the automatic car that loves to dance on ice

HotLegs

Good thread this I thought the snowflake button in my car was air conditioning :rotfl:

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pitkin2020 wrote: »

Why is it in britain a little bit of snow falls and the country comes to a stand still, it really isn't that difficult driving on snow, you just have to be more gentle and dont make sharp or sudden accelerating / braking, even in an automatic you still have to be gentle

It isn't so simple. RWD cars with traction control and automatic gearboxes can be extremely difficult to move, no matter what the accelerator input.

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vikingaero wrote: »

On normal roads just leave it in D. One tip for driving an automatic on snow/ice is that when you approach a junction on snow/ice covered roads, push the gear selector from D to N, so that there isn't any engine force trying to push you against your brakes and sliding into traffic.

..and increase the likelihood of the back end of the car swinging around to meet you as the weight of the vehicle shifts forward. This is bad advice, do not take it.

HotLegs

With all the different advice on here I think I might just stay at home

vikingaero

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

Well done on making yourself look like an idiot.

The OP's question was with regard to setting off from standstill with an automatic gearbox, which selecting 1, 2, or 3 on the gearbox selector will do precisely !!!! all to help.

The AA's advice is mostly regarding engine braking once moving, and reducing the likelihood of losing traction when slowing.

Actually PPPL, a lot of autos start off in 2nd gear and not first. Starting off from standstill in say a Porsche Cayenne can feel quite sluggish because 2nd gear is used. The only way to override this is either using kickdown or selecting Sport mode. Same with the latest Mercs with 7 and 8 speed gearboxes.

hothothot_3

The advice is so conflicting. The car is RWD, automatic gearbox, has traction control button - but also automatically engages traction control itself sometimes (seems no way of totally turning it off). It is extremely difficult to drive from stationary and slips everywhere. Tyres are fine - yet not snow ones. It has that little snow flake button, it also has D, 2, 3, N and R.

please imagine you talk to a baby here how to drive the car from standpoint, exactly what to do to stop it dancing and swinging its rear. very embarrassing. Also shall I put alot of weight in the boot as suggested? (sorry my english not first language).

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vikingaero wrote: »

Actually PPPL, a lot of autos start off in 2nd gear and not first. Starting off from standstill in say a Porsche Cayenne can feel quite sluggish because 2nd gear is used. The only way to override this is either using kickdown or selecting Sport mode. Same with the latest Mercs with 7 and 8 speed gearboxes.

Yes I already know this, so I'm not entirely sure why you're quoting my reply above which is in response to another matter.

hothothot_3

BUMP - help me drive!!!!!!!!!!!!

mollycat

hothothot wrote: »

BUMP - help me drive!!!!!!!!!!!!

Didnt you blaze down the motorway with your snow chains on, according to one of your other threads???

Sorry, forgot. After several pages of responses you admitted to making the whole thing up!!!

The amount of threads you've started in the past few weeks, you must have a really eventfull motoring life!!

Ps Can i add Earmuffs to youre "survival kit"!!

You pap.

jeannieblue

RWD will be more of a problem than the auto side of things - I've got an auto and find it amusing with all the advice suggesting select 2, 3 etc - I've not got those gears - did have in previous auto tho. But then i am not having trouble driving in bad conditions - we don't have it bad, just yet but it is coming our way. But when we got dumped on just before Christmas, I did not have any problems, unlike the RWD guys... :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: