Great vid. Would love to see some more Sprinter off road vids.

As an long time avid offroder this is a thumbs up video

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

I hope to find a good location soon for filming a self-recovery video. That should be even more fun.

This is a great piece of information. When I bought my 4x4 Sprinter the salesman said that 4x4 means you can get stuck farther off the road. Drive carefully

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Good advise for everyone!

Thank you, you literally just got us un-stuck

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! 👍

Thanks for sharing this info!!

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Of course, glad you find it helpful!

Let it be known I had fun making this video.

Good tips! thanks so much, I feel more prepared for when the time comes. We subbed your channel, we also have a sprinter and are making videos. Good luck to you guys!! I'm excited to watch some of your videos that actually have your build :)

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

I'll have to check out your content. Welcome to the channel and thanks for the comment!

@projectvagrant8197

5 жыл бұрын

@@ourkaravanabsolutely!! :)

Maybe I should read the manual, I’ve learnt something here today! Good work.

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

I'll save you the trouble, the manual does not make it clear what the button actually does. As if we needed another reason not to read the manual, right?

Nice video. You could benefit from a set of BFG KO2 245/75r16. I have them on my sprinter and have much more confidence in mud and snow.

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

Oh for sure. It's on the list but I want to give these stock tires a little h*ll first. ;)

I own a 1st gen Toyota highlander fwd. I'm running 265/70/16 bfg km3 mud tires. 90% of the time. I'm on traction control. But if I'm in deep mud and a foot of snow and I can't go any further. I'll turn off the traction control and rely on momentum to get out. Mostly Its ok.

Great video, very helpful. Not super familiar with the ASR function, in theory would it help prevent my tires spinning when starting from a stop? Been having trouble with my RWD 2014 Sprinter not being able to get out of my driveway when there is fresh snow or mud from the rain (it's a dirt driveway). Driveway has a very slight incline (maybe 5 deg) so not much, just tried pulling out of the muddy driveway with the ASR off after watching this and the tires just kept spinning, wondering if there are any more tips to help in this scenario. Thanks!

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

You may just be at the limit of the available traction. With asr on it brakes the spinning wheel and cuts power to prevent further spinning. With asr off it brakes the spinning wheel but doesn't cut power.

@vincentrolfe1384

3 жыл бұрын

I have the older 5 cylinder RWD Sprinter. Two problems arose at new: Long lasting Euro 15" tires would go for 115K miles before replacing; OK, but, had no traction in slippery snow or mud in Chicago. With those tires I would turn off the traction control that locked up the wheel that was slipping and just give it the Diesel and burn my way out. 180K miles later with new 215-75X 15 off road tires the slipping at stop signs and in 4" deep snow went away whether using the traction control off or on. Sounds like those highway treads are the problem. Get two extra rear rims and good traction tires to begin your slippery driving. The jack up pump with the van is good; the 2 piece extension for the jack must be a GM part.

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Good tires make all the difference! I’m still on the original tires but they are shot, so I’ll be upgrading soon.

When should I be activating ASR? When I expect slippery situations or only when I actually feel my tires starting to slip?

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

When I know some momentum is going to be required, I go ahead and deactivate it. For example, last week I was climbing a loose/muddy hill and could feel the ASR doing it's thing, but ahead of me was a patch of really soft stuff that I knew was going to take some momentum, so I went ahead and hit the ASR off button. That's how I've been using it. I just did 80+ miles offroad this week and the van performed well.

Any idea of how to turn this off on a 2019 4x4? I have no button and I don't have the MBUX system. Thank you!

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

From what I understand you cannot turn it off on a 2019+. Maybe someone else can confirm since I don't own one. Perhaps they updated the software so it doesn't hold you back as much as my 2016? I'm curious.

This would have been nice to know .... a few months ago loL

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

But now you know!

I wish my 4runner had a simple ASR button like my Sprinter does. My 4runner will stop the wheels completely until traction is gained again. It's almost gotten me killed twice as I tried to turn into traffic from a stop (in winter). I'd rather just drive my RWD sprinter :) Great explanation, Ken. Cheers!

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

Seriously! Without the rear differential locked on the 4Runner, it wouldn't go as far as the Sprinter (in 2WD of course). Traction control works really well when you use it properly! Thanks for the comment!

@twowheeledsmurph

5 жыл бұрын

ourkaravan I think your 4Runner is a 5th gen - and it appears Toyota STILL hasn’t fixed it. Crazy.

@ourkaravan

5 жыл бұрын

Mine is a 3rd gen. It doesn't have traction control but it does have the factory electric locking rear differential. 👍🏻

@twowheeledsmurph

5 жыл бұрын

@@ourkaravan ahhhh. Got it. Ya mine is 4th. My previous two Tacoma's and FJ had zero issue. One would think the 4runner would work the same way, but it doesn't. Aside from that, they're great vehicles.