so my buddy has an 08 rubicon. its lifted with 35's and all that fun stuff. but he doesnt have the hill start assist. he said it never had it and he bought it brand new. is that something i can shut off? is there a fuse to pull? did he short something? can the dealership pull it? i want it gone...

 

Not sure if can shut it off but they only have it on 09 and after models.

 

thats news to me. lol. ive stalled so many times because of it. it could help off road a little bit but its a hastle in busy traffic. maybe the dealer can do somehting about it.

 

Stalled in traffic because of it?
welll, I have hill start assist and I personaly love it. I was on the edge of a cliff one time in Moab and it made me feel a whole lot better knowing I had a little buffer. but as for traffic, I hardly notice it around town.

 

i could understand in the Moab but ive been driving a standard for a few years now and im used to just taking off up a hill. i just cant get the hang of this waiting 5 seconds thing. lol. its pathetic really... its a little personal issue i have i guess. ill get used to it soon i hope

 

Maybe I didn't understand what you said but... why are you waiting to take off? The hill start assist lasts 3 seconds and that 3 seconds is to allow tards that can't drive a chance not to roll back into the dick who's riding the tards bumper.
I have it and I don't wait for it to disengage before driving off so why do you? I don't even notice its there when on the street but I like the added benefit of having it off road.

 

I turned mine off. The instructions are in the owners manual.

I too have been driving manuals for +25 years.

When I got my JK, I stalled it a couple of times from stop. I disabled Hill hold feature and haven't stalled it from a stop since.

I bet that leaving this feature on will cause extra brake pad use.

 

am i missing something here? i thought the hill start assist was only in 4-lo? In 4 low you do not need to depress the clutch. so if you are on a steep hill and have stalled, you can just crank the engine over, and the JK will start to climb the hill as it turns over.

 

hill assist is available in all transfer case ranges. It's extremely useful off road. If you've not found it nice to have off road, you're not wheelin hard enough! I can work a clutch pretty well, but i do love the fact i can have that few seconds of stability when on a obstacle or in a bind on something. Works very well.

 

Not sure about your specific situation in Moab but just so you no, when you are in 4wd low, you do not need the clutch to start the jeep, just have it in 1st gear, turn the key and it will start climbing. No clutch, no rollback. Works like a charm. And I like HSA. It helps on road as well as off.