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Originally Posted by InOttawa
It's correct. With DSC ON, as you give the car gas and the tires start spinning (without the car moving because you're stuck), DSC shuts off the power. This doesn't help get you out of the snow.
With the DSC OFF, you can get the car to rock back and forth (because all wheels keep spinning). The rocking is required to get you out of the problem.
There's no danger do it or anything... if you're not aware of what DSC is doing, you will simply not be able to move the car if it's stuck in a snow bank.
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Just 1 little point to add, it's not "wheels spinning" that you want. When rocking the car it's about the rocking motion and momemtum. If you spin the wheels too much you're going to
a) create a deeper rut
and b) cause the snow to melt forming a layer of water on the tread, making it more slippery/icey
The reason for having the "nannies" off is as he said, to prevent it from interfering with the the whole process, as inevitably there will most likely be some wheel spin...I'm just saying to try and minimize it :wink: