Thread: An Interesting illustration of Traction Control settings

Originally Posted by garrycol

I agree - when Landrover put in TR in the vehicles it really was so that dummies like me did not have to think about things - in snow then select GGS - on sand then select sand etc and then off you go invincible.

However - of course that is not the case - you also need to know to turn DSc off but you also need to know that it auto activates when you change TR mode. Also most people (and I am one) do not know exactly what happens to the car with each TR selection - does CDL acticate or not, do you auto go into low range, does height change, is TC reduced, does engine power change etc etc etc.

I think this is the knowledge you need to know to get the best out of the D3/D4 etc. However this information is very hard to find out - I have found some of it but a lot is still white man's magic.

Personally I do not think TR which automatically changes things is a good idea - however if I could change the settings that TR control manually I would be a lot happier and a better driver.

Garry

I've been in situations when the TC doesn't appear to be doing anything at all.....it's reaction/input is inpercievable in some cases and in other less satisfying circumstances, almost non-existant.

The latter case being when you have no forward motion and very low grip....you sometimes have to give it a bit of a jiggle to wake it up. I've sat in mud and at the buttom of sharp gravel inclines wondering when the other wheels were going to do something.

I'm certain that with the eDiff, this would occur faster, or maybe you wouldn't need as much other TC input..

When moving though....even very slowly, the TC just seems to sort issues very quickly and effectively.

Originally Posted by Owl

I had another illustration of how well Traction Control / Terrain Response works on my D3 recently.

SHMBO thought I had gone mad - she had no idea we might otherwise have otherwise have been there for hours. I didn't even get out of the car. Ask me again if I love this car!! Ian

I had about the same experience this winter. I was not paying attention and drove into a bit of snowdrift on the side of the road and came to a halt. My wife was just about to blast me for being careless but she hesitated a bit as she did notice me fiddling with the round knob.

Snow ruts etc, and it just lurched ahead, well actually rearward and then out. I could see her actually deflate and later she mumbled something about the "truck" being not all that bad. In this case, she did notice, and figured she was were there for hours.

Gees guys,
I think that this is the first time that I've turned off a D3 thread before reading it through. My apologies to those of who's posts I missed

I think that we need to have a group BBQ.

Originally Posted by Bushwanderer

Gees guys,
I think that this is the first time that I've turned off a D3 thread before reading it through. My apologies to those of who's posts I missed

I think that we need to have a group BBQ.

I will bring the D2 and the rump steak/beers...I will climb to the top of a tall mountain and anyone who makes it up in a D3 will get a beer too

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

I will bring the D2 and the rump steak/beers...I will climb to the top of a tall mountain and anyone who makes it up in a D3 will get a beer too

Cheers

Better bring a lot of beers ..............and a fridge

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by ozscott

I will bring the D2 and the rump steak/beers...I will climb to the top of a tall mountain and anyone who makes it up in a D3 will get a beer too

Cheers

Are we allowed to use TR??

I love it. You aren't a bad bunch, even if you like playing with your knobs

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

I will bring the D2 and the rump steak/beers...I will climb to the top of a tall mountain and anyone who makes it up in a D3 will get a beer too

Cheers

I went to a dealer's demo day in a disused quarry when the D2s were first released, as I had ordered one a few days earlier. The salesman scrambled the D2 up the slope sending gravel flying, showing off what it could do. I stopped my stock RRC at the bottom, idled off in 1st low, stopped half-way up then took-off again in 2nd low. My wife, who stayed with the crowd, later informed me about the Freelander charging up behind me when I stopped.