I tried to so a simple test in 2WD mode going uphill on my driveway, with one side off onto the ice covered grass, other side on dry pavement.
I tried the following combinations trying with both locked rear active and deactivated:
- Full Stability On
- ESC off (single brief press on ESC)
- Advance Trac Off (long hold on ESC)
All 3 were done in "Normal" drive mode
In all 3 settings above I didn't notice any difference: all 3 were the same results for the two settings below.
- Locker on - zero slip - went up like the whole vehicle was on dry.
- Locker off - very minor slip, then a light bucking of the rear, then went up driveway without further slip.
My understanding is that ELSD runs independent of the stability system, and in itself monitors slip and readjusts power to the tractive side automatically. I don't think you can deactivate the system to run the rear like an open differential. It's always active it seems.
Now, perhaps the shift of power becomes more or less immediate in different drive modes, but my intent was to determine if you can essentially run the rear as an open diff, which I don't believe is possible.
I tried the following combinations trying with both locked rear active and deactivated:
- Full Stability On
- ESC off (single brief press on ESC)
- Advance Trac Off (long hold on ESC)
All 3 were done in "Normal" drive mode
In all 3 settings above I didn't notice any difference: all 3 were the same results for the two settings below.
- Locker on - zero slip - went up like the whole vehicle was on dry.
- Locker off - very minor slip, then a light bucking of the rear, then went up driveway without further slip.
My understanding is that ELSD runs independent of the stability system, and in itself monitors slip and readjusts power to the tractive side automatically. I don't think you can deactivate the system to run the rear like an open differential. It's always active it seems.
Now, perhaps the shift of power becomes more or less immediate in different drive modes, but my intent was to determine if you can essentially run the rear as an open diff, which I don't believe is possible.