D3, D4 & RRS Simpson Dune Driving technique with Auto.

Landrover decided in its wisdom to take the guess work out of offroad settings and introduced the Terrain Response system - just select the right terrain setting and all will be fine - from our experiences this is not the case and people need to be taught (or teach themselves) what happens - the result is a system that in reality is much more complex than say than the 4wd system in a D2a.

I have yet to find it laid down in any single document exactly what happens within the vehicle when each TR setting is selected (eg what happens with the engine, what happens with TC, what happens with the CDL etc etc. Even when you have Command Shift selected, if the computer does not like what you are doing, it will change gears.

Really I would like to see TR gone and individual controls for TC and the CDL etc so that I can choose what I want selected.

Garry

I like gadgets so I love the terrain response. It has only let me down once on the sand dunes this weekend.

When I spent the day with Gordon I wrote down a heap of notes. Reviewed them today and realised where I had stuffed up....the car did what it was supposed to do.

Now just need to work out a long skinny laminated card to put on the visor so I don't mess up again.

Brett....

Was the car getting hot?
I know if they get close to over heating they do all sorts of funny things, like turn off the A/C, turn on the heater, cut power & funny stuff with gears.
Had all of the above happen when chugging through very deep mud on a long flat straight.
Jonesfam

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Originally Posted by jonesfam

Was the car getting hot?
I know if they get close to over heating they do all sorts of funny things, like turn off the A/C, turn on the heater, cut power & funny stuff with gears.
Had all of the above happen when chugging through very deep mud on a long flat straight.
Jonesfam

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Was not hot. It went up like a rocket in low range. It appears that the dsc was still coming on and cutting engine power.

Just had to learn how it worked and then all was good.

Brett.....