RockyMtRunner
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When and how might you use the "clutch cancel" switch while off-roading?
When to use the clutch cancel switch?
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Mr. Lambdebois
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Are you refering to the locking center differential?
Clutch cancel swith....
Clutch cancel swith....
sharp4runr
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Yup the clutch cancel switch is on manual vehicles. It tricks the truck into thinking that the clutch is already depressed so you don't have to push the clutch in to start the truck.
It is used when you are in an offroading situation where you don't want to have to use the clutch to get you started. Normally you'd have to start the truck in neutral with your foot on the brake (to keep you from moving back). Then you'd have to let go of the brake and feather the clutch and the gas to get you going.
With the clutch cancel switch, just put your truck into 1st gear. Turn the truck on without foot on clutch and press on gas to get going.
the 4th gen has the HAC which prevents you from rolling backwards while you are switching from brake to gas. similar concept i guess.
It is used when you are in an offroading situation where you don't want to have to use the clutch to get you started. Normally you'd have to start the truck in neutral with your foot on the brake (to keep you from moving back). Then you'd have to let go of the brake and feather the clutch and the gas to get you going.
With the clutch cancel switch, just put your truck into 1st gear. Turn the truck on without foot on clutch and press on gas to get going.
the 4th gen has the HAC which prevents you from rolling backwards while you are switching from brake to gas. similar concept i guess.
Mr. Lambdebois
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Very cool. Thanks for explaining......
rustyrazor
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the oh crap button
Here's a scenario for you.
You decide to cross that river without checking how deep it is and before you know it the water is lapping over your hood and the engine sucks a bunch of water in through the intake and dies.
This is bad news for most off roaders but not with the oh crap button.
Just put it in 1st or reverse, whichever direction will get you out of the drink.
Hit the oh crap button and start cranking the engine over. Since you're engine just drank half the river it won't start but you can use the starter to get you, ever so slowly, back on to dry land.
That's why the clutch start cancel button is pretty much the coolest thing ever.
Disclaimer : Sometimes doing really cool things with your vehicle is not good for it. (sort of like side stepping the clutch to do really cool burnouts.) Eventual you'll wear out your starter and possibly kill your battery if you use your oh crap button like this alot.
Here's a scenario for you.
You decide to cross that river without checking how deep it is and before you know it the water is lapping over your hood and the engine sucks a bunch of water in through the intake and dies.
This is bad news for most off roaders but not with the oh crap button.
Just put it in 1st or reverse, whichever direction will get you out of the drink.
Hit the oh crap button and start cranking the engine over. Since you're engine just drank half the river it won't start but you can use the starter to get you, ever so slowly, back on to dry land.
That's why the clutch start cancel button is pretty much the coolest thing ever.
Disclaimer : Sometimes doing really cool things with your vehicle is not good for it. (sort of like side stepping the clutch to do really cool burnouts.) Eventual you'll wear out your starter and possibly kill your battery if you use your oh crap button like this alot.
boston_kevin
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Jeep has that feature automatically on all CJ's and YJ's (wranglers). I used the feature (when I had a Jeep), but they were smart enough to put a starter motor with twice the torque capacity needed... Awesome feature to have when you really need it.
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