Multi Terrain Select question

For you avid off-roaders can you tell me if you can feel the MTS system when it is working? If braking is being applied to a spinning wheel does it sound like the crawl control braking noise? When you select a different amount of permitted wheel spin (setting 1 compared to 5) can you tell the intervention is different? Finally, the manual says the "slip indicator" flashes when in crawl mode but should not come on in MTS (that would be a malfunction). Is the slip indicator off because you know there will be slip and it will likely be on for longer periods compared to crawl? The slip indicator comes on in auto LSD (2WD) when braking applied to a spinning wheel. I assume the MTS feels the same as auto LSD. When I have used 4 WD Lo, I have a hard time getting any wheel spin . I have not been in snow yet.

 

No, no, no, yes, no (you don't feel the mts)

 

Thanks. So it is performing a similar function as the auto LSD (2WD) but on both axles at same time? When I am in auto LSD going up steep muddy hill, I can detect when power shifts sides just due to the truck responding to slip from side to side. I don't hear the crawl noise then either and that is normal?

 

I honestly don't notice the mts. Maybe it's because of the terrain I'm usually on. If you're going up hill you're not gonna hear the craw control as much. It will also depend on the setting your in. I usually run it in the second to highest.

 

When off-roading today in my TRD OR using MTS, when all tires slipping and Traction Control interveves (applying ABS to highest spinning wheel) my "slip indicator light" was flashing at the time I could hear and feel ABS intervention. The owner's manual indicates this is normal on page 253. In the MTS section on page 258 it says the slip indicator light on is a malfunction. I believe that means IF it stays on like it does using Crawl Control (on constantly). Makes sense since that is the way the slip indicator light behaves flashing when in auto LSD (2wd). MTS is essentially auto LSD on both axles simultaneously with variable (selectable) wheel slip before ABS intervention. Today was the first time I saw slip indicator flashing using MTS. Usually I am going so slow I don't hit the wheel spin trip point. I was rough on it today. Very cool. Takes some effort to hit spin setpoint. 4 Lo with open diffs (trac-off) is very capable. This is default mode for 4 Lo. In 4 hi default is trac-on