Re: descent control
Originally Posted by
littlewaywelt
seriously? why? it's hardly needed even by the most serious off roaders and off roading situations.
descent control strikes me as something that's really beyond the capability of the vehicle. the only exceptions I can see are possibly a steep snowy surface or wet grass.
how would you anticipate using it?
I would use it coming down long, steep grades on loose tracks such as off of the numerous buttes and ridges around where I live. I've never used a descent control, having had a real 4WD with low-range in the past, but I assume it works better than my current situation where I must ride the brake pedal all the way down. Call it a poor-man's low-range. It would be used infrequently but could be nice to have in my part of the world.
'04 XC90 2.5T, ~170K miles, ash gold/graphite, 7-seater, towing, nav
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