85258

There was an accident on the Freeway this morning that was blocking the entrance ramp. So I raised the hieght to SP Terrain and drove over the narrow snow covered median (hard snow that had been plowed). I then watched a ~15 year old Chev 1/2 ton 4X4 try the same thing only in an area with more snow. He got high centered. I stop and offer to pull him out. Him: "A Porsche is gonna pull me out?" Me: "Ya no problem, I'll throw it in 4 low!" Him: Puzzled look on face.
It was no problem. He was quite thank full and surprised that I would help (must have been the Porsche and I was wearing a suit, dress shoes and overcoat).

cannon1000

NICE! Would have loved to had a pic....great avatar material.

seankrider

Classic.

So what's the short version of how to shift into 4WD Low? I've only been in the snow once in mine - and I remember a bus was sliding backwards down a hill we were on. I had to pull out the manual and try to figure out the left rocker switch. Wasn't intuitive, as I recall...

85258

For 4lo, I did not read the manual, I just figured it out. I had tried it out previously on one of my job sites. Shift to neutral, apply parking brake, slide left rocker switch (in center consol) forward towards the mountian. Slide a second time to lock front diff.

seankrider

I guess that sounds familiar now... what does the first flip of the rocker switch do?

I just remember seeing some little square light up and thinking let's see what this does.

85258

first flip engages gear reduction (4lo)
Second flip locks front diff

seankrider

Thanks.

Andy E.

Sweet! Pics would have been priceless!Thanks for sharing.

AdrianL

I had to help some poor guy in a 3/4ton Chev who got stuck on one of the many off-road trails i take my Cayenne down. They are the greatest off-road vehicles ever, it blows the pants off the jeeps broncos etc i see on the same trails and even beats the pants off the Range Rover.

I actually have quite a good handful of pictures like this, now if only i could find some more.
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we should sticky a thread like this to collect these outrageous pictures

mudman2

I think its a lot to do with the driver, a poor driver with the best equipment would fail

Good Job !

bgsntth

"even beats the pants off the Range Rover".

I'll take exception to this. My family has a cattle ranch on the Big Sur coast - off-road paradise. Our 2008 Range Rover with OE all-season tires is far more capable than my 2009 GTS with Pirelli ATR tires was, without exception. The GTS requires more skill to drive off-road (throttle modulation vs. momentum!); albeit, it is a lot more fun to drive off-road. Nothing like heel-toeing in 4-Lo between 2 - 5th gears on a narrow dirt road, and never exceeding 30 mph.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2058658...7624134675338/

85258 - Glad you are fully utilizing the truck

AdrianL

bgsntth, true enough, the range is easier to drive off-road, but the cayenne is much more fun, that and the range rover, after they dropped their BMW platforms became so miserably finicky that I wouldn't bother with one.

rome

The thud you all heard was LTC falling out of his chair...