What did you do to your jeep today- January 2025

Yesterday I picked up a soft top I found on FB marketplace. $90, premium twill!!!!

Apparently it got caught on the guys garage door, so a 3 of the retractable components are bent/broken. But the canvas and the rest of the components are in great condition. Figured it was definitely worth buying then getting the 3 broken parts from Mopar.
 
Been looking at it in the driveway covered in snow while I work long into the evening.
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Just shoveled the drive and uncovered the Scrambler. Hopefully it won’t snow much more over it now. Getting off from work at 7 sucks. At least my commute was short
 
Tested my Gladiator’s anti-theft alarm. Didn’t mean to. Didn’t even know it was armed. The key fob battery died, so I opened the door with the pop-out key and the horn alarm went off. 🫨
 
RubiDukkie said:
Tested my Gladiator’s anti-theft alarm. Didn’t mean to. Didn’t even know it was armed. The key fob battery died, so I opened the door with the pop-out key and the horn alarm went off. 🫨
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So using the key is not enough to tell the Jeep you have approved access? Crazy

Maybe I will try that with my Ram
 
Stretch said:
I wish…I committed to another meet up at 1:00 in Baltimore that day :/ when’s the next one?!


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Our next club meeting will be the 2nd Sunday in March. We host meetings the 2nd Sunday of every other month.

In addition, I would like to start doing more impromptu/pop-up type meetings, so keep an eye on the forum.
 
Gr8Dain said:
So using the key is not enough to tell the Jeep you have approved access? Crazy

Maybe I will try that with my Ram
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BTW, issue is not the key fob battery. Tried the other fob and had the same issue. Checked the fob battery on both with a volt meter and both are outputting 3V, plus the red led light on the fobs come on when pressing a button. Its' too cold and windy outside right now, but if the wind calms down, the plan is to check if a failing Jeep AUX battery is causing the issue. Gonna test by bypassing it as follows:

1. Pull fuse F42
2. Disconnect aux negative cable from the main battery negative post. It should be the smaller/skinnier of the 2 cables.
3. Wrap the aux negative cable with electrical tape and tuck the to side. No need to disconnect the positive AUX post.

If the fob works correctly after that, then I will run a battery health check on the main battery. Assuming is is good, then I will leave the AUX battery bypassed until I can replace it. I just need to remember to turn off ESS (electronic stop/start) each time I start the Jeep, which I typically do anyway. I'm not a fan of the ESS feature.
 
RubiDukkie said:
BTW, issue is not the key fob battery. Tried the other fob and had the same issue. Checked the fob battery on both with a volt meter and both are outputting 3V, plus the red led light on the fobs come on when pressing a button. Its' too cold and windy outside right now, but if the wind calms down, the plan is to check if a failing Jeep AUX battery is causing the issue. Gonna test by bypassing it as follows:

1. Pull fuse F42
2. Disconnect aux negative cable from the main battery negative post. It should be the smaller/skinnier of the 2 cables.
3. Wrap the aux negative cable with electrical tape and tuck the to side. No need to disconnect the positive AUX post.

If the fob works correctly after that, then I will run a battery health check on the main battery. Assuming is is good, then I will leave the AUX battery bypassed until I can replace it. I just need to remember to turn off ESS (electronic stop/start) each time I start the Jeep, which I typically do anyway. I'm not a fan of the ESS feature.
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If it is that aux battery, then another reason I am glad my Ram does not have that system.
 
Had the day off. Decided to do a LOF. Love the convivence of just ordering on the AutoZone site and having it all ready for pickup when I get there....and it is a lot more fun crawling around under Sherman with the 3.5 lift.
 
RubiDukkie said:
BTW, issue is not the key fob battery. Tried the other fob and had the same issue. Checked the fob battery on both with a volt meter and both are outputting 3V, plus the red led light on the fobs come on when pressing a button. Its' too cold and windy outside right now, but if the wind calms down, the plan is to check if a failing Jeep AUX battery is causing the issue. Gonna test by bypassing it as follows:

1. Pull fuse F42
2. Disconnect aux negative cable from the main battery negative post. It should be the smaller/skinnier of the 2 cables.
3. Wrap the aux negative cable with electrical tape and tuck the to side. No need to disconnect the positive AUX post.

If the fob works correctly after that, then I will run a battery health check on the main battery. Assuming is is good, then I will leave the AUX battery bypassed until I can replace it. I just need to remember to turn off ESS (electronic stop/start) each time I start the Jeep, which I typically do anyway. I'm not a fan of the ESS feature.
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I never got as far as bypassing the AUX battery. I read the following post and discovered it is not just me, but others have experience the same issue since the cold front hit.


So, I went to my Jeep, tried both keyfobs again and everything worked fine. :unsure: Battery voltage on the dash reads 14.9V. I haven't seen any other issues or messages, such as ESS not working, to indicate the AUX battery failing. Go figure.
 
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