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off roading in an auto

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richard_sephton:
when u start going back down again with the wheels spinning forwards :lol:

Jonny Boaterboy:
A good question, I got stuck in a ditch once when I first had the Range Rover, in low range the wheels would turn, however when I switch to high range (to see if the traction control would work better as you have to have the wheels turning faster than 5mph to work... I think) it was unable to turn them. just reved.... to i guess about 2300RPM

So if on a hill climb and traction wasn't lost it would just come to a stop with the engine reving at about 2300RPM.... however tis would have to be a very steep hill or a very heavey Range Rover! either way I think you would have the power to keep going. The only time I can think of when the wheel would'nt turn i.e. out of power is when the wheels are compleatly bogged down in a glue like substance!!!!

muddyweb:

--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---One question I don't know the answer to, how do you do a failed hill climb in an auto? or do they never stall when they run out of steam?
--- End quote ---


Depends what has caused the failed climb....  with a manual, you can fail a climb by stalling the engine...  this doesn't happen with an auto, so you don't ever have the job of having to restart the engine whilst you descend.  More likely is that you've run out of traction... in this case you follow normal procedures...  foot brake, parking brake, reverse gear and back down the hill.   (a bit of judicious braking can help here)

About the worst failed climb in an auto is if the engine stops working of it's own accord.. (fuel starvation or similar) since the only method you have of preventing your descent is the foot brake...   so a bit of care is needed to get back down safely in order to fix whatever is broken.

muddyweb:
Jonny...

I've been off-roading with an auto for years, and for everything except racing I'll never use a manual by choice again.

The situation you describe is pretty rare, where the box won't turn the wheels due to the resistance.... bear in mind, these things are designed to tow up to 3.5 tonnes of trailer weight...   in low box, they take a *lot* of stopping ;-)

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