2019 Compass User Manual

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In the unlikely event of a malfunction of the Electric Park

Brake system, a yellow EPB fault lamp will illuminate. This

may be accompanied by the BRAKE warning lamp flash-

ing. In this event, urgent service of the electric park brake

system is required. Do not rely on the parking brake to

hold the vehicle stationary.

Auto Park Brake

The EPB can be programmed to be applied automatically

whenever the vehicle speed is below 1.9 mph (3 km/h) and

the automatic transmission is placed in PARK, or with a

manual transmission, whenever the ignition switch is in

the OFF position. Auto Park Brake is enabled and disabled

by customer selection through the Customer Program-

mable Features section of the Uconnect Settings.

Any single Auto Park Brake application can be bypassed

by pushing the EPB switch to the release position while the

transmission is placed in PARK (automatic transmission)

and the ignition is in the ON/RUN position.

SafeHold

SafeHold is a safety feature of the EPB system that will

engage the park brake automatically if the vehicle is left

unsecured while the ignition switch is in ON/RUN.

For automatic transmissions, the EPB will automatically

engage if all of the following conditions are met:

• Vehicle speed is below 1.9 mph (3 km/h).

• There is no attempt to depress the brake pedal or

accelerator pedal.

• The seat belt is unbuckled.

• The driver door is open.

• The vehicle is not in the PARK position.

For manual transmissions, the EPB will automatically