jonnymaserati Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Hi there Went for a drive up in the mountains this weekend to a place called Bloudan near Damascus. We had a big dump of snow at the end of last week so there was still plenty of snow up in the mountains plus during the day a lot of it melts and then freezes on the roads overnight. Anyway, I tried driving up an icy slope but quickly ran out of traction with my summer tires. I then started to roll backwards and alarmingly the engine cut out and I was left to slalom my way through pedestrians and parked cars going backwards at a decent speed with unassisted brakes... to say my heart rate increased a little would be an understatement! Obviously, I need winter tires and snow chains, but my question is... is the engine supposed to cut out like this? I subsequently read on the Land Rover website that the hill desecent should be engaged when driving up slopes in the snow... would this have helped me in this situation? Does hill decent work when going in reverse and should I have engaged reverse gear as soon as I started to slide backwards? Any advice appreciated before I find myself in a similar situation again. Regards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llanigraham Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Winter tyres....yes Chains .....unlikely HDC..... YES YES YES. It works in 1st and reverse, so would have slowed you down considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viorelluta Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I am sure that most of you will appreciate this: offroad.pdf As a basic rule, NEVER let the car in neutral when offroad; also, refrain to press the clutch pedal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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