What is this? Can't figure out what it is for.

[Maddingo]

Does anyone know what this is? It is in front of the shifter on my automatic Rubicon. It's behind a little plastic door that snaps out.

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[Swartz2017]

Passenger seat ejector.

 

[SandBucket]

That is your manual park release.

In order to push or tow the vehicle in cases where the transmission will not shift out of PARK (such as a dead battery), a Manual Park Release is available.

 

[RubiDAWG]

In case you have the electronic auto park issue, you pull that to "manually" put it into neutral. "Jeep Informant" on youtube did a nice video about it.

 

[Maddingo]

Passenger seat ejector.

Tried that. Ended up just giving a good push on a sharp left with the doors off. Less questions.

 

[BillG]

Without electronics working, you will never get Jeep into neutral using the shifter, say to load on a truck, push to side of highway, etc.

The orange strap allows you to mechanically place transmission into neutral instead of electronically.

 

[Maddingo]

So I guess I shouldn't have kept pulling it.

 

[RW Sting Gray]

huh. Never knew that was there...

 

[BillG]

It’s in the manual. Something like pull until it clicks for neutral, then you have to pull again to release it.
Guess you’ll find out when you go to move your Jeep

 

[obwahn]

So I guess I shouldn't have kept pulling it.

That's what she said.

 

[Jo's Jeep]

Without electronics working, you will never get Jeep into neutral using the shifter, say to load on a truck, push to side of highway, etc.

The orange strap allows you to mechanically place transmission into neutral instead of electronically.

This^ I would suggest watching Jeep Informant's video on the subject because there is a right way and a wrong way to do this...

OOps, posted the wrong vid at first. This is the right one^

 

[Rhinebeck01]

@Jo's Jeep

That video just skims over the topic... the video also falls short in a number of ways. Suggest you do a forum search as there is much better info available in regard to that pull strap.

Read here and research more..
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/2018-jl-if-it-needs-towed.5942/

 

[Jo's Jeep]

@Jo's Jeep

That video just skims over the topic... the video also falls short in a number of ways. Suggest you do a forum search as there is much better info available in regard to that pull strap.

Read here and research more..
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/2018-jl-if-it-needs-towed.5942/

I'll check it out, thanks

 

[Jo's Jeep]

@Jo's Jeep

That video just skims over the topic... the video also falls short in a number of ways. Suggest you do a forum search as there is much better info available in regard to that pull strap.

Read here and research more..
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/2018-jl-if-it-needs-towed.5942/

Read it. Didn't see anything that the video or manual doesn't cover... Video answers the OP's question. Thanks for the info though.

 

[Rhinebeck01]

@Jo's Jeep

Yeah.... sure............... LOL...........

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