Energy Management Feature
This vehicle has a safety belt system with an Energy Management feature in the front seating positions to help further reduce the risk of injury in the event of a head-on accident.
This safety belt system has a retractor assembly that is designed to release webbing in a controlled manner. This feature is designed to help reduce the belt force acting on the occupant’s chest.
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Roof Luggage Rack — If Equipped
The crossbars and siderails are designed to carry the
weight on vehicles equipped with a luggage rack. The
load must not exceed 150 lbs (68 kg), and should be
uniformly distributed over the lugg ...
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 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 ...