What the heck does Off Road Mode do?

[BIRDMAN]

Off Road Mode

Press Button. Big Boom. Many Virgins.

 

[yomudderputter]

Press Button. Big Boom. Many Virgins.

Bird you crack me up.. Always have a great post!

 

[Cubdriver]

Do you fly a cub?

Yes, I live in Alaska and fly a cub.

 

[SoSmoked]

Yes, I live in Alaska and fly a cub.

Nice man i bet thats a breathtaking view in alaska

I'm in socal don't own but fly cesnas a few times a month

 

[JP7]

Cub - the explanation of the ORM and other tricks came in a supplementary manual with mine. Sounds like Ford didn't give you one, you should check with your dealer and see if they can't provide one for you.

 

[BWMEEKS]

Press Button. Big Boom. Many Virgins.

Well yes..but technically (what they don't tell you) is that they are all the same virgins. they were never replaced with new ones afetr the first guy.

 

[Cubdriver]

Hey Guys, I appreciate all the help. I wish I had the supplementary manual that would make things a little esker.

Kind of funny that after fastening your seat belt you then need to turn off the traction control in order not to get yourself killed. I had just taken delivery of the truck and didn't know anything about it. The roads were snowy and I pulled out in front of a semi and got on it, well I freaked out because the Traction Control kicked in and it fell on it's face & damn near got me killed. So now I make sure I turn it off as soon as I get in it.

 

[jdowens1]

Hey Guys, I appreciate all the help. I wish I had the supplementary manual that would make things a little esker.

Kind of funny that after fastening your seat belt you then need to turn off the traction control in order not to get yourself killed. I had just taken delivery of the truck and didn't know anything about it. The roads were snowy and I pulled out in front of a semi and got on it, well I freaked out because the Traction Control kicked in and it fell on it's face & damn near got me killed. So now I make sure I turn it off as soon as I get in it.

The traction control sure has its down falls but has its good things too. Couple weeks ago in a near by town someone was driving new 11 f-150 with eco boost in it turned TC off and got on it trying to pass and sent it sideways into a rail and the rail is the only thing that stopped him from going into the river. Less then 50 miles on truck. Anywho if he left TC on it would have shut his power off before he could destroy the brand new truck.

 

[whtrapta]

It saved me so many times from loosing it in the snow and ice on the roads. It was slicker than crap and most of the roads have ditches on both sides. It gets the power to the proper wheels and keeps me from understeering and wont let me slide in corners.
When the bilzzard hit I had to drive 35 miles to work right in the hardest point. I had a divided highway from my town to the next. I got to the intersection to get on and one guy did a u-turn to go the same way as me. He got about 500 feet and slid off the road. I could only max at 25mph the whole time. I turned the trac off, 2wd, and set the cruise so my speed wouldn't change since I couldn't tell how fast I was going. I started to go up a maybe 2degree hill. That was all a mistake as I quickly found out. I fishtailed so bad poo almost started to come out! I went back to 4wd, trac on, and cruise off.

 

[CineSLR]

Great thread!
Any idea why you have to slow down to 5mph to engage?? It seems like its all computer changes...