First Time Off-road Beach - Crawl not working (1 Viewer)

[Samuel Weber]

Not a huge deal but we are having a blast taking the 200 on the 4x4 beach.
Followed protocol by turning VSC off to allow slippage.
Two things I’ve noticed:
- VSC is stuck in off (trac off) mode
- I cannot engage crawl control
Any help is appreciated;
Sam

 

[afgman786]

Crawl control only works in 4lo, so if you are not in 4lo that's what's stopping it from working. Also your center diff has to remain unlocked for crawl control to work

 

[Samuel Weber]

Yessir I’m in 4lo but diff is stuck in on.
Do I need to be in N or P to turn off?
It auto kicks on when I go to 4lo

 

[Sandroad]

Youtube on crawl control.

 

[Samuel Weber]

I know Mr Sargent luv his videos.
The issue is my diff locker is stuck to on when I get in 4lo. I can turn it off/on in 4Hi.
As previous poster mentioned, CC won’t activate with diff on in 4lo
VSC is also stuck in off (which is great for sand)

 

[kcjaz]

I think you can still use crawl with the CDL on. Eric Sargent's video says that at 0:30 and the 200 he is in is >2016 MY. Mine is a 2013 and I think I can use crawl with CDL locked but I don't really remember as I don't use crawl that much. Crawl is awesome but I don't find I need it much. MTS at "Rock" is almost "Crawl" but you get to use the gas pedal.

If your CDL is stuck (either locked or unlocked) you should het a flashing yellow light on your dash. You do not have to be in neutral to turn it on or off. If it is flashing try turning the steering wheel from full right to left while slowly moving forward. If that doesn't work, go in reverse for 5 - 10 feet.

Mine used to stick all the time because I never used it before I started wheeling the 200. Now I just make a point to "exercise" it every few weeks.

 

[Samuel Weber]

Will give this a shot. Thank u

 

[fajitas21]

2017 LC here

To get Crawl to work.
- Must be in 4LO
- CDL can be locked or unlocked

To get turn assist to work
- Must be in 4LO
- CDL must be unlocked
- Crawl Control must be engaged
- Then Turn Assist will work

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Sounds like you are doing it right, that's odd. Might be a stuck switch or something else.

 

[manofthewoods]

2017 LC here

To get Crawl to work.
- Must be in 4LO
- CDL can be locked or unlocked

To get turn assist to work
- Must be in 4LO
- CDL must be unlocked
- Crawl Control must be engaged
- Then Turn Assist will work

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Sounds like you are doing it right, that's odd. Might be a stuck switch or something else.

100% the same in my '19

I'll also vouch for exercising diff locker and 4lo actuator - doing it well before a big outing.

 

[Samuel Weber]

Lockers still stuck to on (solid light) in 4 lo only.
I can get it to blink on and off and beep but then goes to solid again.
Ill
Keep
Playing and also I will take the ARB hose and clean off the front radiator and grill see if I can free up the sensors if they’re causing issues

 

[turbo8]

Can you give us more details about your 200?
Year
LC or LX
You mentioned Lockers and ARB, what mods have you done?

 

[tbisaacs]

Lockers still stuck to on (solid light) in 4 lo only.
I can get it to blink on and off and beep but then goes to solid again.
Ill
Keep
Playing and also I will take the ARB hose and clean off the front radiator and grill see if I can free up the sensors if they’re causing issues

If it’s blinking then try disconnecting negative battery cable for a min. Super common issue - if the CDL thinks it’s in a pending state then 4lo isn’t going to move.

 

[Samuel Weber]

Can you give us more details about your 200?
Year
LC or LX
You mentioned Lockers and ARB, what mods have you done?

Of course: 2015 LC 200.
Only mod is ARB twin onboard air.

 

[Samuel Weber]

If it’s blinking then try disconnecting negative battery cable for a min. Super common issue - if the CDL thinks it’s in a pending state then 4lo isn’t going to move.

Willing to try.
BTW - running this completely stock and is a total beast. I push through sand with the following operas:
- Hi range
- ECT on
- VSC/Trac off

 

[Sandroad]

Willing to try.
BTW - running this completely stock and is a total beast. I push through sand with the following operas:
- Hi range
- ECT on
- VSC/Trac off

And low tire pressure?

 

[Samuel Weber]

And low tire pressure?

Running 18.5 psi

 

[turbo8]

Straight from the manual.

 

[Samuel Weber]

Ok so back in the country and from Beach driving in OBX.
Circling back so I can close the loop on how I fixed this in hopes that might benefit others…?
2015 cruiser 200

Here’s the hard facts/sequence of events:
- drove on beach a lot (60+ miles in 5 days)
- VSC now stuck in off position
- Crawl not working
- diff locker in low stuck to locked (cannot turn off diff in 4lo)
- cruise control not working (error light saying check sensor)

Solution to all
Of this:
Use OBD reader to reset C1290 ( abnormal angle sensor). Essentially just performed a zero point calibration.
All of the above issue work now.
Not sure if car getting bounced around in sand ruts threw it off or just sand getting inside sensors or parts…? Who knows
Happy to respond here to questions.

 

[PDoyle]

How old is your battery?

 

[Samuel Weber]

Hmmm… not sure. Maybe the original if that possible? So 6 years