Yep, I'm stopping at Wickes tomorrow morning to get the annual BMW 3 x 25 kg of sand seasonal addition I could have borrowed the freelander this morning but fancied the challenge of fish-tailing the beemer up the black ice  2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

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Well with the recent snowfall (only about a foot's worth) and an Auto FL2 handy. It was time to go out and learn more about the car.

Things I found out for myself.
1. You can have the best terrain response in the world but real world physics still apply. Stopping a 2.5 tonne vehicle on snow and ice is going to need more skill and distance than in the dry (common sense)
2. Apply caution like I would with any other road vehicle and esp. my last BMW then the FL2 behaved impeccably without needing to call on GGS mode.
3. How to use HDC. without reading the manual, i would have just thought that you'd just hit the switch and drive. Having read the manual before going out I knew to not worry about the pedals and just steer. Also holding down the cruise control buttons can adjust the descent speed a lot quicker than tapping the buttons. I also liked the graphic which appears on the display to tell you which way your wheels are pointing (although you really should know if you're driving a car)
4. GGS mode was pretty good where i deliberately drove to abandoned areas (read local Tesco/Morrisons/Next retail car park) with untouched snow.
5. Conditions each day are different. After a second dumping of snow on the main A roads around Birmingham I thought conditions would be similar to the first day i went out. It was actually a lot trickier as it was about 3-4 inches of snow on ice. Think GGS definitely help but against common sense prevailed and I told myself that i just needed much greater distance to stop safely.
6. I'm on Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyres (235/60/1 halfway through their useful life and I thought they were adequate. They have Mud and Snow marking on the side wall but I'm assuming that winter specific tyres would have afforded me more grip and therefore better braking distances.
7. Instead of crapping myself driving in the snow like i used to, I'm now crapping myself about other road users either running into the back of me or sliding into a head on collision. There are some really scary drivers out there!
8. Don't jet wash the car as soon as you get home to get the salt/grit off as you'd just leave a nice ice rink on your driveway

In Summary: My Auto FL2 was perfectly adequate in the snow and gave me a lot more confidence than I had in previous cars (also mostly autos). I therefore refute the claim made in the subject of this thread  11 SD4 HSE Stornoway Grey / Black Windsor Leather