I assume you also need to turn off ESC on D5’s as well
Hi all,
I’m intending on hitting the beach in my D5 and wanted to know whether you need to engage low range as well as sand mode in the soft stuff. The manual suggests you can use both together, which also automatically raises the suspension height. Not sure if you still need the low range when in sand mode, so interested in people’s experience in this. Seems like the best option to use both so you don’t end up in too high a gear going through the soft sand.
Thanks
Leigh
I assume you also need to turn off ESC on D5’s as well
It would depend on how soft the sand is. I mainly drive on Stockton beach, on soft sand there I always use low range, and also turn off the DSC each time after starting the car. Tyres down to 16-18psi or lower (10-12psi) if it is really soft and you feel the car is struggling. Avoid sudden steering wheel movements. You'll be fine!
Ron
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As said,DSC off,lots of momentum,and most importantly lower tyre pressures.
Make sure vehicle stays at off road height,so you don't belly out
Oh,and take a long handled shovel.
Generally high range is all thats needed,unless you hit a section of very soft stuff.
In the D4 rock crawl works very well,it seems to lock the rear E diff(if applicable),and the centre diff,if you do lose momentum.
Sand mode is the go as well.
Paul
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Of note is that sand mode works a little different in the D5, compared to the D4. In the D4 it would drive off like a scalded cat as soon as you hit the loud pedal. In the D5 however, it takes off gently and once going, speed increases like it did in the D4 (ie no longer any use at traffic lights).
Select off road which increases the height 75mm (off road 2), but when going over 50km/h the suspension drops 35mm to 40mm (off road 1) - I haven't seen any warnings that this happens though but you can see it in the 4WD info screen. If you need to go back to off road 2, you need to lower to normal first, then back to off road +75mm.
Ron
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Hey Ron, the way I understand it, sand mode has always been about controlling wheel spin on take off so you don't dig in. Hence the gentle take off on sand - maybe they have tuned the program to be more sensitive to initial wheel spin. On the blacktop I have found sand mode in my L494 works as it did in the D4 only more so. I would have expected the D5 to be similar to the L494 in that way (read same).
Cheers,
Sean
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Indeed that is my understanding too, it just seems to have been tweaked a bit further to take off even more gently. The LR Experience instructors confirmed that when I asked them. I'll probably do a trip to Stockton early December and have a play with the terrain settings in the big sand pit.
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I’m pretty sure I tried that, while displaying the off road menu showing that I am in the lower of the 2 off road settings then attempting to go up again well below 50kph but that didn’t work. I’ll try it again tonight or tomorrow to be sure.
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From memory the speed has to be below 35 kph but it should be in the owners handbook.
Edit speed s/b below 40 kph.
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