Disco 4 in the snow ?
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Hi all, I just wanted to ask opinions regarding my selection of vehicle for a visit to Germany next week.
I have an MB CLS which already has Winter tyres fitted but I would prefer to make the trip in my Wifes Discovery 4 which has the factory fitted 'all season' tyres.
Can someone please give me an idea of what I can expect from the Discovery with these tyres if we have snow.
I cant see the Discovery being any worse than the rear wheel MB regardless of tyres.
I'm in Germany at the moment and, although no snow yet, the temp is down this week so its expected any time.
Done the December Christmas Markets trip many times in TVR's which normally turns onto a white knuckle ride when the weather changes.
First time for years that I have a choice from sensible cars
(too correct myself, we did it in the Evoque last year as my Wife refused to do another TVR winter trip )
Any comments gratefully received.
Thanks,
Tony.
I have an MB CLS which already has Winter tyres fitted but I would prefer to make the trip in my Wifes Discovery 4 which has the factory fitted 'all season' tyres.
Can someone please give me an idea of what I can expect from the Discovery with these tyres if we have snow.
I cant see the Discovery being any worse than the rear wheel MB regardless of tyres.
I'm in Germany at the moment and, although no snow yet, the temp is down this week so its expected any time.
Done the December Christmas Markets trip many times in TVR's which normally turns onto a white knuckle ride when the weather changes.
First time for years that I have a choice from sensible cars
(too correct myself, we did it in the Evoque last year as my Wife refused to do another TVR winter trip
)Any comments gratefully received.
Thanks,
Tony.
Edited by so called on Monday 1st December 11:27
They are very good in the snow.
Put it in grass, gravel and snow mode on the terrain response, switch off HDC as you won't need that unless your going down really steep hills.
Take it easy with steering and throttle etc, the usual sensible stuff.
Only thing I would say is leave suitable braking distances for stopping at junctions, they are heavy so if they do slide, it's nice to have decent run off area to catch it.
You'll be fine, just remember to take pictures of it in the snow.
Put it in grass, gravel and snow mode on the terrain response, switch off HDC as you won't need that unless your going down really steep hills.
Take it easy with steering and throttle etc, the usual sensible stuff.
Only thing I would say is leave suitable braking distances for stopping at junctions, they are heavy so if they do slide, it's nice to have decent run off area to catch it.
You'll be fine, just remember to take pictures of it in the snow.
grand cherokee said:
I've driven a Discovery in the snow on factory fitted tyres and it was fine
obviously, a proper winter tyre like the Vredestein Wintrac 4 would be better
^^^ +1...obviously, a proper winter tyre like the Vredestein Wintrac 4 would be better
Just take it easy. The D4 is a heavy car, which will take a lot of stopping if slippery!!! To be on the safe side, stick a set of snow chains in the boot too.
M
I thought you only have to have M+S, Snow or the mountain logo if the car is registered there? Although some regions will stop you going up in the mountains without winter tyres. Make sure if you use snow chains you put them on all 4 wheels, or if you only have a pair stick them on the front. My FFRR used to drive the same in slushy, icy and cold conditions on winters as it did in the dry on summers as long as you wern't driving like a twonk. In snow it was absolutely fantastic but sometimes did need a bit of extra stopping distance. You can turn on grass, gravel & snow if it makes you feel better (and you want to see the diffs lock on the displays) but the programs only marginally adjust the settings and when the wheels slip in normal mode it tends to move towards a GGS-like mode automatically.
you too Jurgen. 
camel_landy said:
IIRC - The manual says to only use chains on the front.
M
Fair enough, I thought the systems between the L322 and Disco 4 were similar and I always went for 4 chains in deep snow after I read it in the manual. I tried just the fronts once and it basically meant the car went into FWD as the rears were useless.M
TheAllSeeingPie said:
I thought you only have to have M+S, Snow or the mountain logo if the car is registered there? Although some regions will stop you going up in the mountains without winter tyres. Make sure if you use snow chains you put them on all 4 wheels, or if you only have a pair stick them on the front. My FFRR used to drive the same in slushy, icy and cold conditions on winters as it did in the dry on summers as long as you wern't driving like a twonk. In snow it was absolutely fantastic but sometimes did need a bit of extra stopping distance. You can turn on grass, gravel & snow if it makes you feel better (and you want to see the diffs lock on the displays) but the programs only marginally adjust the settings and when the wheels slip in normal mode it tends to move towards a GGS-like mode automatically.
That was my understanding. I've been coming over in the winter for many years and bought winters for the first time only last year. Never had a problem with the Police, only with TVR's In the past, I was told I may get stopped in certain areas.
As we're heading to Braunschweig in the north then a trip to Goslar is planned but I think we should be OK as that's at the foot of the Hertz Mountains (large hills).
Thanks again,
Tony.
TheAllSeeingPie said:
camel_landy said:
IIRC - The manual says to only use chains on the front.
M
Fair enough, I thought the systems between the L322 and Disco 4 were similar and I always went for 4 chains in deep snow after I read it in the manual. I tried just the fronts once and it basically meant the car went into FWD as the rears were useless.M
M
jamiebae said:
The CLS will be fine, unless you're heading up to a ski resort. Lots of people use RWD saloons here and on winter tyres they'll deal with anything that the normal roads encounter, I don't think the Disco would be any better in 95% of the conditions you might encounter.
Yes, The CLS is with me now in Germany and gets plenty of winter experience here.I'm heading home today in the CLS and then coming back again on Sunday.
My choice being the CLS with winter tyres or the Discovery without.
I fancy doing the drive in the Discovery as it will be the first time and I wondered which might be considered the more sensible choice.
I guess that in either case the weather will need to pretty bad to be a problem. That was not the case in my TVR experiences.
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