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During its first use, a new winch rope must be spooled onto its drum under a load of at least 450 kgs. If the winch has been used and the winding has not been done under load this process needs to be followed again. Do it after every use so that you have a chance to inspect the rope as well as there are no overlaps. Use the following instructions to properly stretch the winch rope onto the winch drum. 1. Choose a FLAT AND LEVEL location that is large enough to run out almost the entire length of winch rope. 2. Disengage clutch on the winch & grasp hook strap and spool out the winch rope to the last 5 wraps on the drum (10 wraps if synthetic rope). 3. Once the winch rope is spooled out, engage winch clutch. 4. Attach the hook end of the rope to a suitable anchor point. 5. Back the vehicle away from the anchor point until there is very little slack in the winch rope. 6. Set the parking brake, place the vehicle in park & exit the vehicle, power-in the winch until all of the slack is wound onto the winch drum. (Stand approximately 8 ft. away from the winch) 7. With gloves on, hold tension on the winch rope with one hand; carefully push the winch rope to the side of the drum the winch rope is attached to so there are no gaps between each coil on the drum. 8. Be sure to check that the winch rope is winding off of the bottom of the drum or the automatic load holding brake will not function properly. The following steps should be done using two people for proper safety. If you attempt to tension your winch rope alone, be sure to always set the parking brake, place the transmission in gear or park and turn the vehicle off every time you exit the vehicle to inspect the winch rope. The driver of the vehicle should operate the winch. Instruct your assistant to stand to the side of the vehicle and away from the winch rope. 9. Start the vehicle if switched off and place the transmission in neutral. Then release the parking brake while applying moderate brake pedal pressure. 10. Power-in the winch rope to start winching in. After winching in for approximately 6 ft. (2m), stop winching. Slowly let up off of the brake pedal and then apply the parking brake. This will ensure that there is no load on the winch rope. 11. Exit the vehicle and inspect the winch to make sure that the winch rope is being evenly wound onto the winch drum and not sinking into the lower layer. If the winch rope is sinking, power out the winch rope by pushing the power-out button on the remote control and repeat this step from the beginning with more brake pedal pressure. 12. When you are convinced the winch rope is winding onto the winch drum properly, repeat steps until the vehicle is within 6 ft. of the winch anchor. Once within 6 ft., slowly let up off of the brake pedal and then apply the parking brake. This will ensure that there is no load on the winch rope. Then place the transmission in park and turn the vehicle off. 13. Exit the vehicle. Disconnect the hook from the anchor. While holding onto the hook strap, hold tension on the winch rope and slowly power-in the winch by “pulsing” the power-in button on your remote control until the hook is within 3 ft. of the fairlead. 14. Stop winching in and attach the hook to a suitable anchor point on the vehicle. Once the hook is suitably attached to the vehicle, power-in the remaining slack in the winch rope by “pulsing” the power-in button on your remote control until there is minimal slack in the winch rope. Source: Warn Industries PS: A sabkha or the end point of a drive is an ideal place to do the spooling process. A suitable anchor point is another vehicle with the driver inside holding the brake, as we might not find any trees and such. When I did it for the first time the anchor car was in the desert, on a slightly inclined (up) position from my car. The slight incline and the desert sand gave it an effective anchor point strength and while I winched, I did not apply break, as the incline had the same effect.

Congratulations Marshal @Hisham Masaad.

Live Functions do not change anything (unless you are changing the settings like tire size etc.) on the car and works only when it is connected so it does not alter any warranty conditions. Having said that my interaction with Jeep Service Center has been that they are nonchalant on the matter.

Tazer JL Mini is a gateway bypass module that is connected to the SGW connectors in the Jeep, so the OBDII port is open, the mini is tucked in out of site under the dash and nothing lugged into the OBDII port. This device helps to re-program some aspects of the Jeep as well as change some features on the fly. These days it is available locally, but I have had a Tazer JL Mini since November 2021 & I bought my unit from Quadratec.com. Later I found it on Amazon.ae. for less than the cost of the unit on Quadratec.com and alas I overpaid for my unit as I not only paid for the unit but for courier and custom duties. Anyways, I have used it on my Jeep somewhat irregularly. The first time I used it during an offroad drive, it seemed to me that the computer on my car went haywire, upshifting regularly but perhaps it was just the heat (It was an afternoon drive in Abu Dhabi). But these days it is a lot more reliable for me. The Tazer JL Mini can be used for changing settings such as tire size, gear ratios etc. as well as enabling/disabling cameras, lights etc. Basically, if you change anything that needs an update to the onboard computer this can be used to make that change. See the user guide here for a full list of settings. After settings have been changed it can either be removed or left onboard the car. When it is left onboard it enables some live features. See the user guide here for a full list of live features. The ones I used a lot are: hold brakes at a red light activate backup camera when turn signals are used (before my head unit upgrade) TC Kill – turn off traction control, stability control and ABS and it maintains even when you move to 4 Low and back. Normally you must redo the "Disable Traction Control" plus 6 second hold to disable ESC. It also disables ABS which is not possible normally. There are some other features such as Winch Mode, Anchor mode, cool down mode etc. that are useful but haven't been used much. One important thing to remember is the Marrying and Unmarrying process that needs to be followed meticulously. In the JL Wrangler Forums and in YouTube videos they mention that this device needs to be taken off before sending the vehicle at the Jeep Service Center, but here they did not seem to care much. Now AMA about Tazer JL, perhaps I can answer.

This drive was a perfect end to a weekend. I am very fond of drives by @Ale Vallecchi, they are challenging at the same time they are meditative in nature. It was a smooth drive for most part, and we drove through some new areas that I had not driven before. @Pierre de Maigret at second lead, you were struggling a bit in the drive. Driving in the desert is counter intuitive at the start, and we need to practice changing the habits of the tarmac. With practice you will be able to come over the hesitation to give more gas in some cases when you need to and the tendancy to floor it when not required. @Dinesh Kumar A you were quite good with the radio announcing all the refusals as well as drove very well. Confident and in control of the vehicle in the technical areas. However, you found yourself close to the car in front of you a few times. Keeping a safe distance will help you see how the car ahead is doing as well as anticipating how it is going to do and stopping well in advance so that there is not more than one recovery when there is a stuck. @Sunil Mathew I saw you in the new Fortuner for the first time. I am sad to see you exit the Yellow Jeep Club. @Ignacio Quindós second drive of the week with you and you were quite impressed with your skills. Your winch came in handy today. Suggest you look up the best ways to re-spool the rope after every use and the duty cycle that needs to be adhered to. Warn has videos on YouTube on these topics. @Gurcharan Mehta this was my first drive with you and saw that you were quite adept at driving in the desert and handled the terrain quite smoothly. I have uploaded a few pictures I took in the Gallery