Jaguar XF in the snow

[anonymous-user]

I've ridden large and small motorbikes in snow/slush/ice but nothing was as bad as my XF in 2" of snowy slush last year.

I had the car in the ice mode (think that's what the button is called) but the slightest braking or acceleration resulted in the car slewing sideways across the road . I expect it to be bad in the snow due to wide tyres and RWD but not that bad. I was the slowest thing on the road and the least in control. Admittedly that day the roads were treacherous and it was mainly FWD cars passing me as I stopped yet again to let the queue behind pass.

I feel I'd have got on better with no ABS etc as at least with no ABS the snow/slush builds up in front of the tyre whereas with it I was simply sailing over the top of it.

Is this how it is or is there some way of improving things in similar conditions?

(Tyres: Uniroyal Rainsport, couldn't at the time get Michelin CrossClimates).

TIA

[anonymous-user]

That may well be a (big?) part of the equation, but wouldn't having the likes of ABS disabled help too? Is that possible? Are there other ideas to help keep the car going the way I want it and also to stop when I want that?

[anonymous-user]

Ok thanks. I just couldn't believe how bad it was (and I was braking very very gently). As a result I simply don't go out in the snow but had to last year to take someone to hospital and it snowed whilst we were in there for several hours.