MrsMcBee Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I was stuck getting home last night - took me 6.5 hours to drive 3 miles due to total gridlock. It was obvious to me that the ESP was a bit useless in the extreme conditions here but I couldn't find any way of turning it off. Is it permanently on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny87 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMcBee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Read Bugger! Thanks Jonny87. Why oh why don't they tell you its useless in snow & ice! After getting home at 12.30am, I was a complete quivering wreck. The car performed very well, I only lost the ability to control it on a particularly bad piece of ice rink where numerous cars had been abandoned. I guess they all had the same trouble! 4 guys pushed my sideways to stop the car sliding into the abandoned ones after telling me to keep the revs up to 2000 and stop for nothing! God bless them and all the ladies who were dishing out tea, coffee and biscuits to us stranded motorists here in Basingstoke. Managed to get the car back up our road this morning with the help of a shovel and a carpet! It's staying there until the snow melts and I am working from home. I just hope I can get out tomorrow night to collect my Xmas food order from M&S otherwise its frozen chicken for Xmas dinner!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny87 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Just noticed your car is exactly the same as mine! :) (apart from those 'spare' doors on the back) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMcBee Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Just noticed your car is exactly the same as mine! :) (apart from those 'spare' doors on the back) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstructorPiggy Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 revs above 2000rpm...eek...no wonder it was sliding!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMcBee Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 revs above 2000rpm...eek...no wonder it was sliding!!! I said "up to 2000" not above :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewL Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I know that I'm going to get slated for this but I find the best way of getting up icy hills in all of the small FWD hatches I've owned is to give it the beans! It definitely worked the other day when I tried to go up slowly avoiding wheelspin and failed, second attempt with a bit more gas I whizzed straight up! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithC Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 revs above 2000rpm...eek...no wonder it was sliding!!! She has a petrol, but I bet that's the redline on the derv. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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