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Ghyllie Member Since: 19 Jul 2011 Location: Over looking Loch Ness with Nessie by my side Posts: 159 |
That is the No1 rule mate, in 4 wheel drive you shouldn't drive any quicker it just means you can drive safer but you still go to look out for the idiots though Ghyllie oo! Shiney! ____________________________________________ 55 Nissan Navara SE Black - My Toy. 08 Freelander 2 XS Santorini Black - Her Majesty's Toy. |
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2nd Oct 2011 12:54 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
An important one (because it caught me out last winter)
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2nd Oct 2011 1:07 pm |
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hutchingsp Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 90 |
Thanks both. What, if anything, do you do with the various terrain programs?
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2nd Oct 2011 1:37 pm |
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rchrdleigh Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the East of England Posts: 1601 |
I would suggest booking at least a 1/2 day at one of the Land Rover Experience Centres where you will be shown the capabilities and limitations of your vehicle and given tips on how to drive in dry, wet, mud, snow, sand etc. If you bought new try asking your Dealer for a free voucher - failing that you night find the cost is money well spent. Would suggest waiting until the ground is wet as it is too dry at the moment to be a real challenge although still an impressive demonstration of the capabilites of the vehicle you own. |
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2nd Oct 2011 1:46 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
In those conditions the Freely will handle itself in 'Normal mode' quite easily. Remember in Normal driving it has traction control on, Stability control on, each wheel is continuously being monitored, drive is/can alter from front to back as needed, it's all good without the 'Terrain Response'. 'Snow mode' really means hard packed snow or ice not the soft virgin snow. Your Freely is already in 4 wheel drive permanently and the 'Terrain Response' 'Snow mode' main aim is to limit wheelspin, the system boosts traction control and ABS brake performance, shifts are more rapid and throttle response is dampened. I was told that if you are in virginal snow over half your wheel height then try 'Sand mode', this will turn off DSC automatically and allow power to all wheels to get you moving. I don't think there is any hard and fast rule, if the snow comes then get out there and experiment. |
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2nd Oct 2011 2:19 pm |
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rchrdleigh Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the East of England Posts: 1601 |
Selecting Sand Mode does not turn of DSC automatically. DSC can only be turned off manually by pressing and holding the DSC button until the warning light appears in the Driver Information Screen. I would agree that in deep dry snow then selecting sand mode might be the best option as deep dry snow has similar characteristics to soft dry sand and when skiing in deep powder the aim is to get the skis floating through the snow which is similar to what you are trying to achieve in soft dry sand. In the wet snow typically found in the UK sand mode may not help as much as mud ruts or even grass gravel snow. Only way to find out is to try - each situation is likely to be different and require a different setting and approach. |
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2nd Oct 2011 2:47 pm |
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AndyC Member Since: 30 Nov 2007 Location: Where the snow dosen't melt when the sun is shining! Posts: 4165 |
In all the snow we get it has never been neccessary to use anything but Normal mode and Snow mode - Never had to turn off the DSC as I have done in the RWD BMW to get out of deep snow. I would have thought that by using the Sport mode (sand mode) in snow will only lead to problems as driving gently in deep snow is far better than trying to blast through it.
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2nd Oct 2011 3:39 pm |
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hutchingsp Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 90 |
Thanks. I don't live in the middle of nowhere, far from it, but when I had my previous car which was a Boxster I had an excuse for not being able to do much in the snow.
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2nd Oct 2011 3:46 pm |
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rchrdleigh Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the East of England Posts: 1601 |
In UK type snow (usually wet and slushy) I would tend towards 'Grass Gravel Snow' or 'Normal' modes. In deep dry powder snow I'd first try 'Grass, Gravel, Snow' and if that didn't work I might try other options including 'Sand' to get me moving before moving back Grass Gravel,Snow'. In most part of the UK we do not get enough snow to allow us to practice and discover the best techniques.
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2nd Oct 2011 4:04 pm |
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BrianAbbott Member Since: 28 Dec 2010 Location: Teesdale Posts: 169 |
If in doubt, turn HDC on (for going up as well as down hill). If it's on you can always override it, but if it's not on you may not be able to engage it 'just like that' when you do suddenly need it. Brian
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2nd Oct 2011 5:20 pm |
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rchrdleigh Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the East of England Posts: 1601 |
Exactly - having watched a RR without HDC acting like a 2.8 tonne sledge on a hill and then watched the same RR with HDC on the same hill moments later I can vouch for the difference HDC makes. Remember using the brakes overrides HDC and could result in you losing control. Let HDC do what it is designed to do and you have every chance of negotiating the hill with the minimum of problems. |
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2nd Oct 2011 5:52 pm |
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AndyC Member Since: 30 Nov 2007 Location: Where the snow dosen't melt when the sun is shining! Posts: 4165 |
HDC - Excellent when its needed. Attached photo is from our LRE several years ago
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2nd Oct 2011 7:16 pm |
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Dave Member Since: 04 Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere Near You Posts: 2666 |
HDC is fine as long a the surface beneath the wheels is firm, if is is loose/slippery then HDC will not control the decent. ______________________
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2nd Oct 2011 7:53 pm |
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Nazca Sand Eddie Member Since: 06 Nov 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 179 |
On one of my LRE courses at Honiton the HDC was used on a very steep and very slippery surface and it works amazingly.
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2nd Oct 2011 8:14 pm |
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