So if you pump the brake it does activate brake hold like a Mercedes? That works for me. I've had the system both ways and this works just fine.

As for the Jeep, I would wait for the next year.

 

Kinda surprised a Cherokee L wouldn't have that. Mercedes pump the brake to hold works fine. Wish it would just engage automatically, but not a big deal.
EV bringing you to full stop with regen instead of brake pads, then holding is the chef's kiss of stopping.

 

Only on the Summit (silly Jeep contenting logic), it's a hard button labeled "Hold" to the left of the shift ****. Next to 4WD Low

 

Thanks for the info. Summit V8 only I guess.

 

yup, my '21 santa fe and my LC500 both have auto brake hold. the LC doesn't have auto stop/start.

good find! and if you're gonna get a grand cherokee L, get the summit anyway, go big or go home.

 

So I bought a white Grand Cherokee L Limited for my wife on Friday (no brake hold). They are having a recall on refreshing the backup camera for lack of turning on at times. After hr's of paperwork etc. I was waiting for them to finish the detailing, PDI and the refresh so I could take it home. Of course my wife makes me do all this for her. They inform me it won't accept the refresh and a Jeep factory Tech will come tomorrow and figure it out so I left. Ok so today I get a call saying the refresh went well and there is another issue. The battery drains from one of the door switches. Even with the factory tech there they could not figure this one out. Pretty much wait till next week and they will see what Jeep tells them to do next. They offered me any other car but this is the only one in the district with the options and colors we want. We are still driving our trade but on their tags and it's considered a loaner from them now. Such is life.

 

it's a sign you need to get a summit with brake hold.

 

That's another 15K and not going to happen.

 

I really would have waited for the next model year lol

The vehicle is awesome...but both first year FCA products I bought were a total disaster

 

Yeah, anything with an FCA affiliation needs at least a year, usually 2, before all the kinks are worked out.

Sincerely,

A 1st year redesign Ram 1500 owner

 

Let me explain. My wife just got an inheritance from her aunt which covers 1/2 of the balance after the paid for trade. She was wanting a new bigger car for a couple years. She was sold on this vehicle. Need I say more. It's not worth the brain damage for me to deny her. We have been married for 35 years. She's an awesome mother to our three adult daughters and our two year old grandson who she is insane over. Did I mention she is still smoking hot. Any first year problems I can handle way easier than making her wait. I am still pissed over no brake hold but I have a turbo Santa Fe with it and I just love that car. It's a blast to drive. By the way almost nothing went wrong with our 17 Grand Cherokee in 70,000 miles.

Update! I got a call from the salesman saying the same car is landing there this week with wheels I don't want so they will swap them for me and put me in that car if mine isn't fixed yet.

 

Don't get me wrong, I get it...you're talking to the guy who was forced to buy ANOTHER Chrysler Pacifica when the first one was in the shop all the time. Our 2020 at 8,300 miles now has the creaking front end that means it has to go in for the song and dance to get the front struts and strut mounts replaced (happened to the 2017 at 25k miles, happens to all of them). My response to her when she told me it was creaking was "can we buy a GOOD car next time?" to which she responded "if they make one I like"...meaning just like that one.

 

So today my wife insisted I text him and tell him she will not accept that first car fixed or not. I did so and he said he would make sure we get the incoming one. Hopefully that one will be ok.

 

make sure you know the vin of the problematic one and the incoming one so they don't do a switcheroo.

 

Good! And yeah I agree with bit, get the VIN