2015 Jeep Compass Owner Manual - Page 459

WHAT TO DO IN EMERGENCIES 457 FREEING A STUCK VEHICLE If your vehicle becomes stuck in mud, sand or snow, it can often be moved using a rocking motion. Turn the steering wheel right and left to clear the area around the front wheels. Then shift back and forth between DRIVE and REVERSE (with automatic transmission) or 2nd gear and REVERSE (with manual transmission), while gently pressing the accelerator. Use the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure that will maintain the rocking motion, without spinning the wheels, or racing the engine. CAUTION! (Continued) the risk of clutch or transmission failure during prolonged efforts to free a stuck vehicle. NOTE: Press the ЉESC OffЉ switch, to place the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in ЉPartial OffЉ mode, before rocking the vehicle. Refer to "Electronic Brake Control" in "Starting And Operating" for further information. Once the vehicle has been freed, press the ЉESC OffЉ switch again to restore ЉESC OnЉ mode. CAUTION! Racing the engine or spinning the wheels may lead to transmission overheating and failure. Allow the engine to idle with the transmission in NEUTRAL for at least one minute after every five rocking-motion cycles. This will minimize overheating and reduce (Continued) CAUTION! • When "rocking" a stuck vehicle by shifting between DRIVE/2nd gear and REVERSE, do not spin the wheels faster than 15 mph (24 km/h), or drivetrain damage may result. (Continued) 6