Driving in the Snow

[kluger2]

What is recommended when driving in the snow?

leave all the Traction Control (TRC) and Stability Control (VSC) on and press the SNOW button? Or do you turn TRC/VSC off and press the SNOW button??

anyone know what the SNOW button actually does???

If it is bad enough to need chains, what should you have on and off then? TRC/VAS on or off and SNOW button on or off?????

Tried reading the manual and it doesn't quiet spell it out

last car I had (rear wheel drive) said to trrn traction control off when driving with chains

Any ideas

Cheers

Kluger2

[Blackkluger]

Snow mode dulls the response of the accelator. therefore less likely to spin your wheels.

I havent been up to the snow, i would assume you need to disable traction as a minimum if you have snow chains on, as this was the case with the holden.

[Taka]

No no no

Keep the traction control on! It is first develop in Europe for the snow! I think you can get away with traction control with chains on? I will keep the traction control on until I cannot get moving because of it.

Snow button, D, and drive carefully.

[Blackkluger]

if it gets too icy, i believe you will need to turn it off. I had a commodore up at the snow and yes, its 2wd but with traction engaged, it was killing the engine due to the very low friction level of compacted snow(ice). I guess 4wd will be better but if it was the same icy conditions, i would think it would be very hard for it to move.

Same with abs, your stopping power will deminish, go real slow otherwise you will ploug into other cars.

If you get a chance and a safe place to test it, let us know!