Extended height mode

[Rollin over]

Today we were very lucky to make it out of the Cells river area with the standard tires, the clay tracks were damp and very wet in places. The problem was at a very wet section of the track was rutted out and we got stuck in the ruts had all wheels spinning, had to backup and take a better line. So how does the extend high work? should have I took it out of drive and pushed the switch for extra height?

I must say some of track was very steep and I wonder if any other standard truck would have got out! Even when we were half way up this bloody hill the D4 was just moving so the 3.0 was revving at 4000 rpm to get us out of trouble, if we stopped it would have been all over! as you could not go back no way!

Yes before anyone tells me, we will have better tires on next time. And the best part is we have no damage just some light scratches that will remove ok.

We also found the D4 to be bloody great on gravel roads, so smooth and quiet, dust free interior.

Cheers

[camel_landy]

The car decides if it needs 'Extended' mode or not.

However, if you are in ruts, you can trick it into Extended by dropping the suspension. As it starts to bottom out, it'll then go into Extended.

If you do a search, you should find a load of info on it, including the Extended-Extended mode...

HTH

M

[400HPONGAS]

Interesting ,Where is this switch for extra Height ? Only ever seen the 3 , access,standard and offroad!You have LLAMS or Goe rods ?

[101RRS]

If you do a search, you should find a load of info on it, including the Extended-Extended mode...

HTH

M

Or try reading the handbook .

[camel_landy]

Interesting ,Where is this switch for extra Height ? Only ever seen the 3 , access,standard and offroad!You have LLAMS or Goe rods ?

RTFM...

M

[WhiteD3]

Once you've bottomed out, press and hold the UP button while pressing the brake pedal. Super extended happens and stays in that mode provided you don't go above 8 kph.

To cheat, use your jack plate (which I'm sure you carry ). A block of wood you can put the jack on on soft ground. Cut to suit but one side should be an inch or so shorter that the distance between ground and the chassis rail in normal mode. To force extended mode, lower the car onto the jacking plate which is held side on under the chassis rail.

[400HPONGAS]

RTFM = LMFAO

should have I took it out of drive and pushed the switch for extra height?

[WhiteD3]

RTFM = LMFAO

should have I took it out of drive and pushed the switch for extra height?

Only if you'd bottomed out.

[Celtoid]

I was under the impression that if you were already on your belly the car should have 'known' this and enabled extended height.

I don't know how the car realises that it's on it's belly...at first I thought that it could be the TC detecting no grip but that could happen in snow, ice or slippery mud, so I figure it must have weight sensors on the shocks/suspension. Is that so?

Anyway, mine has never automatically enabled extended height. I have always had to trick it or on occasions it does it after I've had it jacked up for a wheel change. I've never had to go to the extent of using the block of wood or jack method that WhiteD3 mentioned, as the times I used it I was already close to bottoming out anyway. I've then just selected access height. It won't go down immediately and there is a warning message regarding being aware of what you are lowering yourself onto. You then just press down again and it starts going down till something bottoms out. She then pops up and tells you extended mode is enabled.

I'm sure it only works if you have a mode other than normal selected on the TR system.

I say enabled for extended, cause it won't raise all the way up automatically. It's been a while since I've done it but I think there is an audible tone but there is definately a message on the screen that tells you extended is enabled and how to activate it. I think it's foot on brake and hold the suspension button up for a few seconds. She pops up a fair way too.

Cheers,

Kev.

[Graeme]

I don't know how the car realises that it's on it's belly...at first I thought that it could be the TC detecting no grip but that could happen in snow, ice or slippery mud, so I figure it must have weight sensors on the shocks/suspension. Is that so?

No weight sensors, only that the vehicle fails to lower when expected so assumes that it has grounded.