Scariest moment of our short ownership!!

[Him&HerTravels]

So after a great night stop at The Bush Inn near Winchester (great food and a short drive to the Christmas markets) we woke up this morning to beautiful icy white trees and fields and headed back home early.

As we neared home it started rain/sleet/snow adn the road were covered in a slush mixture. Thought nothing of it, got brand new CC2 tyres on.

I backed on our drive which banks down towards the house, and has a skip downhill of where we park it. Firstly, as I got out the van I slipped ar*e over t*t on the ice, then as we stopped laughing (weirdly my wife was laughing a lot harder than me) I realised the van was sliding of it's own accord, sideways, towards the skip!!!!

My wife and daughter were still in the van and we all had a moment of blind panick, followed by frantic shouting by her that it was getting closer and closer to the skip.

I jumped in and (for those of you that have a ghost immobiliser know who frustratingly long it takes to start the van) managed to start it and creep forward away from the skip and eventually off the drive back onto the road.

Have since driven to Wickes purchased and smothered the drive in Rock salt, as my work van is also parked at the bottom of the drive and we need to drive out tomorrow am.

Another adventure to add to our ownership, but not one I want to repeat!

 

[Corradobrit]

Another Nightmare Before Christmas. Glad you were able to save the day in the nick of time.

 

[Corradobrit]

btw do you have 4Mo? I assume not given your sig. How was the traction with only FWD once you got going? It sounds like the CC2's are the hero's here.

 

[Him&HerTravels]

btw do you have 4Mo? I assume not given your sig. How was the traction with only FWD once you got going? It sounds like the CC2's are the hero's here.

No just 150 FWD, but definitely worked!!

 

[chockswahay]

Blimey! That’s scary yet a little bit funny. Well done for dealing with it so calmly, however a good excuse for a few more drinks for medicinal purposes

 

[Him&HerTravels]

Blimey! That’s scary yet a little bit funny. Well done for dealing with it so calmly, however a good excuse for a few more drinks for medicinal purposes

I'm thinking a good few medicinal drinks is definitely called for, good shout

 

[vwcaliforniacornwall]

So after a great night stop at The Bush Inn near Winchester (great food and a short drive to the Christmas markets) we woke up this morning to beautiful icy white trees and fields and headed back home early.

As we neared home it started rain/sleet/snow adn the road were covered in a slush mixture. Thought nothing of it, got brand new CC2 tyres on.

I backed on our drive which banks down towards the house, and has a skip downhill of where we park it. Firstly, as I got out the van I slipped ar*e over t*t on the ice, then as we stopped laughing (weirdly my wife was laughing a lot harder than me) I realised the van was sliding of it's own accord, sideways, towards the skip!!!!

My wife and daughter were still in the van and we all had a moment of blind panick, followed by frantic shouting by her that it was getting closer and closer to the skip.

I jumped in and (for those of you that have a ghost immobiliser know who frustratingly long it takes to start the van) managed to start it and creep forward away from the skip and eventually off the drive back onto the road.

Have since driven to Wickes purchased and smothered the drive in Rock salt, as my work van is also parked at the bottom of the drive and we need to drive out tomorrow am.

Another adventure to add to our ownership, but not one I want to repeat!

I could be wrong here but when I had a LR Discovery years ago, I had a similarly scary experience. I was out in snow on ice conditions and the traffic came to a standstill on a hill. I was ok until I applied the electronic handbrake and took my foot of the brake pedal. The car began to slide backwards towards the car behind. As soon as I pressed the brake pedal again it stopped. I presume that the handbrake only operates on the rear wheels. So in your driveway you may have been ok when you initially parked but as soon as you switch from full brakes to handbrake only the vehicle is vulnerable. I presume that in a DSG equipped vehicle in park all wheels are locked?

 

[Ch1pbutty]

I could be wrong here but when I had a LR Discovery years ago, I had a similarly scary experience. I was out in snow on ice conditions and the traffic came to a standstill on a hill. I was ok until I applied the electronic handbrake and took my foot of the brake pedal. The car began to slide backwards towards the car behind. As soon as I pressed the brake pedal again it stopped. I presume that the handbrake only operates on the rear wheels. So in your driveway you may have been ok when you initially parked but as soon as you switch from full brakes to handbrake only the vehicle is vulnerable. I presume that in a DSG equipped vehicle in park all wheels are locked?

DSG / All wheels will locked with engine off set to park.

Manual / leave it in gear when parked, then all front wheels also locked, handbrake holds the rear.

Can also turn the front wheels, so if van did move it would slide towards kerb and hopefully stop; San Francisco style….





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[Tarquers]

DSG / All wheels will locked with engine off set to park.

Manual / leave it in gear when parked, then all front wheels also locked, handbrake holds the rear.

Can also turn the front wheels, so if van did move it would slide towards kerb and hopefully stop; San Francisco style….

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Sorry need more info here @Ch1pbutty - how does DSG lock all 4 wheels in park? Surely just the front wheels?

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Sorry need more info here @Ch1pbutty - how does DSG lock all 4 wheels in park? Surely just the front wheels?

Thought OP had a 4 motion.

If 2wd then will be the front wheels only (DSG or manual). Assume Most people use the handbrake anyway when parked, locking the rears.

 

[Tarquers]

Thought OP had a 4 motion.

If 2wd then will be the front wheels only (DSG or manual). Assume Most people use the handbrake anyway when parked, locking the rears.

Pretty sure park on a 4motion doesn’t lock the rear wheels? Too much snow to go outside and try to prove it but nothing obvious in how it would work, apart from handbrake.

 

[yossarian]

Pretty sure park on a 4motion doesn’t lock the rear wheels? Too much snow to go outside and try to prove it but nothing obvious in how it would work, apart from handbrake.

Agree, i would have thought the haldex would be in a disconnected state.