kooky_guy
Well-Known Member
I managed to get slightly stuck at the weekend while laning, but I don't think I should have.
Basically I got cross axled with one of the rear corners hung up on the side of a big hole, keeping that rear wheel off the ground. The other wheel was firmly planted.
Being a 98, I am aware that mine only has TC in the rear wheels. Now, my understanding of the traction control system is that it detects when one wheel is spinning and applies the brake to it forcing drive back to the wheel with traction. With this working, I should have been able to drive out of the hole.
Unfortunately, the spinning wheel just didn't seem to be braked, despite the TC light coming on occasionally.
Is there something in particular one needs to do in order to kick the TC system into life, or could there be a problem with it? I think it uses the ABS sensors, so I would have thought any problems would show up as an ABS fault?
Just trying to understand why it wasn't working so I'm prepared next time. I understand that you've got to give it some welly to persuade it that it is really spinning. I was in LR 1, in case that makes any difference.
Or is my understanding of the whole mechanism completely wrong?
It was a right buggr to extract!! Glad I wasn't on my own or I'd still be there.
Basically I got cross axled with one of the rear corners hung up on the side of a big hole, keeping that rear wheel off the ground. The other wheel was firmly planted.
Being a 98, I am aware that mine only has TC in the rear wheels. Now, my understanding of the traction control system is that it detects when one wheel is spinning and applies the brake to it forcing drive back to the wheel with traction. With this working, I should have been able to drive out of the hole.
Unfortunately, the spinning wheel just didn't seem to be braked, despite the TC light coming on occasionally.
Is there something in particular one needs to do in order to kick the TC system into life, or could there be a problem with it? I think it uses the ABS sensors, so I would have thought any problems would show up as an ABS fault?
Just trying to understand why it wasn't working so I'm prepared next time. I understand that you've got to give it some welly to persuade it that it is really spinning. I was in LR 1, in case that makes any difference.
Or is my understanding of the whole mechanism completely wrong?
It was a right buggr to extract!! Glad I wasn't on my own or I'd still be there.