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1st Oct 2007 2:51 pm
DiscoDunc
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If you stick it in neutral, foot on brake and push suspension lever forward it should go into super extended mode, but you need to be in extended mode first which I beleive happens automatically... once you get stuck. Not sure what envokes extended mode though Duncan
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1st Oct 2007 2:56 pm
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Did you give the vehicle time for it to realise it needed to extend
When you are 'grounded' accelerate gently until you get wheel spin (don't floor it) then after about 20 seconds the vehicle will realise that something is wrong. The main alert will be low air pressure in the suspension air chambers at each corner of the car. At this point you will hear a bong and an icon on the dash will display you will also get a 'reset suspension when clear' message. When this occurs stop driving and wait for the suspension to raise. If you want to you can now apply the brake and hold the height adjuster in the up position until you hear another beep as you go into Super Extended. Basically the car is pumping air into the suspension thus pushing the wheels down and hopefully lifting the vehicle clear of the obstacle. The reason I said to gently accelerate and then stop driving when you hear the bong is, if you continue trying to drive the wheels will spin and the tyres may cut away the ground as the car pushes the wheels down.
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1st Oct 2007 3:06 pm
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Going a bit quick through water can cause it - as it did to my mate yesterday whilst I was sat in the back seat Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
1st Oct 2007 3:10 pm
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SN wrote:
Going a bit quick through water can cause it - as it did to my mate yesterday whilst I was sat in the back seat
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1st Oct 2007 3:16 pm
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I can understand the mud bit, but does the water have to lift the car?DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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1st Oct 2007 4:23 pm
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I guess if you overdo it driving through deep water you will get a 'pushing up' effect on the body which might make the vehicle think its grounded Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
1st Oct 2007 5:00 pm
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Or you start to float and wheels start dangling down, D3 thinks "hang on, this is not right" & sticks its wheels down bit to feel safer!!!
1st Oct 2007 5:07 pm
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1st Oct 2007 5:12 pm
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1st Oct 2007 5:12 pm
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DSL wrote:
Or you start to float and wheels start dangling down, D3 thinks "hang on, this is not right" & sticks its wheels down bit.
Spot on Derek The D3's usually 'float' in this puddle at Boughrood when its in full flood, this usually induces extended mode
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1st Oct 2007 5:17 pm
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1st Oct 2007 5:22 pm
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Andrew at what of depth (at sensible speeds) does that start to happen? And how does it know? I can see the mud bit, no forward traction etc, but presumably in water you'd still have forward movement. Like my father says, damn clever these japs!DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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1st Oct 2007 5:49 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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Pelyma wrote:
Andrew at what of depth (at sensible speeds) does that start to happen? And how does it know? I can see the mud bit, no forward traction etc, but presumably in water you'd still have forward movement. Like my father says, damn clever these japs!
AndrewS wrote:
The main alert will be low air pressure in the suspension air chambers at each corner of the car. At this point you will hear a bong and an icon on the dash will display
About 500mm I think.
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