ESP and a day at the dealer
JK Newbie
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 81
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From: Whitehorse, Yukon
Your sales guy didn't take the time to read the owners manual for the vehicle he was selling! If he was selling a 2008+ JK, he was wrong. The switch only toggles between two modes of partial off (even tough one is technicaly called full off). There is still a BIG difference between "full off" and "disable", a feature only accessed by the hokie pokie steering wheel dance (unless you do the toggle switch mod). In "disable", the BAS brake assist no longer applies brake preassure to spinning wheels. With the system dissabled, I can spin the tires any time I need wheel speed! It's a great bennifit offroad, I just wish I could get the ESP/BAS settings back for daily driving.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 296
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Hmmm, I did the dance and turned mine off, but I've never tried to turn it back on?? I guess I don't know if it will or not.
But the RRREEEEAAALLYYY stupid part of this is that the whole system is computerized, it should be a simple thing to reprogram the computer so that the ESP off switch toggles between partially off, full off, completely disengaged (like the dance) and then back to on!!!!
We don't need an auto mechanic, we need a computer hacker that is into Jeeps.
But the RRREEEEAAALLYYY stupid part of this is that the whole system is computerized, it should be a simple thing to reprogram the computer so that the ESP off switch toggles between partially off, full off, completely disengaged (like the dance) and then back to on!!!!
We don't need an auto mechanic, we need a computer hacker that is into Jeeps.
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JK Freak
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Eliot, Maine