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I'm in the market for a 2-door JL with a manual transmission, but I don't like the push button starters on most cars.
I know that no one has a 2-door JL on this forum yet, but maybe one of you with a 4-door manual transmission model can answer this question for me.
If, for whatever reason, you cannot start the vehicle with the battery (maybe battery is too low or the starter has quit on you), can you physically push the JL and start it if it has a manual transmission. Every other manual transmission vehicle that I've ever owned (even diesels) are able to do this, but none of them have ever had a push button start button. I really like this feature of a manual transmission and if Jeep has removed the capability, I might have to start thinking about a JK instead. Yeah, I know it's a feature that you should seldom have to use, but I consider it like a spare tire -- it's nice to have, just in case.
I know that no one has a 2-door JL on this forum yet, but maybe one of you with a 4-door manual transmission model can answer this question for me.
If, for whatever reason, you cannot start the vehicle with the battery (maybe battery is too low or the starter has quit on you), can you physically push the JL and start it if it has a manual transmission. Every other manual transmission vehicle that I've ever owned (even diesels) are able to do this, but none of them have ever had a push button start button. I really like this feature of a manual transmission and if Jeep has removed the capability, I might have to start thinking about a JK instead. Yeah, I know it's a feature that you should seldom have to use, but I consider it like a spare tire -- it's nice to have, just in case.
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