2,200 km in my Jeep Compass Limited 4X4 D AT : Initial ownership report

Nothing is as good as the drive stability and quality of suspension of Jeep.

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Here's what BHPian NSEW-Compass had posted: 

Finally booked the 2023 April Model of Limited (O) 4*4 Model with Jeep dealer at Mumbai. Managed to secure some discount so 2023 instead of 2024 model.

I didn't find a lot of merit in spending extra for ventilated seats and digital instrument cluster so Limited(O) made more sense over Model S. Finally it was down to deciding between 2024 (4*2) vs 2023 (4*4) so opted for later. Didn't have colour options (only white & silver) so ended up deciding on white with black top. I would have loved the green! While I am not a big fan of the service advisors I am dealing with at the showroom, hope to get a better experience while servicing!

Before deciding on Jeep, did trials of Mahindra Scorpio/Thar/VW-Tiguan/Taigun/Skoda-Kushaq (in past)/MG. Didn't want to go for Hyundai/Honda/Maruti etc. Had taken quite a few trials in last 6 months with Jeep. Nothing is as good as the drive stability and quality of suspension of Jeep.

Finished one month with my Jeep Compass - Limited 4*4 Diesel Auto (2023 model).

Here are a few takeaways:

1. Completed some 2,200 kms and absolutely love the drivability. Did multiple trips between Mumbai-Pune and drove a lot in Mumbai+Pune traffic. Enjoying every drive. While I do miss the manual gear shifts but moving from a manual car (Polo GT-TDI) to an automatic car is a different world transition, love the power and punch Jeep Compass possesses.
2. Not bothering to check the mileage in the initial month. Its given around 11.5 with a 50:50 mix of city + highway drive.
3. Absolutely love the stability on curves, no body-roll whatsoever.
4. Felt slight seat discomfort (neck), still getting used to with it. Still figuring out a sweet spot on the eight way adjustable seating. Bought neck pillows recently and its greatly comfortable now for the neck region.
5. While using radarbot app for navigation, the AC turns on and off frequently during the voice beeps. Don't know if there is any way to fix it
6. Auto start-stop button needs to be turned off every time I start the car. I understand it consumes lot of battery. Jeep sales advisor and lot of other article suggest to keep it off. Wasn't comfortable driving it in traffic as it randomly stopped the car on couple of occasion. Wondering if there is a permanent fix for it to turn it off from back end.
7. I love the roof (glass top and not fully open). The ambient light through the roof is very pleasing while driving (except during harsh sun).
8. Ad-Blu warning hasn't come up yet. I was told that Ad-blue needs to be topped up at every 1,000 odd kms. Keeping a 5 ltr can in the boot (just in case).

Issue and seeking guidance:

Occasionally I have noticed some inconsistency in gear shift. Normally (80-90% of the time) while accelerating, the gear up-shift happens with 2000-2200 RPM with each gear shift. At times (one-offs), this is inconsistent (especially at low speeds between 20 to 40ish), RPM goes all the way to 3000 RPM and stays there and makes loud obvious noise. Has anyone else experienced this. Thinking to take it to service station if it persists. Also experienced this while on a descending road recently. Is this a normal behaviour or something majorly concerning.

Regards,

Chetan

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