Operating Tips

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Exterior & Styling
The Patriot's styling breaks no ground. Its triumph is that it looks like a Jeep. That might seem minor, but even today this vehicle class carries a cute-ute stigma, and one of the Compass' proble ...

Cooling System
To reduce potential for engine and transmission overheating, take the following actions: − City Driving When stopped for short periods of time, shift the transmission into NEUTRAL and incr ...

Cooling System Pressure Cap
The cap must be fully tightened to prevent loss of engine coolant (antifreeze), and to ensure that engine coolant (antifreeze) will return to the radiator from the coolant reserve tank. The cap s ...