I have been up to Bolton today and because of the snow and a very steep hill the hill decent was used, the car went down under perfect control it was truly amazing the other two people with me could not believe how good it was as did the three poeple in the other freelander 2 with us

It was quite bad around these parts earlier today, a bad hail storm on top of the sprinkling of snow last night made the roads very slippery indeed.
Which was the hill you tackled?

No snow here yet 😭

Soor Taz I could not tell which hill but if it went wrong it was a dip in the river or hit the wall on the other side,we had to take a detour as the way we would normally go to Layburn was closed.

I always feel so lucky that I have Eva this time of year...
The farm tracks we've done recently have been scary!!
The hillier ones seem to be iced up but often have rivulets running over them.
I just pop it into GGS and the HDC and let the car do her thing.
I'm still not 100% struck on my tyres though...
Happy careful winter motoring
MM

archie98 wrote:

I have been up to Bolton today and because of the snow and a very steep hill the hill decent was used, the car went down under perfect control it was truly amazing the other two people with me could not believe how good it was as did the three poeple in the other freelander 2 with us

So just a recap this only works in first gear,tried it this morning in 2nd and got a flashing truck on the dash.is this because I was in second.
Bob

archie98 wrote:

I have been up to Bolton today and because of the snow and a very steep hill the hill decent was used, the car went down under perfect control it was truly amazing the other two people with me could not believe how good it was as did the three poeple in the other freelander 2 with us

When you were using the HDC Did you try speeding it up and down with the Cruise Control buttons ? That is a neat trick on the FL2  2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

I've had Hill DeScent in many Freelanders .... and I have always found it .... very decent !!

Cruise control,not down in the basement.just dropping down from pole moor.watching the wreckage of last night.some small hatchs have a wall climb button.
Bob.

Bobbyg wrote:

So just a recap this only works in first gear,tried it this morning in 2nd and got a flashing truck on the dash.is this because I was in second.
Bob

No issues as any damage cost will be sweet FA as it is Lancashire. Now n Yorkshire .......................  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Always been in gods country,just like the ice wall in game of thrones(Pennines ).some find a way over.but it's a bit of a slippery slop Bob.
From another Yorkshire Bob

blacktiger wrote:

Bobbyg wrote:

So just a recap this only works in first gear,tried it this morning in 2nd and got a flashing truck on the dash.is this because I was in second.
Bob

Yes. 1st or reverse on the Manual boxes.
D, R or CS1 on Autos.

On my 2014 manual, it works in 1,2,R & Neutral.

A useful trick is to engage it before a slippery hill climb. If you then fail the climb and dip the clutch as you shudder to a halt the car rolls back under control from the HDC (though 3mph is quite quick in reverse! )

Best to check this somewhere safe in case it doesn't work on earlier cars.....

May depend on Terrain Response selected I get a nice set of wheels (graphics) to look at sometimes to show where they are in respect of the body. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current