Jeep Compass 2025 - Freeing a Stuck Vehicle

3. Grab the boot material rearward of the gear
selector and pull up to carefully separate the gear
selector bezel and boot assembly from the center
console.
Gear Selector Bezel
4. Press and maintain firm pressure on the brake
pedal.
5. Insert a small screwdriver or similar tool down int
o
the gear selector override access hole (at the right
rear corner of the gear selector assembly), and
push and hold the override release lever down.
Gear Selector Override Access Hole
6. Move the gear selector to the NEUTRAL (N)
position.
7. The vehicle may then be star
ted in NEUTRAL.
8. Reinstall the gear selector boot.
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. For vehicles with automatic
transmission, push and hold the lock button on the
gear selector. Then shift back and forth between DRIVE
(D) and REVERSE (R) (for automatic transmission) or
SECOND gear and REVERSE (for manual transmission)
while gently pressing the accelerat
or.
NOTE:
For vehicles with automatic transmission, shifts
between DRIVE and REVERSE can only be achie
ved at
wheel speeds of 5 mph (8 km/h) or less. Whenever
the transmission remains in NEUTRAL (N) for more than
two seconds, you must press the brake pedal to engage
DRIVE or REVERSE.
Use the least amount of accelerator pedal pressure that
will maintain the rocking motion without spinning the
wheels or racing the engine.
WARNING!
Fast spinning tires can be dangerous. Forces
generated by excessive wheel speeds may cause
damage, or even failure, of the axle and tires. A
tire could e
xplode and injure someone. Do not spin
your vehicle's wheels faster than 30 mph (48 km/h)
or for longer than 30 seconds continuously without
stopping when you are stuck and do not let anyone
near a spinning wheel, no matter what the speed.
NOTE:
Push the ESC OFF button (if necessary), to place the
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system in “Partial Off”
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