Winter Safety Features on 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee

When the winter weather blows in, it is nice to know your 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee can handle it.  The Jeep blog highlighted 9 winter safety features available on the Grand Cherokee:

Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC): The all-new ACC automatically adjusts cruising speed to maintain a safe, preset distance between you and the cars ahead, because nothing is worse than a minor brake light setting an entire line of cars into an unnecessary-braking panic on icy roads.

Smartbeam™ Headlamps with Auto Leveling: When the nights are longer, the snow machine kicks into high gear. Fortunately, Bi-Xenon High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlamps will shine up to three times brighter than regular headlamps, and auto-leveling keeps your lights focused on the road, instead of into the blinding static of heavy white flakes in a black night sky.

Rain-Sensing Wipers and Rain Brake Support: You know that transition between rain and snow and back again? Grand Cherokee’s wipers detect raindrops and activate on their own so you don’t have to flip the wipers on and off, and a new smart brake system helps dry the rotors on wet roads.

Active Head Restraints: We hope you never get in an accident, but if you do, these head restraints can help stave off injuries during rear-impact collisions.

Forward Collision Warning (FCW): Driving in treacherous weather requires a lot of attention. When hazards are all around, Grand Cherokee senses road hazards and helps alert you to impending, dangerous objects in your path.

Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM): Ever notice that in winter those ditches on the side of the road seem just a little deeper? If things get rough, Grand Cherokee’s ERM takes immediate action to help you maintain stability.

Hill Descent Control (HDC) and Hill Start Assist (HSA): Because climbing a snow-covered hill is just as important as being able to drive down it safely. Next time you go over the river and through the woods, Grandma will have nothing to worry about.

Antilock Brake System (ABS): This ABS system performs on slippery and wet roads. It also knows when you’re driving over rough terrain and adjusts accordingly – a must-have on slippery onramps and ice-covered back roads.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC): Put it all together, and this vehicle-wide network of safety sensors – Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM), antilock brake system (ABS) and Brake Assist, All-Speed Traction Control, and available Trailer Sway Control (TSC) – make driving in the snow a bit easier… and a bit safer.

Other safety features include Parkview® and Parksense® Park System Assist, Trailer Sway Control, Airbag System, Sentre® Key Engine Immobalizer, and Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Cross-Path Detection System.

Read the entire article here.

Before the next snow arrives, stop by Pollard Jeep to see their impressive selection of 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee models.