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Tril
 


Member Since: 26 Dec 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
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United States 2006 LR3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Java BlackLR3
Extended Mode In Snow

Got stuck in the snow the other day. Put it into EXTENDED MODE, low, and rock crawl. Both diffs locked and she came right out. Snow mode works great on snowy roads but not so good on going over big banks of icy snow.

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Last edited by Tril on 20th Mar 2007 3:29 pm. Edited 2 times in total 
Post #14101820th Mar 2007 3:11 pm
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simon
  


Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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United Kingdom 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

How did you get it into extended mode ? or did she rise to the occasion automatically ?  
Post #14101920th Mar 2007 3:25 pm
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scolliss
 


Member Since: 05 Mar 2007
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Switzerland 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Adriatic BlueDiscovery 3

Yes I found that last weekend, not even deep snow but stopped in it with a pile forming a large wedge against the front wheels would not drive away but would not wheel spin either (I guess that is good). Had to put it in next mode (cant remember what that is without looking) and she literally jumped out.

I seem to recall in the manual that snow mode uses a higher gear ration to prevent skidding / spinning so the logic seems to apply correctly here, higher gear = less torque = harder to pull away.

Next time I will try the same but leave it in snow mode but also stick it in low ratio, see how she behaves then.

Smile Life is what you make it.  
Post #14102020th Mar 2007 3:25 pm
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Tril
 


Member Since: 26 Dec 2006
Location: Pennsylvania
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United States 2006 LR3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Java BlackLR3

I put it in neutral and applied brake and shifted suspension selector higher. In snow mode I watched it use logic to move the power to the wheel with best traction. Problem was i was stuck on a rigde the long way of my LR3. It kept switching from one side of car to other and just moving car back and forth across ridge. Then with all four wheels getting power i was off.  
Post #14102220th Mar 2007 3:32 pm
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simon
  


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United Kingdom 2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

So it was bottomed out then. Extended Mode is an automatic feature once grounded (looks like your front wheel was buried in the mud).

Once in Extended Mode you must have had your foot on the foot brake, when selecting the height paddle. This puts the D3 into Emergency / Super Extended mode.

Looks cool too.  
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DiscoDad
 


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United Kingdom 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Lux Auto Fuji WhiteDiscovery 4

Nice colour/glass combination mate! Thumbs Up Back in the game!  
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