2015 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 364

362 STARTING AND OPERATING mode. This is done by pressing and holding the "ESC Off" button for five seconds. Refer to "Electronic Stability Control (ESC)" in this section of the manual. WARNING! HDC is only intended to assist the driver in controlling vehicle speed when descending hills. The driver must remain attentive to the driving conditions and is responsible for maintaining a safe vehicle speed. 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 Hill Start Assist (HSA) normal. When either the brake or the accelerator is released, HDC will control the vehicle back to the origi- The HSA system is designed to assist the driver when starting a vehicle from a stop on a hill. HSA will maintain nal set speed. the level of brake pressure the driver applied for a short HDC is only intended for low speed off-road driving. At period of time after the driver takes their foot off of the vehicle speeds above 31 mph (50 km/h) HDC will no brake pedal. If the driver does not apply the throttle longer function. If the "HDC Indicator Light" begins to during this short period of time, the system will release flash this indicates that the brakes are getting too hot and brake pressure and the vehicle will roll down the hill. The the vehicle should be stopped to allow the brakes to cool. system will release brake pressure in proportion to amount of throttle applied as the vehicle starts to move in the intended direction of travel.