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my old man just got a new td5 disco and i was lookin at all the gismos it had and noticed a button which had a picture of a car and it lokked like it was going down hill.is this the traction control and how well does it work???
flynn
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it is the downhill driver assist control whatever button.... IT SUCKS
and as for the traction control.... IT SUCKS EVEN MORE... and the ABS activates on the smallest pot hole
The Hill decent control is a bit quick and it sometimes takes off at the start for a sphincter enlightening experience.
The traction control is really under rated for most work. I've found that as long as you have 4 wheels on the deck then its a fraction better than a rear locker usually, heaps better in loose stuff, and if you lift a wheel the rear locker is better. The lockers are also better for slow rock work. The ETC really is a good bit of kit though and I've embarrised a few locked vehicles before with it.
flynn wrote:my old man just got a new td5 disco and i was lookin at all the gismos it had and noticed a button which had a picture of a car and it lokked like it was going down hill.is this the traction control and how well does it work???
for more information there is a write up in the manual.
DFND90 wrote:On the topic of traction control.. Has anyone heard anything about when/if Haultech are going to market their traction control??
I know the development phase is pretty much finished and as far as I know I would expect to see it this financial year.
That is my understanding - but hey when the haultech boys are that busy things could get delayed. But it is worth the wait - believe me
Tom
I believe you cause you have it. I dont know if its a secret but how does it work??? im definatly waiting it out. Thanks for keeping my hopes up dude
Have a look in the 4wd monthly modified rigs special, with sam's mog in it. In the newsagent now, that article has a little "how it works" inlay
which says it uses air actuated braking and a onboard solid state computer to work out what to do - the article has a better description
DFND90 wrote:On the topic of traction control.. Has anyone heard anything about when/if Haultech are going to market their traction control??
I know the development phase is pretty much finished and as far as I know I would expect to see it this financial year.
That is my understanding - but hey when the haultech boys are that busy things could get delayed. But it is worth the wait - believe me
Tom
I believe you cause you have it. I dont know if its a secret but how does it work??? im definatly waiting it out. Thanks for keeping my hopes up dude
Sam has described how it works before in detail, either on here or the rover section of pirate4x4.com - when he was describing the buildups of his rigs. Do a search under his username and either mogrover or lockless on both forums.