Thread: Towing

Originally Posted by Odysseyman

I had the same thing happen on a gravel road, but not towing, and it jumped in way before I thought it was necessary. Like most things these days it’s probably set for the lowest common denominator. I prefer having more leeway than the DSC offers, especially on gravel, so I turn it off now on gravel. Since playing around rallying in Tassie in the 1970’s I’m not scared of a bit of slipping around and in many cases putting the brakes on is the last thing I’d do.
cheers
David

Mm rallying in Tas in the 70s...what car were you running??

Re the DSC..we were glad my son's mate's jeep had it on a trip thru Vic last year cause he's over confident on gravel..and only the DSC saved him from disaster!

Originally Posted by Discodicky

I now switch my DSC off when towing. A few years ago I was towing my 3 Tonne c/van with my 2009 TDV8 RRS and went into a tight corner just a tad too fast and the DSC came into action and brought a front brake on, which scared the beejeezes out of me. It unsettled the car to some extent (and me too!!!).
Am in the MY13 Disco now and always switch it off as I prefer to tow that way.

Pretty sure the trailer stability is on anytime a trailer is connected, (provided the car recognises it via the turn signals) and cannot be turned off. But driving when towing a 3t van (approaching 6t GVM combined....) with DSC turned off is still not a good idea IMHO.

I’m unsure why you’re all having it cut in.
Either something’s not quite right - tyre pressures, size etc or you’re really over cooking it

I’ve done some seriously fast dirt - think mid triple digit speeds on some really loose gear and lots of curves and never had it come on.

I’ve even attempted to induce it on a nearby dirt road and it was some pretty serious throwing of the vehicle to make it intervene.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I’ve done some seriously fast dirt - think mid triple digit speeds on some really loose gear and lots of curves and never had it come on.

Your Land Rover does 550kmh?

Originally Posted by John_D4

Your Land Rover does 550kmh?

Sadly no

[QUOTE=INter674;2998055]Mm rallying in Tas in the 70s...what car were you running??

Haha, a VW 1500 Beetle. We won the Tas Rally “B” Grade Championship in 1974, I hasten to say more to do with my navigator’s skill than my driving ability.

Cheers

David

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Eeek. You realise it kicked in because you commanded more steering than was reasonably and the car was yawing wide, hence it dabbed the brake to tuck it in. Without that you’d have pushed wide and off line. If you’re driving that badly that you had DSC kick in on the road, you probably need to leave it on!

You’re probably then also disabling trailer stability control amongst other good things.

Fair comment, but it was a one-off circumstance. I was on Bruny Island (Tas) and trying to catch the last ferry late morning prior to their 1 hour lunch break (which makes it 1.5 hrs by the time they arrive back at the Bruny terminal) when the ferry stops. A set of sharpish curves a coupla klms away from the Terminal and I'd forgotten about them........
Was doing about 75 kph and they are "genuine" 60 kph curves......
My c/van has Alko anti sway and is unaffected by the DSC

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Originally Posted by INter674

Mm rallying in Tas in the 70s...what car were you running??

Haha, a VW 1500 Beetle. We won the Tas Rally “B” Grade Championship in 1974, I hasten to say more to do with my navigator’s skill than my driving ability.

Cheers

David

Might be a bit later in the 70s but did you come across a Morris 1100 with a 1500 engine☺?