It's not Jeep, it's the government. They are mandated to meet certain fuel economy. Just wait another 4 years and the requirements will be triple what they are now. Auto manufacturers have lots more work to do if they want to keep selling cars .
I know, but not sure government forces carmakers to prevent drivers from being able to disable that feature. If so, I’d like to see « proof » of it.
It wouldn't surprise me to find that the EPA tests are done by getting in, starting the vehicle and driving it and they don't enable/disable anything.
Ah, the "I think it's good, so everyone should be forced into it" mentality.
Yep I completely agree. I forced myself to get used to it on my Frontier. For drive thrus and things like that it's a no brainier. Also I've tried to beat the engine restarting, I can't do it. So I've not yet encountered lag taking off.
Here in Wichita Kansas we don't have to worry much about big city smog. Whatever petty damage a car pollutes while stopped in traffic is inconsequential compared to last year's good old fashioned 1.5 million acre prarie fire or a dust storm blowing in from Oklahoma. Man cannot compare.I don't mind it and like the idea of not burning gas while sitting at a red light. We also have an Accord Hybrid so I am used to the starting/stopping of the engine. I say any points for the earth and air we breathe are good points, if you hate it you can just hit the button.
My car would reliably die turning left with less than 1/8 tank of gas. When peoole rode with me they would ask me what I was doing because theyd see me shift, restart and reshift before the turn was over to accelerate out. Lol.
To answer one of your questions: when off-roading you’ll be in 4Lo most of the time and per the user manual ESS does not engage in 4Lo (thank god). They do note however that they recommend turning it off during off-road use.
