Why does my Jeep say stop/start not ready?
The message is advisory, not a warning of something wrong. The batteries charge state is accessed and if there is not enough charge the ESS is turned off to allow the battery’s to charge up. Cause while you use the ESS it drains the battery’s while the engine is off.
Why does my Jeep say start / stop unavailable?
Start/Stop unavailable message appeared on Wednesday with no sign of any other trouble, and went away once I turned it off and back on. Did not come back on until Saturday, but this time the red battery light came on next to the “A” with the circle around it.
How to permanently disable Auto Start-Stop on Jeep?
This guide will show you how to disable this annoying feature on Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Wrangler & Compass. The primary purpose of Auto Start-Stop feature is to reduce fleet emissions for the auto manufacturer, not save you gas money. This is why they have devoid us of an option of permanently disabling this function.
How to turn off service stop / start system?
There is also a button on the dash that you can press to toggle the stop/start on and off (disable it with) with. I’m not sure if you know that there is such a button. The button switches default is ON, so each time you start JLU and do not want ESS enabled, you need to press that button to disable it. Joesue likes this. @Gus ….
Where is the service stop / start system warning light?
Feb 9, 2018 1,342 NY There is a second battery that lets say handles stop/start. That secondary battery is on the passenger side front of JLU, behind the fender liner. (see pic below). Perhaps that battery is bad, a wire loose at battery, etc..
When does the start / stop system become unavailable?
They replaced the auxiliary battery and everything was fine for a month or so. Started having issues again and this time they replaced both batteries. Start/Stop system worked for another month or so then became unavailable for a week at a time saying system charging.
Start/Stop unavailable message appeared on Wednesday with no sign of any other trouble, and went away once I turned it off and back on. Did not come back on until Saturday, but this time the red battery light came on next to the “A” with the circle around it.
There is also a button on the dash that you can press to toggle the stop/start on and off (disable it with) with. I’m not sure if you know that there is such a button. The button switches default is ON, so each time you start JLU and do not want ESS enabled, you need to press that button to disable it. Joesue likes this. @Gus ….
Feb 9, 2018 1,342 NY There is a second battery that lets say handles stop/start. That secondary battery is on the passenger side front of JLU, behind the fender liner. (see pic below). Perhaps that battery is bad, a wire loose at battery, etc..