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Anybody use Hold 'n Go?

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#1 ·
Hey All

I'm slowly getting thru the Owner's Manual and am reading about the "comfort feature" called "Hold 'n Go"...it allows you to remove your foot from the brake petal while stopped in drive. You have to "enable it via the personalization settings in the radio or instrument cluster".

Has anybody done it? I don't even know if I have it, and couldn't see where to enable it.

Cheers,
Mike
 
#2 ·
I don't have my TH yet, but I downloaded the UG & OM from jeep.com and Hold 'n Go is not in either one. The OM I downloaded is the Third Edition created 9/30/2013 & the UG is the 3rd Edition modified 10/11/2013. The version can be found at the end (last page) of the pdf or book. See if you have an older version. It seems like they took that out.
 
#3 ·
Texas TH, you must be freaking about the delivery date changes. I can tell you that in a sick way, i miss the waiting and the incessant checking of MOTS (as I said, sick).

It is so worth the wait, though.
Mike
 
#4 · (Edited)
xmike5000, It is like a consuming sickness, the waiting, the checking...a lot like having a baby! I saw that you have version 1 of the manual on another forum.
 
#5 ·
Naw, I 'm gonna go get it now. The manual is a hassle with all of the warnings and cautions! I wish there was a non-legal version or one that put all of that crap in one spot so you could read it uninterrupted.

Again, enjoy the wait-seriously. Think of it as savoring the aroma of an amazing meal that is sitting in front of you just waiting to be consumed!
 
#6 ·
Note on manual, I found a pdf version I have on my iphone I used to search for what I'm looking for.

Hold and go... It's sublet. You don't notice except when you stop on an incline. Like pulling into my parking at my condo. I have to stop and wait for the gate. When I take my foot off brake and don't put it on gas it will stay still for several seconds then will start to idle uphill (v6 love ;)

TT. Sorry about your wait. I'd be in the same boat if I hadn't found what I wanted and canceled my order.

Good luck. I can tell you, when it arrives, it's a pretty big day
 
#7 ·
If it is what I think it is, I've used it. I was in stop and go traffic and turned it on. It's a bit unnerving when it brakes and when it starts up depending on what the car in front of you is doing. I have not got the hang of it 100% though. I keep hitting the brake and canceling it out.
 
#8 ·
If it is what I think it is, I've used it. I was in stop and go traffic and turned it on. It's a bit unnerving when it brakes and when it starts up depending on what the car in front of you is doing. I have not got the hang of it 100% though. I keep hitting the brake and canceling it out.
That would scare the Jeepers out me. I don't know if I am ready to trust the electronics with the brake.
I have the Tech group which seems to be mostly passive unless I screw up. The self parking is a no way for now. I can still park faster and better than the computer. I can just see myself explaining to the insurance company how the car took control and hit both cars on each side of mine. I am yet to try the adaptive cruise control. I heard that it will brake the car for you. So it should be interesting........................
This KL is interesting and a challenge to learn.
 
#12 ·
I emailed Jeep about Hold 'n Go, so maybe they can clear it up. According to the older version of the manual (before Hold 'n Go was removed from it), Hold 'n Go & Safehold seem to be two different things. I'll post their response when I get it.
 
#13 ·
I got to use it over the holiday when in a neighbor hood with a bunch of lights and stuff that was pact full with cars. When you enable it (the way I've found to do it is first turn on cruise control, then ACC). It will creep along based on the car in front of you. If the car in front comes to a complete stop so will you. It will not re-start itself though. To get going again you tap the accelerator and it goes back to doing what it was doing. One thing to watch out for is corners. The traffic we were in bent to the left around a corner in the neighbor hood (which was more like a large circle). The car in front was not in scanning range when it went left of the car and the TH leaped forward, because it thought it was in the clear.

Other then that we took it on a 7 hour drive to see family and the adaptive cruise control worked very well. I usually set it higher then what traffic was running and had the car in front of me dictate the speed. Worked like a charm, along with the lane departure and blind spot monitoring I felt like I could have taken a nap. lol
 
#16 ·
Hold 'n go is when you are going up a hill and have to stop.
When you let off the brake to go the brakes stay on giving you time to gas it.
So you don't coast back into the car behind you thats 2'' off your rear!
 
#18 ·
What we've been discussing is called "hill start assist".

Requires the vehicle to be in gear and atleast. 7% grade. It's automatic. Doesn't have an option to turn on/off

When you remove your foot from the brake it will continue to apply pressure for a few moments while you switch your foot to the accelerator preventing the car from rolling back. Page 459 of my manual.
 
#21 · (Edited)
Allows you to take your foot off the brake in gear, like at a stoplight or drive thru, once you come to a stop.
I can see why they'd remove it. The uconnect software currently has some bugs, and this could cause big safety issues if it released and someone unknowingly rolled into another car or worse, busy intersection.
 
#23 ·
Hey All

I'm slowly getting thru the Owner's Manual and am reading about the "comfort feature" called "Hold 'n Go"...it allows you to remove your foot from the brake petal while stopped in drive. You have to "enable it via the personalization settings in the radio or instrument cluster".

Has anybody done it? I don't even know if I have it, and couldn't see where to enable it.

Cheers,
Mike
I think it's called "Uphill assist" now in the settings. The dealer told me it's good for things like boat ramps, ect.
 
#25 ·
The available Adaptive Cruise Control system boasts a feature called Stop and Go, which allows it to bring the vehicle to a complete stop when the car ahead does and then resume moving forward when the road ahead clears.

I don't know if it is actually available.


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#28 ·
Just received a resposne from Jeep regarding Hold 'n go:
I am glad to read of your interest in Jeep.

I think you may have been reading the owner's manuals for two completely
different vehicle models.

The Hold 'n Go is not a feature offered on the 2014 Jeep Cherokee at
this time.

The The Hold 'n Go is, however, a feature offered on the 2014 Jeep Grand
Cherokee.
? Hold ?n Go?
When this feature is selected, the vehicle will automatically hold its
position when it comes to a stop and it allows you to remove your foot
from the brake pedal while stopped and the vehicle is in drive. It can
be activated or deactivated in the EVIC menu system.

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Brief Description:
Hold 'n Go 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Comments:
A version of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee manual mentions the Hold 'n Go
feature;
however, a later version does not mention it. Is Hold 'n Go a feature
that
is currently available on the 2014 Cherokee?
 
#30 · (Edited)
I have to smile reading this thread. Jaguar Cars ( where I was an apprentice in the late 50's ) had this feature on the auto gearbox cars called the 'anti-creep device'. This simple system relied on a solenoid closing to retain brake pressure in the rear brake line. A touch on the throttle cleared the solenoid and you were good to go.

I must say I was rather apprehensive when I first saw the electric parking brake on my test drive of the Cherokee. A couple of years back I rented a Vauxhall (GM) car in England with such a system. The problem was it had a manual shift and I never could work out how to do a hill start. One needed three legs! There was no HSA. On one occasion, I had to let the car roll back slowly and turn across the street before engaging gear and proceeding.
 
#31 ·
So I just want to say I got my Limited on Friday and it has Stop and Go.

Not Hold and go. Let me describe how it works and you can decide for yourself if it matches some of the things in the thread so far.

Before I start, I have used this now several times this weekend in traffic and on the highway.

I turn on the Automatic adjusting Speed Control that senses the distance of the vehicle in front of me and keeps that distance. I am not able to engage this until I have exceeded 20 MPH.

Once I have engaged this, I am able to keep this distance regardless of speed and will go all the way down to a complete stop without any interaction by the driver.

If a complete stop is achieved, the gas pedal my be tapped in order to start moving again, but after the tap you do not need to do anything else except steer as normal.

This will stay this way unless you disengage this with hitting the brake or cancel.

I maintained this over a 30 mile drive and only had to tap the gas twice to get going again on the highway during a typical rush hour in Denver.

Take this info as you see fit, but this is how it works for me what I use it in my Cherokee Limited.

Thanks!!
 
#32 · (Edited)
yes that is part of the Adaptive Cruse Control. Dont be scared of it, it works fine and is awesome on long trips (used my for 600 miles) Set it to long range if your super scared. the problem I see with using this in traffic like city is that you set your speed like cruse. If it detects someone in front of you it will slow you down based on Cruse set speed and distance to stop. That being said if you change lanes and nothing is in front of you but stop lights it will lurch ahead like you were on open freeway and no one is in front of you. This would be bad.

I have never tried to engage this at slower speed, only on the highway.

:eek:
 
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