Touareg :: Driving Down A Slippery Slope - Low Or ABS
Dec 28, 2004
I was driving down a steep hill the other night, going about 10 mph. It was very slick, with a few inches of somewhat wet snow. All settings were normal, and when I started to gain speed, I stepped on the brakes. As the wheels locked up and the ABS kicked in, I could not get enough traction to slow down, and I wound up sliding through the upcoming intersection. Fortunately, no one was coming, so I was OK.
I have a lot of experience with ABS. My question is this... Should I have engaged LOW, and relied on Hill Decent to maintain my speed, or should I have just made sure that my speed never increased but remained in HIGH? Or is sliding down a slope like this inevitable?
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I have 2011 Elantra that I was driving down a slope yesterday and heard some weird noises. The slope had some holes.
While I was going down slowly, I heard my right front making noises. It sounded something like crunching or cracking noise coming from the suspension maybe? I also noticing this when I go over uneven bumps, I am here the same noise as well.
Is this normal? I got about 35K on my car now.
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Today while driving i took a slanted slope while pulling into a driveway. I heard a loud pop from the front suspension area. On the way home while driving at slow speeds and hitting mild bumps i could hear a rattling sound and a popping sound from the front area.
I looked down when i got home and noticed by front left sway bar endlink was completely loose. Somehow the nut loosened itself. So i tightned it up and figured that was my problem.
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The throttle is so touchy, it just wants to spin as soon as you touch the gas pedal. It's manageable on dry pavement. It has always been like this since new, but this winter there's been so much snow I'm getting a little annoyed by it. Even with traction control I have a hard time making headway from a dead start.
Tires should be OK - only have 12,000 miles on them.
Is there a cure for this issue? Re-mapping EFI??
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I guess that the best advice for getting through sand is to keep up your momentum and turn in little bits. I guess I could have deflated the tires a bit, but I'd like your opinions...
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Will that fix the issues? what about the noise coming from the compressor.
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