{"id":247898,"date":"2023-12-08T18:48:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=247898"},"modified":"2023-12-08T18:48:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:48:56","slug":"im-an-off-roading-expert-get-extra-power-and-grip-at-the-push-of-button","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/im-an-off-roading-expert-get-extra-power-and-grip-at-the-push-of-button\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m an off-roading expert \u2013 get extra power and grip at the push of button’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A motoring expert has explained a useful hidden feature found on many SUVs, pickup trucks, and off-roaders that could get drivers out of trouble if they get stuck.<\/p>\n

The YouTuber SamkoWorkShop creates videos showing what life is like as an off-roading enthusiast in rural America.<\/p>\n

In one of his most popular videos, SamkoWorkShop explains that pressing a button twice in his Toyota Tacoma truck can greatly improve the way it drives off-road.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWhen I push it, if we watch the gauge in the cluster, what ends up happening is VSC, which is Vehicle Stability Control, and pre-collision braking system turns off. And let\u2019s see what our icons are showing us here, vehicle stabilisation is turned off or greatly minimised, and auto limited-slip differential (auto-LSD) is off too.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, if I press and hold that [same] button, you see now it\u2019s telling us traction control is 100 percent off and we have no vehicle stability control and we lose the auto-LSD. And with auto-track off, it lets you just power through things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In the video, SamkoWorkShop shows viewers what happens when he holds down a small button between the steering wheel and the driver\u2019s door, which features a vehicle on bumpy terrain.<\/p>\n

Known as VSC Off, this button deactivates several safety functions that manage the vehicles grip with the terrain.<\/p>\n

Whilst it is not advisable to press this button under normal driving conditions, pressing the button can help give motorists more control when travelling off-road.<\/p>\n

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To demonstrate how that extra boost can help, SamkoWorkShop purposefully got his Toyota stuck in soft-sand and escaped by pressing the button.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAs I come to a corner, such as what we have right here, where it\u2019s just nasty, super deep, soft sand, as we go through this with nothing set in two-wheel drive we\u2019re going to struggle. It\u2019s going to be kind of a chore, we\u2019re already hopping, we\u2019re digging in, fighting through. And we are stuck, can\u2019t go any further.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s hit this button, auto-LSD comes on. Let\u2019s see if it\u2019ll climb right out of this and go. It\u2019s throwing dirt and, look at that, even though we were stuck, it\u2019s pulling us right out of here like nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n