This may be a silly question but can someone please explain what the traction control actual does when activated on my freelander.(little yellow clip on gear stick)

Kind Regards

Alan

That's the hill descent control. It works in first gear and uses the brakes to give a similar braking effect that you would get with low range gearing e.g. when descending slopes or when backing off the power. It trys to keep the speed lower than 5mph.

You can feel it working on tarmac too. Click it and push down the yellow collar. Then accelerate in 1st gear to high revs. Back immediately off the gas and you will feel the brakes being pulsed to slow the car.

Coupled with the anti-stall on the TD4 engine it's the next best thing to a set of low range gears.

I still think the Freelander's rubbish though...


JB
1989 90 V8 CSW - no defects

2001 Td4 Freelander 3dr - falling apart (1 engine re-build, 1 turbo, 2 aircon systems, radiator ETC ETC.)

Most if not all Freelanders have traction control as standard. When you are in slippery conditions and a wheel starts to spin, the brakes come on on that wheel and the power from the engine is then sent to the non-spinning wheels.

You can only turn it off by pulling the ABS fuse - not recommended.

There is a TC light on the dash when the traction control is working.

The TC is a real pain at times, especially in sand as it hinders progress and has caused us to overheat by driving against the brakes all the time. It does not work when you go above a certain speed 40 to 50kph from memory.

I agree with one of the replies to this thread, Freelanders are not the best and are the "Best of British Un-reliablity" in our experience.

Hi, I have a similar problem. My tc light comes on with another light (some downhill light) every time i rev over 4000rpm's. It then feels like my landy does not have any power.
I have a Freelander 1. Please can anybody help

We solved he problem, we bought a Range Rover, still the same problems as the Freelander, then we bought a Landcruiser, all problems solved including the urreliabilty of the Landrover vehicles.

Stevesub