i've just got a new FL2 petrol auto and took it for adrive in some soft sand, i engaged the knob to the sand setting and was travelling through the sand real easy when a clunking noise started coming from under the vehicle ( it felt like it was trying to jump out of gear) as im new to 4wdriving can someone please tell me whether im doing something wrong or is there something amiss with the vehicle ( its done 2000ks)

cheers

rob

From where does the noise originate? Front/rear/wheels/left/right. Any chance there may be rocks in the sand being flipped up?

g'day andy, no theres no stones , the clunking noise is coming from the centre of the vehicle. it feels like its trying to change gears and when it does this clunking comes from underneath the car

The location would suggest noise from the Haldex unit controlling power distribution to the rear axle. This is controlled in real time by the TR electronics (although hydraulically I think??) and may alter on gear change. If you stick to 1st gear does it happen? Does it happen in other TR modes? Does it happen on tarmac in sand mode?

i ended up putting it in command shift first gear and turned off the dsc, this stopped the clunking as for trying out the sand mode on the tarmac i will give it a go and see if the clunking is still there

If the clunking stopped with the DSC off then it sounds like the traction control (which does make a wierd noise). If the DSC light was flashing in conjunction with the noise then I think that's all it is. It can sound like a crunching metallic gear sound.

If in doubt get it checked by your local LR dealer.

James

thanks for that james, there was a light flashing as you say, the clunking noise is very off puting if its going to happen all the time i will get it checked by my dealer, cheers