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  1. 15th December 2007, 05:53 PM #1
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    turning off the traction!

    hi all,
    anyone know the trick to turning off your traction control on a 2000 defender extreme?
    i am heading for the sand & can't find any where in the manual to turn it off.
    any help would be appreciated.
    it would be very embarassing to have to get a pull from a nissan!
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  2. 15th December 2007, 06:01 PM #2
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    Why turn it off? I have done tons of beach and desert trips and I dont find it a hindrance at all. My brother in law in his Disco crawled up a soft dune using TC alone with the CDL locked...

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  3. 15th December 2007, 06:08 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by McDisco View Post
    Why turn it off? I have done tons of beach and desert trips and I dont find it a hindrance at all. My brother in law in his Disco crawled up a soft dune using TC alone with the CDL locked...

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    I had installed a switch in my Disco to interrupt the supply to the relay coil for the ABS pump. But after doing a desert trip that showed me that TC was best left working when climbing sandhills, I removed the switch.
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  4. 15th December 2007, 06:38 PM #4
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    Here is an older thread.
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  5. 15th December 2007, 06:45 PM #5
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    you can drive without it I suggest trying it to learn what the vehicle is capable of when the pump shuts down from overheating.

    it might be a bit of an embarrasing situation to get somewhere and get stuck when the pump shuts off unexpectedly.


    personally I rely on TC and ABS as warnings that Im approaching the limits of the vehicles capabilities
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    I have dont a lot of axle twisting climbs and beach towing through deep stuff with an unlocked 02 with traction control ticking away and never overheating the modulator pump.

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    put a trailer on the back it will last about 10 minutes if you are in soft sand.

    but thats 10 minutes of non stop traction control which in any normal circumstance should be more than enough

    it doesnt take long for it to cycle back on again tho
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  8. 15th December 2007, 07:45 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    put a trailer on the back it will last about 10 minutes if you are in soft sand.

    but thats 10 minutes of non stop traction control which in any normal circumstance should be more than enough

    it doesnt take long for it to cycle back on again tho
    That certainly does not sound better than the older mechanical system?

    Does this mean Land Rover are getting more finicky in electronics and lossing their original mechanical robustness?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RonMcGr View Post
    That certainly does not sound better than the older mechanical system?

    Does this mean Land Rover are getting more finicky in electronics and lossing their original mechanical robustness?
    Land rover were mechanicaly robust?

    Maybe your thinking of nissan
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    Hold on a tick, perhaps having my brakes fluid flushed properly with testbook equivalent every 30-40k klm makes a difference but I have towed several times a year for 4 years with my 02 that is unlocked in heavy sand (Flinders beach and Noosa Northshore) - camptrailer with all the gear at about 1.2 tonns. I have also towed a dual axle 2.2 tonn road van on the beach with it. I have never had the TCS cycle out because of overheat.

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