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On dirt roads... id just let it do its thing the technology is good..... there are a lot of youtube videos thay explain how each mode is different .. and demonstrate traction vontol, the modes, etc on wheel spinners... but almost all demonstrate how well the adaptive intelligence 4wd when left alone.Osco, thank you for the detailed response. I'll give slippery and low a whirl next time I'm hitting the dirt.
I dont even touch it lol. Driven it in all kinds of stuff without ever changing it... my wife drove it out the gate and through our ditch once leaving after a good rain... it isnt. Ahuge ditch but it isnt small either .... when she got back i was asked wth was that about. She replied.. oh, because i could... HaGood to know. I'll check some youtube videos out.
I'm not doing or intending to do anything extreme, just having a little fun exploring dirt roads.
Me, driving through the bf's front yard instead of doing a 17 point turn around everything else.when she got back i was asked wth was that about. She replied.. oh, because i could... Ha
Traction control uses the brakes to slow an over speeding tire that has lost traction,
smooths throttle input by lengthening the amount of gas pedal input needed for a given power increase, think of it as numbing your foot.
You hit a bump,
your foot bounces,
you spin and loose it,
you get stuck,,,, It's that simple sometimes.
Slippery Goat does this also and does It well.
Turning OFF Traction control gives a driver snappier throttle control and can help tremendously but with a rookie driver can cause more of a strain on the drive train..
Planning on maoi
So for doing loose gravel/dirt on level terrain, at speed, would you just keep it in normal, or put into "slippery"? Very untechnical driving, just old ranch roads I don't necessarily want to putter about on.Traction control uses the brakes to slow an over speeding tire that has lost traction,
smooths throttle input by lengthening the amount of gas pedal input needed for a given power increase, think of it as numbing your foot.
You hit a bump,
your foot bounces,
you spin and loose it,
you get stuck,,,, It's that simple sometimes.
Slippery Goat does this also and does It well.
Turning OFF Traction control gives a driver snappier throttle control and can help tremendously but with a rookie driver can cause more of a strain on the drive train..
Low keeps your tranny in a lower gear, 1st IF you stop and start it then, This holds the engine RPM up and takes much strain off the engine and drive system by keeping the engine, "On Pipe".
That's a very old phrase. Lugging an engine is bad news.
My 1.5L turbo starts to spool up at 1700 rpm, My engine feels, "On Pipe" at 1900 and even stronger at 2200 rpm.
Leave sand mode for deep sand,
I use slippery AND low when I crawl up my very steep loose gravel roads. With my 13 to 14 degree angles I climb effortlessly at 5 to 8 mph as I am On pipe with my turbo spooling up some.
Hope that helped, best thing for you to do Is go play a little, go with a skilled driver in another 4x4
so he/she can pull you out of trouble.
4 wheeling is best with friends and an extra vehicle to pull you back out of or on through trouble...
Man can I lay on the bull hockey thick ! LoL
Watch your ground clearance, you have no steel skid plates , you will do damage under there IF your not careful..
So for doing loose gravel/dirt on level terrain, at speed, would you just keep it in normal, or put into "slippery"? Very untechnical driving, just old ranch roads I don't necessarily want to putter about on.
Yes and no,,,,So for doing loose gravel/dirt on level terrain, at speed, would you just keep it in normal, or put into "slippery"? Very untechnical driving, just old ranch roads I don't necessarily want to putter about on.
Great feedback. Thank you!Yes and no,,,,
I climb steep loose not so smooth stuff in slippery, not as likely to “Bounce” the throttle.
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On level not too terribly loose I’d do normal BUT !!
I’d watch my tach and speed. I want my engine on the turbo and that starts at 1700 rpm.
So,
I’d probably stop, hit the Low button. From a stop that should hold me in 1st. For slow stuff.
If I’m doing 15, 20, 25 OR At speed ! 30,40,50,,, on loose level off road I’d use Sport not low.
If I’m ever not sure what’s best off road but not in deep sand I always go to Sport mode first..
Always..