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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review
Alternatively, while getting the 2nd demo / dealership's 15 days' follow up today, this is how it worked - at a long signal, shift from D to N (or, P) pressing the brake, switch the ignition off, momentarily take off foot from the brake pedal. When you need to start the car again, press the brake pedal, switch ignition on and change back to D. Note that I have both the auto start/stop disabled (every time I start the car) and auto parking brake disabled (one-time from Uconnect screen). Prefer to apply parking brakes manually. The crux is to momentarily take your foot off the brake pedal, else the ignition cannot be switched on. |
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review Needed the rear parcel shelf (does not come standard in Sport). Searched aftermarket, but seems that one that can fit a Jeep Compass is not available at least anywhere in Kolkata. Got it from the Jeep dealership who charged ~Rs.6880. Came pretty expensive, but worth it. |
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review Hey car-go, please give us an ownership review |
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review
I have already given my brief initial ownership review here in this thread (giving an excerpt here; it is in page 6). Hope this helps. Will write more once I make more trips - few being planned. Any specific questions you have, let me know. Quote:
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review Hi Sharan, very comprehensive review. Appreciate your passion and commitment for authoring this. I have a quick question, you have covered so many nuances related to handling the automatic transmission. Sounds a bit scary. On the contrary manual transmission appears to be a much simpler thing to handle (just up/down) based on your judgement. Is it really worth the hassle to go for the AT if you have to keep so many things in view? What do you think after having experienced both MT only vs this one AT? Quote:
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review
I have driven AT on many rented cars in the US more than a decade back around 2006 (I don’t remember the technology but one of the cars was Hyundai Sonata). The learning curve was in minutes, and the experience was comfortable and can’t recollect any behaviours described by you. It was just like a toy car. I was wondering if the DCT requires sophisticated handling skills than other AT technologies ? |
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Psychologically, it is a bit different in India. What happened to me was, I had been driving MT cars for years here (last one was SX4 MT). Suddenly switching over to AT (now with my Jeep Compass) found myself kicking my left leg a few times to apply the clutch and grabbing the gear knob to change gears! It took sometime to keep your left limbs at idle; that's what I guess Sharan referred to as getting adjusted to AT here. | |
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I myself drove the AT in USA, it was CVT and I didnt have a high expectation from them in terms of performance, so it was fine. I was not talking about the getting used to AT from MT, that doesn't take more than few minutes. I was trying say that Jeep compass DCT is not as fast/smart as VW DSG, initially I had high expectation in terms of performance but over a time I got used to it. | |
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review The Jeep Compass petrol auto does take a little getting used to. The engine/gearbox combo is the only fly in the ointment in an otherwise lovely car. It is also probably the reason for the low city mileage. You can get decent mileage figures if you manage the throttle to match the gearing. In a 0-100 sprint, the first 0-60 is slow but gathers pace subsequently to set a decent 0-100 time. The Compass petrol auto does test your patience. |
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review So long as you are not in a tearing hurry most of the time it makes sense. The 10% highway run will probably make you grin from ear to ear. Do a thorough test drive and decide for yourself. |
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review
Dear Floyd de Souza, was not able to start a new thread on ownership review of Sport (membership permission issue). Further felt that Sharan's post suffices for all about Jeep Compass Petrol AT, hence all information goes here with variant differences for Sport. Hope this suffices. Quote:
Pros: 1. The DRLs keep lighted up throughout the time the car is driven. Pardon my ignorance, but was not sure of this as Sport does not come with auto headlamps. 2. Cruise control is a boon for long stretches on the highways; gives a chance to relax the right leg. Nevertheless, resuming cruise control at set speed (by pressing resume button on steering controls after slowing down) is scary; the car picks up speed like anything. 3. Extremely well planted on the road, and no body roll while cornering. This was important for my daughter who has motion sickness. 4. During the long drive (200km going + 200km return), we were 5 adults and 1 kid (my daughter, 7 years old). Heights ranging from 5’3” to 5”8”, and my mother-in-law of 68 years age. Though having compact interiors, the travel was comfortable for all of them; no qualms at all. There were 4 in the rear seats (3 adults + 1 kid). My wife also did not feel any back pain related discomfort (she has chronic back pain though). 5. Speed build up was gradual and slow at low speeds, hence my wife did not “feel” any acceleration. The only reason she got to know of driving speed sitting at the back is due to the warning beep while crossing 80 kmph. No one felt a thing while the car was moving at 90+ kmph. 6. No problem is Ingress or egress for elderly people, specially my mother-in-law. 7. The bonnet well insulates the engine heat. After driving for around 100km we stopped for tea. My daughter jumped up (with a little help from me) and sat on the bonnet; it was absolutely not hot (unlike my earlier SX4). 8. My car is kept in open parking. It withstood three heavy bouts of rain recently, and there was absolutely no seepage inside. 9. The 8.4” MID and 3.5” instrument cluster display were pretty adequate for use, including rear camera view during reversing. Android Auto connectivity has been always seamless with Google Maps running the whole time during the long trip. 10. Very very adequate luggage space; we packed up for the trip, and there was enough space left. At the destination, shopping added more and more, and all went at the back without a sweat. 11. TPMS is a welcome addition which was silently added by Jeep, probably with the increase in prices in April. 12. Entire handling of the car was very sedan-like once you get used to (as I have been primarily driving sedans before), with fantastic all-round view. Cons: 1. No fog lamps, however could not yet test whether it would really make sense on a dark night with heavy rainfall (yet to experience that). 2. No rear parcel tray/ shelf. I got it from Jeep dealership separately. 3. Manual AC, though adequate, has to be first maxed for effective cooling. Later, the fan can be slowed down to maintain a comfortable temperature. 4. The 12V socket is at the back below AC vent and USB-A socket, was a bit difficult to locate. Hence, if you are planning to use a tire inflator using it, the wire should be long enough to reach the tires. 5. Though gradual speed build up is good for my wife (does not complain anymore of kicking acceleration by me), it really tests your patience as Floyd de Souza has mentioned. 6. Could not yet satisfactorily figure out how to stop ignition and restart it at a long traffic signal with auto start/stop disabled (which I do as this sometimes can be both an annoyance, and takes toll on the engine). What I do not care about: 1. No sunroof - never felt the need, even when driving such cars in the US; felt so relaxed about it with the soaring temperature outside while driving the car with AC on 2. No auto headlamps and wipers - though they are great technologies, was never much of a fan of sensor based electronics; felt satisfied that DRLs automatically light up during drives 3. 4x4 and features like ADAS - do not feel the need (at least yet; never have used them anyway) 4. Mobile connectivity - though present through JeepLife app in higher models, this can be added as option using a MOPAR modem (retails at Rs. 30K in Jeep dealerships), however imagining cybersecurity threats these days makes me jittery; though I know this feature has worked as a boon for many 5. The manual mode; the car anyway takes too much control and does not let you shift beyond certain RPM thresholds as Sharan has already described Mileage: The first 350 km in city gave me 8.9 kmpl. Overall average including the highway drive (total 750 km) gave me 10.6 kmpl. Calculations (as I did not reset the tripmeter for highway trip) shows that I got 12 kmpl on the highway. This to me is fine, and I expect it to go up a bit as it breaks in after a few thousand kms. Photos: More than enough luggage space at the back ![]() No fog lamps; has been covered with dummy plastic cladding ![]() Separately bought rear parcel tray from dealership ![]() No fog lamp switch on the dial (unlike higher models) ![]() Manual AC controls ![]() 3.5" instrument cluster ![]() Instrument cluster with average mileage for 761 km ![]() Door switches; no power folding ORVM option, rest as they are ![]() @Mods: Please check if everything is in order or I should correct anything or make any changes for posting compliance. | |
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| Re: My 2021 Jeep Compass Petrol AT Ownership Review Thanks for your review . One thing I wanted to highlight is that I do not find the speed buildup gradual and slow at all. It is just not linear. I'm not sure if you were driving it with a light foot as it is still in the break-in period. I have a Petrol AT and have driven it with a heavy foot on the highway and it is really fast. I think it matches the Compass Diesel AT in the 0-100 kmph sprint. Even in the city, if you have a clear stretch ahead of you, there is just a moment of hesitation before it surges ahead. Not perfect but will get the job done. |
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