1. Welcome to Tacoma World!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all Tacoma discussion topics
    • Communicate privately with other Tacoma owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

Crawl control in deep snow

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by luvtofly, Dec 24, 2015.

  1. Dec 25, 2015 at 5:44 PM
    #21
    NosBigShot

    NosBigShot Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2015
    Member:
    #172035
    Messages:
    146
    Gender:
    Male
    Charleston Oregon
    Vehicle:
    93 Bronco , 2016 Taco
    To be perfectly fair to Toyota, besides it sounding like a skeleton is jacking off on the roof at speed because of the hood ... it is a neat truck . If you want a truck to get you from point A to point B and feel safe doing it this is a great truck. If you got it to beat on like a Razor. This is the wrong truck.
     
    Last edited: Dec 25, 2015
    silverpataco1968 likes this.
  2. Dec 25, 2015 at 6:40 PM
    #22
    Bigbadbucki

    Bigbadbucki Spicy Taco

    Joined:
    Sep 9, 2015
    Member:
    #163829
    Messages:
    168
    Gender:
    Male
    Vehicle:
    2016 TRD OR DCLB, 1990 22RE, 1995 1/2 Tacoma, 67 400 4sp Firebird
    None needed.
    Deep snow is easy to drive in but, judging buy the weather we are having, we may not find out this year.
     
    silverpataco1968 likes this.
  3. Dec 25, 2015 at 7:18 PM
    #23
    skier

    skier Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 7, 2015
    Member:
    #166087
    Messages:
    984
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Keith
    SW Colorado
    Vehicle:
    2016 red Tacoma DBSB TRD Sport manual
    We've had nearly 5' this week, truck has been great. 23" in the last 24 hours so most side roads and parking lots are not being plowed, work is all focused trying to keep the main roads open. All passes closed today and even the airport for awhile.
     
  4. Dec 25, 2015 at 7:18 PM
    #24
    81435

    81435 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 10, 2015
    Member:
    #166346
    Messages:
    179
    Gender:
    Male
    Colorado
    Vehicle:
    2016 TRD OR AC MGM
    3/2 lift, TRD Pro wheels, 275/70/17 KO2's
    I would be more than happy to share
    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1451099921.443988.jpg
     
    Rock Lobster, G-52 and genequit like this.
  5. Feb 26, 2016 at 5:02 PM
    #25
    beyer075

    beyer075 Rock Licker

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2011
    Member:
    #57776
    Messages:
    230
    Gender:
    Male
    Northern Nevada
    Vehicle:
    2016 White TRDOR
    Post resurrection!

    I was driving around in a canyon today which had some deep snow drifts, 2-4 feet deep and a few hundred feet long. 4-high got bogged down and 4 low got through it alright. Was my first time testing out the crawl feature and it worked great but only did the dirt/gravel selection. Has anybody had a chance to more testing for terrain selection in 2-4 foot snow now that winter is more then half done? I was still sliding around a bit but was not an issue.
     
  6. Feb 26, 2016 at 5:06 PM
    #26
    JoeRacer302

    JoeRacer302 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 18, 2015
    Member:
    #172558
    Messages:
    1,236
    First Name:
    Joe
    Pasadena, CA
    Vehicle:
    2016 DCSB OR MT Inferno
    Front: 5100's @ 0.85 Rear: 1/2" spacers 265/75r16 on RAY10
    worst case scenario ... a shovel and a few hours of your life wasted ... :/

    edit: haha ... wow this thread was old
     
  7. Feb 26, 2016 at 5:07 PM
    #27
    o0oSHADOWo0o

    o0oSHADOWo0o Just lurking in the darkness

    Joined:
    May 7, 2014
    Member:
    #129360
    Messages:
    8,885
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Shadow
    Va Beach
    Vehicle:
    2012 Double Cab Short Bed 4x4 TRD Sport
    Just a few LEDs...
    Here is a Volkswagon Bug with deep snow crawl control. :rofl:

     
  8. Feb 26, 2016 at 5:09 PM
    #28
    Johnny919

    Johnny919 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2015
    Member:
    #169739
    Messages:
    1,387
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    John
    Long Island, NY
    Vehicle:
    2006 Honda Pilot EXL 4WD
    I believe the owners manual says that for driving on snow covered roads, the mud and sand selection is the one to use.
     
  9. Feb 26, 2016 at 7:47 PM
    #29
    beyer075

    beyer075 Rock Licker

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2011
    Member:
    #57776
    Messages:
    230
    Gender:
    Male
    Northern Nevada
    Vehicle:
    2016 White TRDOR
    Makes sense, I think that's the one I used to test to crawl feature. As for reading the owners manual... that's all the way in the glove box ;)
     
  10. Feb 26, 2016 at 7:59 PM
    #30
    angry john

    angry john Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2016
    Member:
    #176618
    Messages:
    84
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    john
    Vehicle:
    2016 DC OR V-6
    Are people using crawl control or multi terrain select. Are they not different??? I am guessing you are using MTS in the sand mode!
     
  11. Feb 26, 2016 at 8:05 PM
    #31
    beyer075

    beyer075 Rock Licker

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2011
    Member:
    #57776
    Messages:
    230
    Gender:
    Male
    Northern Nevada
    Vehicle:
    2016 White TRDOR
    You can use one or the other or both at the same time. Crawl just has the truck computer control the speed and braking so you don't have to touch the pedals.
     
  12. Feb 26, 2016 at 8:08 PM
    #32
    angry john

    angry john Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2016
    Member:
    #176618
    Messages:
    84
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    john
    Vehicle:
    2016 DC OR V-6
    I just can't see going very far in cc. Maybe a driveway or hill and back to regular driving in MTS.
     
  13. Feb 26, 2016 at 8:11 PM
    #33
    beyer075

    beyer075 Rock Licker

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2011
    Member:
    #57776
    Messages:
    230
    Gender:
    Male
    Northern Nevada
    Vehicle:
    2016 White TRDOR
    Oh it's slow for sure, 7mph max I think I read? Temporary usage or to get over a particularly rough patch of rocks or get unstuck I assume is the intended purpose of the crawl feature. I personally was just testing it for the first time today. Thing that kinda sucks with the terrain selection is that you still have to be in 4 low. Granted it's still geared pretty high.
     
  14. Feb 26, 2016 at 8:15 PM
    #34
    Johnny919

    Johnny919 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Nov 15, 2015
    Member:
    #169739
    Messages:
    1,387
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    John
    Long Island, NY
    Vehicle:
    2006 Honda Pilot EXL 4WD
    Both crawl control and multi terrain select can only be used in 4Lo. The crawl control speed limit goes from 1-5 mph, you can pick any speed within that range.

    The main advantages i have seen of crawl control is being able to get itself unstuck in sand.
     
  15. Dec 3, 2019 at 7:52 PM
    #35
    TacomaDaveB

    TacomaDaveB Active Member

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2018
    Member:
    #255528
    Messages:
    42
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Dave
    Vehicle:
    18 TRD Off Road
    Yes old post but a little input,

    we got 18" of snow in my area over a couple days. I was the first one to get to work this morning and was surprised to see nobody had plowed. Last second decision, I clicked into 4 High and pulled in jumping through the plow line and down the 700 yard driveway I went. Snow flying over the hood, New Falken Wildpeaks throwing snow everywhere and I knew when I stopped, I was done and I was right. Tried crawl but it would stop itself, I think because the way the truck hung itself on top of the snow it couldn't "feel" traction anywhere. Small pull with the plow truck and I was out

    12.jpg
     
    jnw32 likes this.

Products Discussed in

To Top