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GGS setting
Grass Gravel Snow, now I reckon this assists in gaining traction from standing/slow starts & manouvers only
Don't reckon it serves any extra purpose when on the move eg 'A' roads/motorways at 50/60/70mph.
Or .... am I wrong ?
Does it effect extra control at these increased speeds ?I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
6th Jan 2010 11:03 pm
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6th Jan 2010 11:07 pm
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Using GGS only on the snowy & slushy stuff, TR off on the faster cleared stuff. Saying that usually forget to switch GGS off and haven't noticed any problems on the cleared stuff.
6th Jan 2010 11:08 pm
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Just confirming what I already [thought I] new. I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
6th Jan 2010 11:10 pm
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only thing I've noticed is that whilst you can turn off GGS on the move, you dont get the real throttle response back until selecting neutral, and then drive again. (well I didnt on mine)
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7th Jan 2010 9:03 am
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mine seems to be like that as well Al......could be just driving in "ski" boots doesn't help either end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
7th Jan 2010 9:06 am
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Hmmm...I used to use GGS almost daily to go down the dirt/gravel road to the place where I was staying. If I left it on when I crossed over to tarmac, I couldn't seem to get the car to go much past 40-45 mph, without having to floor it and really send the revs up.
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7th Jan 2010 9:22 am
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This is normal James, Throttle response is greatly reduced in GGS mode.57 RRS TDV8
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7th Jan 2010 11:19 am
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7th Jan 2010 11:25 am
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I can usually get GGS to cancel on the move by letting go of the accelerator pedal for a few seconds. I'm guessing it's a safety mechanism to stop 2" of accelerator travel suddenly meaning 4000rpm instead of 1500...that could be quite a surge.Dr. Ian Malcolm:
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7th Jan 2010 11:35 am
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I'd just popped out & thought I'd put this to the test, so was in normal mode on dual carriageway, 60MPH, 5th gear (auto hadn't got to the 6th gear switchover point) so aboiut 2,300 RPM, switched to GGS and the throttle dropped right down to about 1400 and a lot more foot movement to get it to actually accelerate.
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7th Jan 2010 11:47 am
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Used it today in anger, down a lane to walk the dogs instead of parking in the town, tried to do a 3 pointer in 12" of fresh snow on top of 8" of compacted stuff! Ended up reversing out. Praise the gods for MTRs!!!
7th Jan 2010 1:13 pm
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Seems to imply that in GGS (in high range) as well as the throttle response and gearing changing, there are differences in the ways the diffs will work (locking sooner) and perhaps DSC will engage quicker too.
7th Jan 2010 2:09 pm
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Per JPW's post above.
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"Stability systems primed to cut any slip or slide"
Hhmm, so that would suggest to me at all road speeds I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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