I love my Yeti. Having been camping in north Wales for three nights with the rain only stopping whilst we were sleeping at night (go figure!) I was a bit worried getting The Turtle out after about 10 cars had already needed to be towed out by a Land Rover.

 

I need not have worried.  The Yeti's all wheel drive made light work of the problem!

 

 

The Turtle's nose however is now a tiny bit dirty!

 

 

And for reference: the Off Road button was NOT used nor did I switch the traction control off.  That was dead standard normal mode Yeti doing that. 

No problem!  :clap:

That'll do nicely.

 

Although as someone who does the groundwork on his parents caravan site, I've got to say.... Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease lock your diffs!

 

We get so many 4x4's pulling out with ease, but leaving a trench behind one rear wheel. 

Edited 27 May, 201412 yr by StevesTruck

That'll do nicely.

 

Although as someone who does the groundwork on his parents caravan site, I've got to say.... Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease lock your diffs!

 

We get so many 4x4's pulling out with ease, but leaving a trench behind one rear wheel. 

 

Alas with Haldex you can't lock the diffs and the power ONLY goes to the back in huge amounts once there is slippage - hence you have to give it some welly to get all four wheels going. And the bit where I was spinning was where the other cars had gone through to get to the (now empty) parking in the distance on the edge of the field.  

 

Yeti - 1  Grass - 0  

That'll do nicely.

Although as someone who does the groundwork on his parents caravan site, I've got to say.... Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease lock your diffs!

We get so many 4x4's pulling out with ease, but leaving a trench behind one rear wheel.

How the heck do you lock the diffs on any haldex based vehicle? Good job johann btw

Good to see that even with a ton of ballast at the back it coped no problem.

How the heck do you lock the diffs on any haldex based vehicle? Good job johann btw

It has always surprised me that there are no settings on VAGs, considering its can all be done in software easily. You can get after market kits that give you a lock button, but that's still only for the Haldex coupling.

 

Does the offroad button on the Yeti not do it?

It has always surprised me that there are no settings on VAGs, considering its can all be done in software easily. You can get after market kits that give you a lock button, but that's still only for the Haldex coupling.

 

Does the offroad button on the Yeti not do it?

 

No it doesn't, but the ABS system does a similar thing automatically.

Good driver, took the power off once moving.... :clap:

There is a setting for the Yeti in VCDS

 

XDS Activation (electronic differential lock – fast corner assist)
ABS Brakes – 03
Coding - 07Long coding helper
Byte 17 - Bit 3 APPENDIX 1 Untested Codes

 

Not sure what that actual reffers to or how it would be implemented

Not particularly pertinent to this thread.

but

I continue to be astounded at how good the traction control is on the Octavia.

In respect of climbing a relatively steep grassy slope, at low speed, with cut on too.

Both wheels simply grip.

With 4wd should it should be astounding

marcus

Get the turtle washed ASAP Johann!

Get the turtle washed ASAP Johann!

 

The rain on the way back sorted SOME of that mud Iain, don't fret! 

Careful not too much water on the good old Lunar. :no:

Careful not too much water on the good old Lunar. :no:

Oh this "Leaky Lunar" is my first caravan and has zero damp thankfully. It's been well sealed up over the years (again and again I suspect!) It's been jet washed a few times too and all is fine. If it can come out of this past weekend in Wales dry, little water will ever make it inside from a sponge and some soapy water.

EPIC video Johann, thanks for sharing  :clap:

Should have come to Mid Wales, we had a lovely weekend, (after it stopped raining on Saturday)

There is a bigger haldex due out later this year. Unsure if it will have a locking diff though

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Well done Johann, great video and glad you got out and home safely.

Hope your friends enjoyed the British weather

PS. Dog guard all fitted and doing its job thanks.

That looks more like wet grass to me...