Delete Remote Start System on Build Sheet?

Eddie Greenlee

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I went to the recommended web site for the build sheet per this forum, and typed in my vin # and well , it worked. One of the listings was a "Delete Remote Start System". I have no idea what that is.
I do have some kind of security system on the jeep so if its not connected the jeep will not start. Is that what a Delete remote start system is ??
 
The only thing I can possibly think of is that this means that yours doesn't have the factory SKIM option.
 
yours doesn't have the factory SKIM option.
I dont know what the SKIM option is either ha.
Chris, there is a removable odd looking flat key in the security system i have and if you remove the key thing the jeep will not crank. So That may be what a Delete remote start is.
 
I dont know what the SKIM option is either ha.
Chris, there is a removable odd looking flat key in the security system i have and if you remove the key thing the jeep will not crank. So That may be what a Delete remote start is.

You've got me, that's nothing I've heard of before.

The SKIM is the Sentry Key Immobilizer. It's a grey key that comes with your Jeep (if you got the option), and it won't start with any key but that grey key. In other words, even if you use another key copy, it won't work, as that key doesn't have a transponder in it. Unless of course you got a spare SKIM key from the dealer.

There's a how-to article on it here: Sentry Key Immobilizer Module (SKIM) Install / Retrofit
 
Thanks, I have looked all over the internet and there is nothing about a delete remote start either , I may go by a dealership and see if they can tell me if that is what I have.

It might be cool to find out, as this is the first I've ever heard of it!
 
The SKIM system uses a chip in the key as a security check before it will let the engine start. So you can't use a black chipless key to start the engine.

What some people have done to allow the use of an inexpensive chipless key to start (crank is not an accurate/good term) the engine is to permanently secure a chipped key next to the SKIM chip reader underneath the plastic cover halves just behind the steering wheel. It sounds like a previous owner did that to your Jeep which is not a good idea.
 
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My TJ had one of those when I got it. It's simply an interrupt of the starting circuit. That little flat doodad completes the circuit, only during starting. If you start the Jeep, then remove the module from the slot, it will continue to run. It only affects the starting of the Jeep, not the running of the engine. I removed that from mine, as I did not want to misplace that module, and not be able to start my Jeep. But my TJ does have the SKIM, so that device is not needed. Another option is to leave the 'key' in the slot, but just hide it under the dash.
 
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Some googling yielded that the build sheets pull current info for the 3 and 4 digit codes. It could be that at time of manufacture that code meant something else (post below implies OBD reader) but it is currently assigned to Delete Remote Start.

“When Chrysler generates an options list for our TJ Wranglers (or any older vehicle), the computer merely spits out the stored list of RPO codes. As it does so, it then interprets each one using the current options information. Back when your Jeep was built, each code referred to a particular option or item. Later, Chrysler re-used some of the codes to designate newer or different options. So now when your list is generated, these old codes are given the newer descriptions.
As an example, look at your code XCYS ("Delete Remote Start System"). As you know, your 1998 Wrangler never had any standard-equipment remote start system to be deleted. Back when it was built, that code referred to some other piece of equipment--specifically, the upgraded OBD-II connector. (BTW: part of the confusion is because most option codes were traditionally expressed in 3-character format. Back in the late 90s, though, Chrysler decided to upgrade to 4-character codes for just about everything... typically by simply throwing a dummy extra character onto the end of the same old 3-character code. This has caused more confusion than clarity, IMO.)”
 
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