Just brought a disco

[wallie]

just brought a 2002 disco v8 auto,140k full service history very nice machine but know very little about this model. what is traction control?

[cartm58]

Well, traction control isn't a spell checker nor is it something used by hospitals to suspend weights on patient broken limbs either.

Its a electronic device that turns your brakes on and off to slow you down or give wheel traction when its lost drive when the other wheel is in the air to keep you moving

Of course you could read all about it in your owner manual of course but then people couldn't get the pleasure of playing 20 questions with you

[p38arover]

just brought a 2002 disco v8 auto,140k full service history very nice machine but know very little about this model. what is traction control?

After you bought it, from where was it brought? :angel:

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Nice choice of car Wallie,,

First things first---
PICS!!

[Yorkie]

After you bought it, from where was it brought? :angel:

just ignore him, swallowed a pocket dictionary a while back has never been the same. :wasntme:

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

just brought a 2002 disco v8 auto,140k full service history very nice machine but know very little about this model. what is traction control?
If you don't know what traction control is then why did you buy it...... Best you resell it to me for a cheap price;), I'll take it off your hands :D:D:p:p:p:p:p:p
Seriously nice vehicle. enjoy:)

[p38arover]

just ignore him, swallowed a pocket dictionary a while back has never been the same. :wasntme:

:D:D

[V8Ian]

just ignore him, swallowed a pocket dictionary a while back has never been the same. :wasntme:
:clap2::Rolling::Rolling:
Sorry Ron, but it was a good retort.:D

[wallie]

sorry to have annoyed soo many people with my question. I'm Wallies missus, bought the disco cause it is a 7 seater and can fit all kids comfortably.

Asked what traction control is cause my man tried explaining it to me and I still didn't fully understand. Thought the forum was used for helping out other land rover owners which I now am :D and I am very happy with my purchase...........:p

[Stue 3 doors down]

I needed a laugh from the response and your final reply, thanks. Anyway it stops the wheels spinning before you know they are spinning and keeps the car behaving as you would expect and not going sideways etc. I hope this helps.

[V8Ian]

Good on you:)Don't think you annoyed anyone and if you did,again,good on you.They do help on here but we also enjoy a bit of fun.:DSometimes at others expense.:angel:Rest assured we have all been through it,there is no malice in it usually,just a means to a smile.:)Enjoy your new car and us.;)
A new contender for a peerage on the skully thread, Cooper?:p;)

[willem]

After you bought it, from where was it brought? :angel:

I'm glad someone else picks this up too! :D

Mind you, I was waiting for you to comment, Ron! :D:D

Willem

[p38arover]

sorry to have annoyed soo many people with my question. I'm Wallies missus, bought the disco cause it is a 7 seater and can fit all kids comfortably.

Asked what traction control is cause my man tried explaining it to me and I still didn't fully understand. Thought the forum was used for helping out other land rover owners which I now am :D and I am very happy with my purchase...........:p

Didn't annoy us at all. Cartm58 had answered the TC aspect already so I didn't have to but I might add a bit to it.

One an "open" differential (the usual type fitted to most cars and to the front and rear of the Disco), if one wheel lifts or loses traction, all drive will go to that wheel and none to the wheel with traction. As you can imagine this isn't a lot of good and is the reason some cars and 4WDs have limited slip diffs - to minimise the slip and give some drive to the wheel with traction.

What LR have done is to electronically apply a technique we've used for years when in similar situations in cars (not LRs for reasons I'll explain later). Years ago, when bogged, we found that by applying the hand brake which works on the rear wheels, we could stop the wheel with no traction and therefore get enough drive to the wheel with traction to enable us to drive out.

This won't work on an LR because the handbrake is on the transmission, not on the wheels.

The LR senses which wheel is spinning (by using the signal from the ABS) and then applies the brake on that wheel only. This transfers the power and drive to the other wheel. This is termed traction control.