jeepnjoe
New member
My Jeep is a 2010. Follow the instructions, and it works. Make sure the hill assist light on your dash blinks 4 times.
That tells you the deactivation worked.
I feel like I got a new Jeep when I did it.
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Hill Decent control
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My Jeep is a 2010. Follow the instructions, and it works. Make sure the hill assist light on your dash blinks 4 times.
That tells you the deactivation worked.
I feel like I got a new Jeep when I did it.
JakeJK
New member
Sweet! Is yours a manual or automatic?
jeepnjoe
New member
Manual. Let me know how it works out for you.
If you feel the need for it. Don't worry, you can reverse the sequence.
JakeJK
New member
Ahh mines an auto I'm not sure if this still applies to an automatic, or at least the benefits gained to turning it off.
Petthefish
New member
never used it in our JK but we use to use it all the time in our Patriot worked pretty good to crawl down some steep trails
NFRs2000NYC
Caught the Bug
By far and away one of the best features on the jeep. I used it extensively in Colorado and some trails in Moab....putting the jeep in 1st (auto) and 4LO makes it cakewalk to crawl down even the steepest grades, and with smoothness that would be hard to duplicate by human input.
UncensoredAggression
New member
Just followed the video and it worked. What a big difference on take off from first gear. I always had it in the back of my head that this tranny or cluch was shit from day one. Two and a half years later the transmission responds as I comand it. Thanks!!!
jeepnjoe
New member
Glad it worked out. I didn't like the way hill assist felt.
AllAmericanInfidel
Caught the Bug
Good to know this actually works. I have yet to try it. Not for lack of situations where it may have come in handy, I just never remember its there!
SilverBack
Member
I loved the Decent Control that day in heavy thunderstorms trying to get down off a slippery mountain!!!
Spudcannons
New member
I have a love hate relationship with it. I love it until it feels like the ABS is kicking in and the pedal gets all jittery.
DMF
Active Member
I used 4-Lo and hill descend for our noob run and it work great together. Even on that step section on our last day, I didn't have to ride the brakes going down that steep hill.
NFRs2000NYC
Caught the Bug
The main thing with HDC is, like GPS, it's one of those things you just have to trust, and trust that it will work. The first time I used it, I started jamming the brake pedal to kind of "help it" out and it didn't feel good at all. Each gear has a certain MPH that it will let the HDC go, so you control your speed with which gear you allow it to be in and slow down using downshifting. If you don't like something, turn it off and resume manual control. Trying to jump in feels like crap, it's better to just shut if off, but better yet, trust it.
Crystaliner
Doesn't know shit about wheeling
Used it last weekend for the first time. Wife and son were shitting themselves in the back seat. Engaged hill assist and the jeep crawled down the hill at a snails pace. No gas or brakes management on my end.
#Trust the jeep!!!!!
13_gecko_rubi
Caught the Bug
The way it is set up is each "gear" indication translates to that kph speed it will descend at. So if you are in 1, it's 1 kph. 2 is 2 kph, etc up to 5. If you leave it in D it is slightly higher but I cannot remember what kph it is exactly.
Also, if you are using the HDC and you hit the brakes, it almost shuts off. You just have to trust it.
The newer grand cherokee and cherokees have hill decent and ascent depending on trim. The ascent was kind of interesting to use. Increasing or decreasing speed while climbing using the paddle shifters. Was gimmicky but still worked great.
Also, if you are using the HDC and you hit the brakes, it almost shuts off. You just have to trust it.
The newer grand cherokee and cherokees have hill decent and ascent depending on trim. The ascent was kind of interesting to use. Increasing or decreasing speed while climbing using the paddle shifters. Was gimmicky but still worked great.