant slow drive diagonally across a hill, always drive straight speed (3-5 mph [5-8 km/h] maximum) and light throttle. up or down. Keep the vehicle moving; do not try to accelerate through the crossing. After crossing any water higher than the Driving Through Water bottom of the axle differentials, you should inspect all of Extreme care should be taken crossing any type of water. the vehicle fluids for signs of water ingestion. Water crossings should be avoided if possible, and only 5