Multiple times on Fraser Island
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Originally Posted by
chrisevz1337
Hi guys,
After some advice - took the D4 (MY2015 TDV6, 110k) on it's maiden trip to Fraser Island last week with family (including chief Toyota fan-boy, my father-in-law) and after initially tearing up tracks with ease on 19" Cooper Zeon's at 19 PSI, 5km out from the western beaches, I get multiple amber warning lights appear on dash.
At the time, we were in off-road height mode, sand mode, high-range with DSC switched off, and without warning, dash shows three errors; 1.) Caution: Brake Assist disabled, 2.) Car reduced to standard suspension height for safety and 3.) DSC disabled, drive with caution (note: the dash light for when DSC is active remained on, indicating error). At this point, it fell out of sand mode too - and gave me no ability to select off-road programs, or change suspension height - features were unavailable. Continued driving for ~5km to beaches in effectively motorway settings before getting to camp site.
At this point - I'm thinking worse case scenario, electrical failure, and potential tow recovery off the Island, alongside serious toyota fan-club abuse. Fortunately, turned off/turned on engine, reboot computers and no issue - all modes delectable and no issue for rest of trip.
I think the biggest thing that concerned me was uncertainty as to whether DSC was on - and implications when on sand. Car probably had enough clearance on those tracks even at standard height, but definitely knocked my confidence.
Have any of you come across this, or could perhaps suggest what may cause it? At the time, I wondered if I'd dinged the compressor and this enabled some kind of safety feature process lowering the car etc...probably also highlights the need for IID tool...
Chris
Chris,
I have taken three different Discoveries onto Fraser - I found that the sand mode on the two Series 3's (TDV6 6-speed) wasn't a big help, but I didn't have any issues with traveling across the island with the suspension raised, although I would normally return to normal height as soon as I could.
I found the sand mode on the Series 4 much better, and, even though the revs were higher, the fuel consumption was less due to the motor being in the peak torque band. I use sand mode whenever I am traveling in sand. I did have an identical experience to yours with my first Series 4 (SDV6 6-speed) when traveling across to Wathumba and I has left the the suspension raised. A restart and everything was OK - I just put it down to the compressor overheating from keeping the vehicle higher. I wouldn't be concerned. As for your Toyota lover - how does he get the sand out from underneath when he is bellied out? At least you can lift the vehicle to clear away underneath!
Geoff
