DEACTIVATE THE BACKUP ALARM….HELP

[blackwater]

I am trying to come up with a storage solution, but before I begin, because I don’t know shit, some of the nomenclature will be off. I had the male end of what is inserted into the trailer hitch, the part where the ball is installed, ground off. I then had a 1/4 inch thick metal plate welded to the bottom of the part that was ground off. Visualize a hitch step, but larger. After it was powder coated, I attached a Pelican case 14Lx12Wx7H, to the metal plate. I used rubber washers to keep it water tight…..tested, via car wash. My intention is to use a much larger case, this was just a test. It worked wonderfully, EXCEPT the back up alarm activates when in reverse. I thought I was a brain surgeon when I surmised that an adapter plugged into the 7 pin trailer gizmo next to the trailer hitch would fool the computer into thinking a trailer is attached and deactivate the camera. WRONG! How can I keep the backup camera, but deactivate the alarm? I have a Pakmule for longer trips. The Pelican rig is just designed for day trips. I hate Roam boxes attached to roof tops and my motivation is to circumvent the rooftop thing. My dogs can also use the Pelican as a step.

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[rforbes]

You could use the button on the dash to turn off the park assist, but it is possible that it will just turn back on when you next start the Jeep. I believe with the Tazer you can disable it as well.

 

[blackwater]

You could use the button on the dash to turn off the park assist, but it is possible that it will just turn back on when you next start the Jeep. I believe with the Tazer you can disable it as well.

Where exactly is the button? I’m pretty sure my 2024 does not have it.

 

[rforbes]

Here.

 

[blackwater]

Here.

Got it, but the button doesn’t turn off the back up alarm, but I believe it deactivates the cross traffic alarm. I had my wife test it

 

[rforbes]

Got it, but the button doesn’t turn off the back up alarm, but I believe it deactivates the cross traffic alarm. I had my wife test it

I am pretty sure that is for the ParkSense. Hence the big P on it.

 

[DavidArmen]

That button is indeed for the four little sensors on the back bumper. Idk about the two in the taillights.

 

[Ratbert]

Got it, but the button doesn’t turn off the back up alarm, but I believe it deactivates the cross traffic alarm. I had my wife test it

It disables the proximity backup alarm. It stays disabled until you hit the button again.

You're not doing any significant off roading with that on your receiver, right?

 

[blackwater]

It disables the proximity backup alarm. It stays disabled until you hit the button again.

You're not doing any significant off roading with that on your receiver, right?

I am definitely not crawling rocks even close to the one in your profile

 

[Ratbert]

I am definitely not crawling rocks even close to the one in your profile

Just remember to remove it when you do!

A guy I wheel with frequently forgot to remove his hitch receiver step before doing on obstacle and trashed it when he had to back up. That resulted in him having to winch out.

 

[blackwater]

Just remember to remove it when you do!

A guy I wheel with frequently forgot to remove his hitch receiver step before doing on obstacle and trashed it when he had to back up. That resulted in him having to winch out.

You seem to be a Wrangler expert that may be able to answer a question.
What is the difference between the manual transmission and the automatic that allows a person to switch from automatic to manual and back…..performance wise?

 

[Ratbert]

You seem to be a Wrangler expert that may be able to answer a question.
What is the difference between the manual transmission and the automatic that allows a person to switch from automatic to manual and back…..performance wise?

Definitely not my area of expertise (that's a very specific segment of software engineering), but are you asking about the performance differences between manually shifting an automatic versus letting it shift on its own? In this world I wouldn't expect the difference to be significant since the automatic transmission in these rigs is so good.

Manually shifting an automatic to a lower gear in these rigs is usually relegated (IMO) to:

• Getting the engine up to an appropriate RPM when preparing to pass someone
• During a long descent to save your brakes (e.g. coming out of the Rockies into Denver)
• Specific scenarios when rock crawling
• When wanting to use "duck mode" (the button on your dash that kind of looks like a duck)

Yesterday, for example, I did Red Cone where you'd damn sure better have it in 4lo and manually switch to 1st gear before you start that insane descent. If you don't then you seriously risk burning up your brakes. Losing your brakes on that ~20 degree descent could be deadly. I've watched someone lose their brakes on that hill in a Sport JK...pretty frightening to see. Fortunately they were near the bottom.

 

[blackwater]

Definitely not my area of expertise (that's a very specific segment of software engineering), but are you asking about the performance differences between manually shifting an automatic versus letting it shift on its own? In this world I wouldn't expect the difference to be significant since the automatic transmission in these rigs is so good.

Manually shifting an automatic to a lower gear in these rigs is usually relegated (IMO) to:

• Getting the engine up to an appropriate RPM when preparing to pass someone
• During a long descent to save your brakes (e.g. coming out of the Rockies into Denver)
• Specific scenarios when rock crawling
• When wanting to use "duck mode" (the button on your dash that kind of looks like a duck)

Yesterday, for example, I did Red Cone where you'd damn sure better have it in 4lo and manually switch to 1st gear before you start that insane descent. If you don't then you seriously risk burning up your brakes. Losing your brakes on that ~20 degree descent could be deadly. I've watched someone lose their brakes on that hill in a Sport JK...pretty frightening to see. Fortunately they were near the bottom.

Why do some claim it is better to crawl with a manual when you can do both with an automatic?

 

[Ratbert]

Why do some claim it is better to crawl with a manual when you can do both with an automatic?

Oh, from that perspective you have a lot more control over things with a manual. You're more connected. Unfortunately (depending on your perspective) rock crawling with a manual is quite a bit more challenging. "More challenging" and "building a better Jeep" typically aren't associated with each other.

I've always preferred manuals over automatics. Until, of course, I bought my first Wrangler Rubicon (with the numerically highest gears available at the time) with a manual. I won't go into the details here, but it was very poorly implemented, especially when compared to the automatic.

Note, however, that there are plenty of people here that love their manuals.

 

[blackwater]

Oh, from that perspective you have a lot more control over things with a manual. You're more connected. Unfortunately (depending on your perspective) rock crawling with a manual is quite a bit more challenging. "More challenging" and "building a better Jeep" typically aren't associated with each other.

I've always preferred manuals over automatics. Until, of course, I bought my first Wrangler Rubicon (with the numerically highest gears available at the time) with a manual. I won't go into the details here, but it was very poorly implemented, especially when compared to the automatic.

Note, however, that there are plenty of people here that love their manuals.

But the Wrangler auto has a manual, is it difficult that the standard manual?

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