Just found out that European model will have stop and go feature, so the mules that were tested with stop and go we're actually for European spec vehicles. my dealer said that, they will not be available on launch vehicles but September/October deliveries..
When will parallel park feature be available on GC, Maybe MY15? Or not for this generation..
Well, I'm bummed we can't get these on our '14s. But, it's not something I can't live without. The system works pretty well as-is.
I also haven't heard of this happening. Strange that some '14 Jeeps out there will have it and some won't, and it's not via the process of ordering a particular option.
Well, I'm bummed we can't get these on our '14s. But, it's not something I can't live without. The system works pretty well as-is.
I also haven't heard of this happening. Strange that some '14 Jeeps out there will have it and some won't, and it's not via the process of ordering a particular option.
Depending on the type of area you live in it definitely would have been something nice to have.
The sad thing is that what if someone is looking at them on a lot and half of them have it and half of them don't and you don't know enough to look for the difference of a NH1P or a NH3P and you buy the one without it not knowing. Seems a little wacked to me.
In the UK press release they did state that ACC w/stop and rear entertainment system would be available after model launch.. Dealers also told me that the ACC will be available on later models September deliveries. I think over here they been pretty much out in the open about it, it didn't look like they have in the US though..
My dealer never mentioned the "late availability" of any options on the JGC (why would he since he wanted to make a sale). So how the heck would I know? I also didn't see anything on the US web site that I looked at 15.7 million times before ordering.
Add all the features you want, but make them available to existing customers of that same year. If you can't do that (has to be done when building the vehicle) then don't offer the new feature until the next year model.
My dealer never mentioned the "late availability" of any options on the JGC (why would he since he wanted to make a sale). So how the heck would I know? I also didn't see anything on the US web site that I looked at 15.7 million times before ordering.
I would respectfully disagree. The 2014 spec sheets released at least 1 month prior to the release states "late availability" on several options. I've found the website does as well. Sorry you missed it...
Does it really matter, i mean is this feature the be all end all?, i don't have it, nor do i have remote start and other features i thought it would have, but i still enjoy my SRT, it always gives me a massive smile every time i drive it and turns heads everywhere i go and has more features then i could wish for.
Sure, its not the be-all end-all, but I'm also sure that's not the point. Everyone has different priorities. You chose a fast fun truck, whereas others would like ACC with stop, etc. So I think the point is that it would have been nice to know for those that were interested in this feature on their $50K vehicles.
Almost all auto makers make small tweaks almost on a quarterly basis. I know it sucks when you buy something, then the next day, the new and improved version comes out. I am ordering friday, and the day after I take delivery, I'm sure some new feature will be added. Oh well.
Actually, an auto maker will add features to an exiting model because they didn't have them ready when they early released the vehicle. At a certain point, they will not be adding features to this vehicle and all new features will go on the next model. It would have been nice to know what features were to be added to the existing model since, like others have said, many of us were not on a timeline and could have held off to purchase.
I have bought TWO of these $50K vehicles and I don't think I'll have the new ACC on either of them. I was not in a hurry to buy either of them....either.
07/27/2013 11:35 AM CDT Detroit Jefferson Assembly, MI
It will be delivered next week. Even if that one has the new ACC, it will just piss me off even more. That one is for my Mother-in-law who will NEVER, EVER use the feature. She wants me to drive it at first to break it in properly and that will piss me off even more (if it has the feature). If it was the same color as mine then I would offer to trade her. :lol:
TBH It's not a major difference and some people would see it as a minor change, beneficial but still minor. It's very unlikely that resale value will change for 14 models without this feature. I have a funny feeling that "Auto Parallel Park" is just around the corner too..
Just picked up our second 2014 Grand Cherokee Overland and yep, it has the ACC with Stop. Tried it out and it is freaking amazing! I am not happy that our first 2014 GC Overland does not have this feature. It worked like a charm to a complete stop and even started again if the car in front of you starts going within a second or two (otherwise it tells you to apply the brake as it turns off the ACC).
Congrats on the Second GC Studio! It looks like we both have a build date of July 27, although mine is not looking like delivery until Aug. 27th now. Holdup on mine in QC maybe, - hard to know? My build sheet shows having the NH3 - Adaptive Cruise Control w/Stop as well.
Assuming Ver. 4 of the owners manual is the most recent, - I see no mention of ACC with Stop. Did yours come with a newer version of the manual, or some other documentation explaining the feature? Curious.
Scott was the first one to report a no, and from what I have been told from other sources it is very complex, so at this point it is EXTREMELY unlikely. I only put it that way after seeing someone was going to try and retrofit an 8.4AN into a 2012 that doesn't even have the same electrical system!
I finely got to take the truck for a nice long drive today. Everything worked flawlessly, so far Very happy. Now I can confirm that ACC will in fact bring the truck to a full stop. once the AAC stops you you get a message in the EVIC that says prepare to brake, AAC MAY disengage. MAY is the key word here because within 3 Mississippi's she will take off with no driver input. I will have to try hitting resume to see if this increases the time before disengage. When it did disengage because it timed out a tap of the resume button was all it took to reengage and take off. The more I think about it the more I think tring to increase the stop time is pointless, just wait till traffic begins to move and press resume.
I finely got to take the truck for a nice long drive today. Everything worked flawlessly, so far Very happy. Now I can confirm that ACC will in fact bring the truck to a full stop. once the AAC stops you you get a message in the EVIC that says prepare to brake, AAC MAY disengage. MAY is the key word here because within 3 Mississippi's she will take off with no driver input. I will have to try hitting resume to see if this increases the time before disengage. When it did disengage because it timed out a tap of the resume button was all it took to reengage and take off.
I only have preliminary information about the operation of the system. As the info changes a lot I would prefer to verify with someone who has one or wait for the manual update (however of course that may not be totally correct itself!)
I also want to add, I had the front collision warning set to far hoping it would engage so I could confirm it worked. Well some one slowed to make a right in front of me and it warned me to brake. there was no danger set at far, I will change it to near now.
ACC - tomorrow i will set the gap to the smallest and let AAC try its luck merging into the Holland tunnel. From what I saw today it will do just fine, even in bumper to bumper traffic! I will confirm tomorrow.
Looks like the Jeeps with stop go are being referred to as the 2014.5 model year. Also another statement in there that it cant be added to the old 2014s.
I will admit The 3 second time out is a bit of a pain. When it times out your at a dead stop so it's not like your going yo plow into the car in front of you. I will confirm this but I also remember hitting the resume to soon and getting the message to the effect of, ACC cannot engage stationary object detected. Cruse and ACC cruse are really designed for wide open roads, not city driving so if used as designed, it would not be engaging and disengaging often.
willjeep after a dead stop how does it do in keeping up with the traffic in front of you? does it lag back and create a huge gap or get on the gas hard enough to get up with the flow quickly? Also in slower traffic at maybe 5-20mph how is the spacing between you and the car in front of you if you have it set on the tightest distance does it stay close enough with the car in front of you that you wont get cut off every few seconds? closer gap in these slower speeds? I drive in your type of traffic daily so just trying to understand the limits of the new system. Thanks!
I don't remember if it was a movie or a commercial but I recall seeing on TV a guy driving a motor home who just walked away from the drivers seat and went somewhere in the back to get something. There was some joke involved in this something to the affect of not expecting cruise to do "everything" for you.
My general understanding is that there is a time interval that you are very focused on the fact you have stopped and cannot do anything else but focus on that one thing... If it were say 6 seconds, do you think you would have time to reach into the back seat for your cell phone you dropped? I guess the point is with 3 seconds you really can't. I am sure there is lots of mechanical reasons to not have the abs module applying the brakes in stop pressure for long periods of time but it appears it is more to do with the design purpose.
I don't think they ever designed it for upper Manhattan, but yes I suppose it could work. I believe they were more inclined to make something that made the stop/start/crawl of the interstates around the airport in Atlanta. Personally that is where I would like to do some testing.... Lots of ramp changes and stop crawl go fast/slow. I have used ACC (the original flavor) for this and really the only thing that is a pain is the fact the whole highway would stop for 1 second then go again. It was constantly crossing the threshold where I needed to hit the brakes and restart myself. Frankly the fact I would know EXACTLY when the vehicle is going to stop braking is much easier IMHO then trying to gauge with my foot in the air if we will hit the magic drop out speed. Of course in town drivers would not have experienced this as you would not have been turning on cruise after each light.
If they are going to improve the system to work in stop and go town traffic they will need to change the name to something different then "cruise" control. Because I certainly don't call driving on the Tamiami Trail in Florida in the afternoon cruising.... More like a slow bake.
The thing about today's world, is that there are not enough hours in the day, it seem that we are all to busy nowadays.. The things I see people do while driving is crazy, from reading news papers to eating while talking on the cell phone.
I think this technology is just around the corner.. If we're lucky could see it on next GC..
The thing about today's world, is that there are not enough hours in the day, it seem that we are all to busy nowadays.. The things I see people do while driving is crazy, from reading news papers to eating while talking on the cell phone.
I think this technology is just around the corner.. If we're lucky could see it on next GC..