Safety
For an entry-level vehicle the Compass comes stacked with safety features. Side curtain airbags, traction control, an electronic stability system and antilock brakes all come standard at the $15,985 entry price.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety just released crash-test results for the Compass' sibling, the Dodge Caliber. It received a Good rating, the best possible, in the frontal crash test, but got a Marginal score, the second worst possible, in both side-impact and rear-impact tests. While the two vehicles aren't identical, the results should be similar for the Compass.
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Key Ignition Park Interlock
This vehicle is equipped with a Key Ignition Park Interlock which requires the
shift lever to be placed in PARK before the ignition switch can be turned to the
LOCK/ OFF position. The key can only ...
Remote Key Unlock, Driver Door/All Doors First
This feature lets you program the system to unlock either
the driver’s door or all doors and the liftgate on the first
press of the UNLOCK button on the RKE transmitter. To
change the current ...
Compass Variance
Compass Variance is the difference between Magnetic North and Geographic North.
To compensate for the differences, the variance should be set for the zone where
the vehicle is driven, per the zone ...