JSCAN - Hood Alarm (VTA)

[jarvis]

First, I know. Not another hood alarm thread. I just want to make sure I’m enabling the right options to get this working. I have a 2019 JLUR manual trans (not sure if this matters here). I turned the Hood Ajar Monitoring to active, this had no effect. I noticed that VTA System Present is currently blank. Do I need to set this to VTA?

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[Rhinebeck01]

@jarvis

Unfortunately, this is supposedly doable with JSCAN, but like a few other things claimed doable by JSCAN, you will find this is a no go with JSCAN.

 

[Bulldog4xFour]

I set mine to VTA and the alarm goes off, you can’t turn the alarm off with the key fob though. You just unlock the door.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

I set mine to VTA and the alarm goes off, you can’t turn the alarm off with the key fob though. You just unlock the door.

@Bulldog4xFour

Depending on your JL or JT's configuration you will see different behaviors or the feature just won't work.. It's a real crap shoot.. Most find it unusable.. then some guy's like you find it usable with your particular JL.

Curious... do you have factory remote start?

 

[Bulldog4xFour]

@Bulldog4xFour

Depending on your JL or JT's configuration you will see different behaviors or the feature just won't work.. It's a real crap shoot.. Most find it unusable.. then some guy's like you find it usable with your particular JL.

Curious... do you have factory remote start?

I have remote start, and keyless entry. Not sure if that is what makes the difference.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

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I have remote start, and keyless entry. Not sure if that is what makes the difference.

Base on what I have read over the last few months, your result with that JSCAN feature is/was possible thanks to your JL's remote start.

 

[jarvis]

Thanks for the input. I’ll set it to VTA and report back. Obviously with an MT I don’t have remote start, so I’m not all that hopeful.

 

[Maverickxeo]

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Base on what I have read over the last few months, your result with that JSCAN feature is/was possible thanks to your JL's remote start.

I'll add that I was able to put this feature on too - also have remote start (Sport S Unlimited).

 

[jarvis]

Thanks for the feedback, when I was reading the settings in the screenshot above, it was without the bypass cable connected, when I connected the bypass cable the VTA System screen was properly set to VTA and still no alarm. Ah well, guess I'll need to look into hood lock.

 

[shwemp]

Could be the manual transmission models somehow does not allow this setting. I have the manual transmission and a Tazer and have never been able to get this to work.

 

[jarvis]

Could be the manual transmission models somehow does not allow this setting. I have the manual transmission and a Tazer and have never been able to get this to work.

could be. I’ve read that the Tazer needs to remain connected to work. Is that your setup?

 

[shwemp]

could be. I’ve read that the Tazer needs to remain connected to work. Is that your setup?

Yes. I've had it plugged in since I bought the Jeep in 2019 except when the dealer needed to do an update. I've contacted the vendor but they said they don't have a manual Jeep to do any testing.

 

[jarvis]

Just an update to all of this, I worked with JScan support through FB Messenger (props here) - they walked me through viewing the live data through the app, when I opened the hood, the hood ajar value wasn't changing. When I manually pulled up the sensor pins it changed. I (lightly) greased the pins, moved them manually, locked the jeep and now the alarm went off when I opened the hood.

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