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Donnus



Member Since: 23 Jul 2012
Location: Modena
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Italy 2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e S Manual Santorini Black
snow driving - interesting find

2 days ago i parked my car by our hotel (Italian Alps resort). During the night it snowed 5ft of snow...
Next morning, after digging a path to the car door, I got in and started the engine (I had sprayed silicon on the door rubbers, but it still was hard to open the doors).
There was about 40CM of snow in front of the car... I did not feel like clearing any more snow.
Whistle
i put it in first gear and tried to go forward... nothing, the car did not have the power to break through the snow barrier in front of the car.
So, i switched DSC off and tried again. This time it was a bit better but still nothing.. did not have enough power.... Stalled

Idea
then i had an idea.. i put the car in sand mode and repeated the exercise..
Eureka ! it roared and spinning the wheels it eventually ploughed through the snow to reach the clean road.

it goes to show how important it is to know the car and its functions well !!! it saved me a whole lot of digging ! Laughing

in my gallery there are photos of the snow we had and my car buried in it !

Post #212254 28th Dec 2013 7:06 pm
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Landyrover



Member Since: 20 Jun 2013
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Impressive and a good tip! Very Happy

Post #212456 31st Dec 2013 5:44 pm
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D99



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very nice, wish it would snow here instead of this constant wet windy grey depressing weather we have!
I'm not jealous! Big Cry

Post #212472 31st Dec 2013 10:10 pm
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Donnus



Member Since: 23 Jul 2012
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Wink
I have to admit it is a lot of fun to drive in thick snow... If you have the Freelander
Love the traditional snowy winter !

Post #212487 1st Jan 2014 12:22 am
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Piero52



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Italy 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 S Auto Santorini Black

May I give you another tip? Wet, deep snow = mud&ruts and start in 2nd gear (better if a/t...)

Post #214079 17th Jan 2014 2:04 pm
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zokes



Member Since: 13 Feb 2011
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Just make sure you take it back out of mud and ruts when you get to a firmer surface or you'll wind up the drivetrain as the centre diff will be locked

Post #214146 18th Jan 2014 12:26 pm
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McKenzy



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Well, soft fresh unsticky snow is a bit like sand;)

Post #218016 26th Feb 2014 11:03 am
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