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Winter mode
« on: 19 December 2010, 16:48:07 »
Well this is the first time I've had an Omega in the snow and all I can say it's been fantastic in winter mode, we have a steep railway bridge just by us and we had the snow earlier in the year my Lexus LS400 did struggle up it both ways but the Omega sailed it yesterday and today I was genuinely shocked and very impressed  :y :y 
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Re: Winter mode
« Reply #1 on: 19 December 2010, 22:20:13 »
Thought this particular type of snow was quite grippy tbh. More grip on the Whitsun stuff than the slushy stuff, if that makes any sense at all ::)
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Re: Winter mode
« Reply #2 on: 19 December 2010, 22:41:22 »
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Thought this particular type of snow was quite grippy tbh. More grip on the Whitsun stuff than the slushy stuff, if that makes any sense at all ::)
how many you had today ::) ::) ;D :y
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« Reply #3 on: 19 December 2010, 22:44:13 »
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Thought this particular type of snow was quite grippy tbh. More grip on the Whitsun stuff than the slushy stuff, if that makes any sense at all ::)
how many you had today ::) ::) ;D :y
Bah bloody predictive text, white stuff, I meant white stuff
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« Reply #4 on: 19 December 2010, 22:53:01 »
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Thought this particular type of snow was quite grippy tbh. More grip on the Whitsun stuff than the slushy stuff, if that makes any sense at all ::)
how many you had today ::) ::) ;D :y
Bah bloody predictive text, white stuff, I meant white stuff
;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #5 on: 19 December 2010, 23:11:56 »
Actually, you are right about this type of snow. It's very "dry" owing to the extremely low temperatures and, I recall, is very similar to the type of snow found in ski-resorts. It doesn't melt easily under spinning wheels and seems to give a bit more grip than the "wetter" snow we usually experience...

...I think ;) ;D
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Re: Winter mode
« Reply #6 on: 19 December 2010, 23:45:21 »
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Actually, you are right about this type of snow. It's very "dry" owing to the extremely low temperatures and, I recall, is very similar to the type of snow found in ski-resorts. It doesn't melt easily under spinning wheels and seems to give a bit more grip than the "wetter" snow we usually experience...

...I think ;) ;D


I think you are right, or at least I know what you mean.. :y not that we have much snow, only the leftovers from a couple of weeks ago, my drive is snow free.... :y :y :y
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« Reply #7 on: 20 December 2010, 08:37:06 »
Good old snow button got me out of a few slips and slides with ease :y
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Re: Winter mode
« Reply #8 on: 20 December 2010, 09:05:50 »
what does it do?? starts in 3rd or 2nd??
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Re: Winter mode
« Reply #9 on: 20 December 2010, 09:09:52 »
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what does it do?? starts in 3rd or 2nd??

starts off in 3rd, it knocks off itself above ??mph (can't remember) of if you hit the kickdown for more than a few seconds.  :y
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« Reply #10 on: 20 December 2010, 09:30:27 »
cool.. that helps probably.. if you would be so kind and also tell me what tc does :). it just lowers the revs of the engine??
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« Reply #11 on: 20 December 2010, 09:32:09 »
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what does it do?? starts in 3rd or 2nd??

starts off in 3rd, it knocks off itself above ??mph (can't remember) of if you hit the kickdown for more than a few seconds.  :y

50MPH IIRC.
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« Reply #12 on: 20 December 2010, 09:37:20 »
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what does it do?? starts in 3rd or 2nd??

starts off in 3rd, it knocks off itself above ??mph (can't remember) of if you hit the kickdown for more than a few seconds.  :y

50MPH IIRC.

30mph :y
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« Reply #13 on: 20 December 2010, 10:01:29 »
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what does it do?? starts in 3rd or 2nd??

starts off in 3rd, it knocks off itself above ??mph (can't remember) of if you hit the kickdown for more than a few seconds.  :y

50MPH IIRC.

30mph :y

Which is 50kph (hence the confusion, I guess :))

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cool.. that helps probably.. if you would be so kind and also tell me what tc does :). it just lowers the revs of the engine??

Traction Control looks to see if the drive wheels are slipping (higher rotational speed than the front wheels) and if they are it will (depending on the age of your car and engine) cut ignition to cylinders to create a misfire and lower torque output, apply the rear brakes (later models) or I presume on a diesel, back off the fuel pump (if Diesel omegas have it)
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Re: Winter mode
« Reply #14 on: 20 December 2010, 10:23:21 »
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Thought this particular type of snow was quite grippy tbh. More grip on the Whitsun stuff than the slushy stuff, if that makes any sense at all ::)

I do sort of agree but where we live there is only 16 houses in our cul de sac so the road gets very little or no traffic in this weather and out of 16 hoses only 3 of us could get out 1 is a Isuzu Trooper 4x4 the other is a Volvo Cross Country V70 and ME  ;D ;D and I put my ability to do it is down to the Snow mode  :y :y
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