Uk Possibly In For A Snowy Weekend For Many ?

February 3, 2012

Time to see how the iQ behaves in the snow if it is your first winter of ownership.

Pressing and holding that button in might be required to stop some of the electrics doing their worst.

5 seconds hold & stay off was favourite with me.

Any opinions on On or Off

Or just Off (short press) & automatically back on as your speed rises.?

george

February 3, 2012

Being a southern ignoramus, And have not driven my iQ in the snow whats the suggestion George remember I have 215's general tyres and lowered.

David

February 3, 2012

I live half way up a hill that for most of last year's bad spell wasn't cleared of snow and ice and the IQ behaved without problems, with everything left as standard (ie with the various aids left on).

Using a light touch on the accelerator was enough to prevent wheelspin, and traction control activation, and keep going.

Narrow-ish tyres help in snow, of course and winter tyres which I didn't have last year.

If you hit black ice then that is a different story.

John

February 3, 2012

Neither. If it does snow then I'll be swapping to the Leon with its winter rubber. :)

Fish

February 3, 2012

I will get my Nissan Navara out, as it's 4 wheel drive. I don't want to get my iQ hurt, she won't like it. HaHa!

February 3, 2012

Time to see how the iQ behaves in the snow if it is your first winter of ownership.
Pressing and holding that button in might be required to stop some of the electrics doing their worst.
5 seconds hold & stay off was favourite with me.
Any opinions on On or Off
Or just Off (short press) & automatically back on as your speed rises.?
george

Hi George

I thought it was better to leave it on, but as it has so much tech, as in traction control, VSC, ABS, Brake assist plus all the other safety gizmos. I don't really know.

February 4, 2012

It's going to be sunny and 75 degrees here in So Cal. ;)

February 4, 2012

Saw -7°C here this morning on the dashboard display. Pretty cold, day's like these I miss the heated windscreen and seats my last car had.

Craig.

February 4, 2012

Snowing well here now in West Sussex. Not sure the little iQ will be going far tomorrow!

Craig.

February 4, 2012

Taz, utter utter B********D

David

February 4, 2012

The snow has only settled a small amount and has stopped for the moment.

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z459/marcandsebe/bc36f3f1.jpg

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z459/marcandsebe/fef7a486.jpg

February 4, 2012

The snow has only settled a small amount and has stopped for the moment.
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z459/marcandsebe/bc36f3f1.jpg
http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z459/marcandsebe/fef7a486.jpg

It's now 10pm and my wife could not get on the drive with her Fiat 500.

http://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z459/marcandsebe/f5fac5b3.jpg

Had to go with a snow shovel and clear it.

February 4, 2012

I'm now at work (St. Pauls, London) and finish at 7am tomorrow. It should be an entertaining drive home. :) Thank god for snow tyres. :D

Fish

February 4, 2012

I'm now at work (St. Pauls, London) and finish at 7am tomorrow. It should be an entertaining drive home. :) Thank god for snow tyres. :D
Fish

Snow socks look good

February 5, 2012

Use winter-tires.... finally they are usefull... :driving:

I have them.. and now...In Holland ..lots and lots and lots of snow...

Driving the iQ is now really no problem at all (NO problem).. I can go as fast as I want.. verything is just like normal...

Only all the other peaple are driving soooooo veerrryy sloooooowww....

Peter

February 5, 2012

Got to say, having watched the AutoSock video they look good. Judging by the way she drives along that road afterwards, I'd say they are worth the money and look quite simple to fit. Of course, you'd have to be careful where you put them on and be very alert for cars careering towards you without them on. I am assuming that she had winter tyres -looked like it- on as she is in Germany, and if they didn't work... No snow here yet, but we had a small amount about three days ago, which didn't really last long. Even with winter tyres on, not really looking forward to snow on the ground. Where we live, we come out of the drive, downhill to a 90' right bend, then downhill again for about 25 yards. Then if we can get going its a 90' right and uphill on a single track road that is rarely cleared of snow -by a farmer and his tractor plough- up to the main road which is usually -can only go on last years evidence- cleared and gritted.

First pic is from drive showing down hill, then with snow -from last year- and the hill to get up. It's a short hill, but just level with the 30 limit signs is a bump that for some reason was a problem to get over when covered in ice and snow (in our front wheel drive summer tyred Mondeo).