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overload
Member Since: 30 Mar 2006
Location: Maine
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When forward progress halts, in a non gijillion gizmo equiped 4x4, I know what to do. I want to know if anyone has come up with a good procedure to use in the LR3, when stuck in mud or snow.
Generally, I try reversing gently and, depending on how it feels, build up to violent, heavy throttle, rocking. This does not seem to work at all with my LR3 The problems with the LR include, vitually no seat of the pants feed back and once it is stopped, nothing seems to work to convice it to free itself.
PS. Thank you for your patience with my poor writing.
Last edited by overload on 12th Apr 2006 5:41 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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 12th Apr 2006 5:05 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Exactly what I do... with a manual I think its easier to rock back and forth until the D3 moves... you can then keep the gas on and generally if you've made enough momentum, get out of trouble.
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| 12th Apr 2006 5:08 pm |
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overload
Member Since: 30 Mar 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 26
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I don't think I made myself clear. My usual methods fail miserably. When the LR3 gets stuck it stays stuck.
The changes I have cosidered are-
Try sand mode
Floor it and ignore the noises and smells untill it goes into extended mode.
Hold the throttle on longer in both forward and reverse and hope the computer figures out something that works.
Pray to the god of regained traction(anybody got a name for the guy?)
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| 12th Apr 2006 5:54 pm |
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adara
Member Since: 14 Nov 2005
Location: Eastern Europe
Posts: 152
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have you tried ESP (DSC) off?
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| 12th Apr 2006 6:15 pm |
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Tim in Scotland
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: All at sea
Posts: 496
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DSC off and keep the power on, let the electronics sort it out, don't ease off the gas despite all the whizzing and whirring as that will prevent the electronics from sorting it all out.............. unless you manage to get all 4 wheels spinning............. then you are stuck and need a tow out 
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| 12th Apr 2006 6:38 pm |
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overload
Member Since: 30 Mar 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 26
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adara wrote:have you tried ESP (DSC) off?
Yep, tried that and after about 20 times learned that everytime you change the terrain responce setting, it comes back on!
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| 12th Apr 2006 6:53 pm |
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overload
Member Since: 30 Mar 2006
Location: Maine
Posts: 26
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Tim in Scotland wrote:DSC off and keep the power on, let the electronics sort it out, don't ease off the gas despite all the whizzing and whirring as that will prevent the electronics from sorting it all out.............. unless you manage to get all 4 wheels spinning............. then you are stuck and need a tow out
Thanks to all for the advise.
So try beating it longer. Ok , Will do . Any suggestions for a terrain response setting?
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| 13th Apr 2006 8:10 pm |
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Vo Rogue
Member Since: 16 Jan 2006
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 123
 
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Gets a bit hair raising on a camber when all 4 wheels have no grip and you are sliding (mainly sideways but also slightly backwards) down the camber towards that tree ! I decided discretion might be a good idea at that stage and quickly reversed down the slope - and that was with the Locking Diff -. The limiting factor is seems to be the tyres - the standard ones just gum up with the sticky mud. Presumably this is also the limitation in snow -. DSC was off and all 4 wheels were turning.
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| 14th Apr 2006 8:59 am |
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disco4x4au
Member Since: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Perth
Posts: 409
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In deep sand, this (planting your foot in the hope that it will come free) obviously doesn't work - 2.5 tonne of car + locking diffs and traction control makes for a very effective digging machine, as I found out yesterday 
In soft stuff where you risk bottoming out the vehicle (even in extended mode), you end up on the chassis rails pretty quick-smart if you gun the car trying to get out. We were stuck on the crest of a sand dune. No amount of pulling (with a Jeep V8 ) would move it. Ended up digging for two hours, burying the spare wheel in the sand and using it as a winch point. Thank God for the winch - I only had it fitted two weeks ago!
Cheers,
Gordon ex - 2006 D3 TDV6 SE, silver, with lots of stuff - R.I.P.
ex - 2009 D3 TDV6 SE, silver, had lots of stuff too!
Now - 2010 RRS 3.0 TDV6, rimini red, 18" rims + Cooper LTZ, rear eLocker, Spider tuning box, GOE protection plates and rock sliders, GOE 3way shortened rods.
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| 16th Apr 2006 2:26 am |
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