One wheel spinning in snow
12-28-2006, 03:06 PM
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I was trying to be nice
Please change the subject line in your reply, and try to use some punctuation... you know, a comma here and there, maybe a period or two.
This is, of course, assuming you want people to read and respond to your posts.
This is, of course, assuming you want people to read and respond to your posts.
12-28-2006, 04:19 PM
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I had experienced this back in 1996 when I first took my car up to the snow...
I had posted this experience back in '99, '01, uhm a few other times. So a smart search may bring up my story and my theory.
Quick story, 2 A4's (mine and a friends) head to the snow in Nov 1996. We both park nose first in whatever spot was available near the cabin. Both were declines.
The next morning, we couldn't back up of our spots because we both experienced one rear wheel spin only. Dumbfounded, but not having any Quattro knowledge at the time, I assumed it might behave like my SUV which needs forward direction to engage the front hubs.
I had little room in front of my 12VQM since a ditch will shortly follow, but I did a quick jerk forward, followed by a casual reverse. The car lurched forward, then shot out like a bat out of hell when I was in reverse.
I did this to my friend's 96 12VQAuto with the same results. After a short forward motion, the car reversed out of it's spot without any traction problems. We had to push a Bronco up that decline though.
Note, this is not a rocking out of getting stuck technique, but somehow it woke up the EDL.
So, I think what GTIVR62081 mentioned has some truth into this.
Nevertheless, we park butt first the next night and never had a problem.
If this happens again and you can't lurch forward, use the very old open diff trick - pull the handbrake and hope there will be some redistribution of power.
In any case, EDL is part of Quattro IV, which has been around since the B5 in 1995.
Quick story, 2 A4's (mine and a friends) head to the snow in Nov 1996. We both park nose first in whatever spot was available near the cabin. Both were declines.
The next morning, we couldn't back up of our spots because we both experienced one rear wheel spin only. Dumbfounded, but not having any Quattro knowledge at the time, I assumed it might behave like my SUV which needs forward direction to engage the front hubs.
I had little room in front of my 12VQM since a ditch will shortly follow, but I did a quick jerk forward, followed by a casual reverse. The car lurched forward, then shot out like a bat out of hell when I was in reverse.
I did this to my friend's 96 12VQAuto with the same results. After a short forward motion, the car reversed out of it's spot without any traction problems. We had to push a Bronco up that decline though.
Note, this is not a rocking out of getting stuck technique, but somehow it woke up the EDL.
So, I think what GTIVR62081 mentioned has some truth into this.
Nevertheless, we park butt first the next night and never had a problem.
If this happens again and you can't lurch forward, use the very old open diff trick - pull the handbrake and hope there will be some redistribution of power.
In any case, EDL is part of Quattro IV, which has been around since the B5 in 1995.
But yes they have EDL. It's how I get up my driveway
12-28-2006, 07:54 PM
#19
Keeper of the Cash
Yeah, VAG-COM tells you too:
Address 03 -------------------------------------------------------
Controller: 4D0 907 379 L
Component: ABS/EDS BOSCH 5 4171
Coding: 0265109043
Shop #: BB 34171
No fault code found.
Controller: 4D0 907 379 L
Component: ABS/EDS BOSCH 5 4171
Coding: 0265109043
Shop #: BB 34171
No fault code found.
