At times, driving throughout the Dayton area can be torturous. In fact, residents often times see news reports to encourage safe driving throughout the area. This is because Dayton, Ohio is geographically situated near the freeze thaw line throughout the winter months. This means, Dayton residents can see more variable winter weather conditions than most areas of the country. But, most people cannot simply not go to work, or not pick up the kids from school.
At times, driving throughout the Dayton area can be torturous. In fact, residents often times see news reports to encourage safe driving throughout the area. This is because Dayton, Ohio is geographically situated near the freeze thaw line throughout the winter months. This means, Dayton residents can see more variable winter weather conditions than most areas of the country. But, most people cannot simply not go to work, or not pick up the kids from school.
How the Jeep Cherokee changes driving in Dayton
The 2014 Jeep Cherokee will allow those Dayton residents to drive safely though the area no matter what the conditions are like on the road. This is why the Jeep Cherokee has been designed for safety.
The new Cherokee was engineered with more than 70 available safety and security features. The Jeep Cherokee starts with a strong foundation constructed with 65 percent high-strength steel. Engineers then added both active and passive safety and security features, including:
Chrysler Group vehicle firsts ParkSense Parallel/Perpendicular Park Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control-Plus, Forward Collision Warning-Plus, and Lane Departure Warning-Plus; 9-1-1 assist call; ESC; Electronic Roll Mitigation; Blind-spot Monitoring; Rear Cross Path detection; ParkView rear backup camera with dynamic grid lines and 10 standard air bags. The ParkSense Parallel/Perpendicular Park Assist feature in the all-new 2014 Jeep Cherokee is a first in a Chrysler Group vehicle. Using ultrasonic parking sensors on the bumper the system will find and guide customer into an available parking space when the driver initiates parking maneuver. The parking guidance system controls the steering angle automatically, the driver controls the gear position, brake, and accelerator. Parallel parking is possible on either side of the car; during perpendicular parking, the vehicle is backed into the space.
Adaptive Cruise Control-Plus, a first for a Chrysler Group vehicle, is significant for its capacity to bring the vehicle to a complete stop without driver intervention in certain conditions. Radar and video sensors identify the locations of vehicles traveling ahead of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The sensors also help ensure the vehicles are separated by a gap determined by the driver. If the gap is dramatically breached, the ESC system can aggressively deploy the vehicle’s brakes to affect a full stop, even if the driver never touches the brake pedal. To resume travel, the driver need only press a button on the steering wheel or tap the accelerator pedal.
More Jeep Cherokee Safety Information
Forward Collision Warning-Plus, another Chrysler Group first, addresses traffic-gap changes when Adaptive Cruise Control-Plus is inactive. When radar and video sensors detect a fastclosing obstacle ahead, the system pre-fills the brakes to prepare for emergency driver intervention. If collision risk remains, Forward Collision Warning-Plus correspondingly ratchets up the response with:
- Audible and visual warnings
- A brief brake deployment to alert the driver
- A 1.5-second brake deployment to quicken the driver’s reaction time
- Deployment of Advanced Brake Assist (ABA) if the driver is not braking aggressively enough
Lane Departure Warning-Plus, which is offered for the first time in a Chrysler Group vehicle, uses a camera-based vision sensor to establish the Jeep Cherokee’s position on the road. If there occurs an unintentional lane drift, determined by trajectory change and the absence of turn-signal activation, the system will deliver a visual warning and a haptic warning – the subtle introduction of torque from the electric power steering (EPS) system. If the driver unintentionally drifts too far, the system provides a secondary visual warning.
