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traction control???

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traction control???

Post by flynn »

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???

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Post by landy_man »

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 :roll:
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Post by bazzle »

Hill descent control.

They may 'suck' to some people but for a normal 4wheeler they do work reasonably well from my experience.

Ive used the button on a few new Rovers (inc Freelander) and retardation is adequate most times.

Hope he is happy with the new Disco :lol:

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Post by flynn »

cheers fellas we sometimes go to 'cruiser park dont know if we'll take the disco for a while but if we do we'll check it out

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Post by Slunnie »

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.

This said, my Disco has ETC and twin lockers.
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Post by DFND90 »

On the topic of traction control.. Has anyone heard anything about when/if Haultech are going to market their traction control??
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Post by RaginRover »

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

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Re: traction control???

Post by Thor »

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.
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Post by DFND90 »

RaginRover wrote:
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 :D
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Post by RaginRover »

DFND90 wrote:
RaginRover wrote:
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 :D



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

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Post by ISUZUROVER »

DFND90 wrote:
RaginRover wrote:
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 :D



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.
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