Hi there, does anyone know if driving my sport in 'sand mode' on road, would cause any damage or ploblems, if I used this terrain response setting all the time, my dealer says not.

Sand mode remaps the suspension and engine ECU's and disables the DSC and gives suitable engine performance for the conditions................... the only harm it would do I suspect is to your wallet as the engine will not want to give it's best for on the road and you would lock out all the higher gears. Bit pointless really when the techies have given a ECU setting for on the road, why would you want to run in the Sand mode? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Thanks for the reply, only reason I would use sand mode around town is because it makes the engine a bit more responsive at low speeds, which you need sometimes when you have to be quick of the mark

If you want that, switch to sport mode... or alter your driving style to fit how the car performs. Sand mode isn't designed to make your car quicker on road and with the various other changes it makes to the way the car responds, I wouldn't suggest this was a very sensible thing to do. 

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I did want to chip the sport, but my insurance company would not entertain the idea.

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Change Insurance companies......you won't regret it and get it chipped  TDV6 - gone
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Could you suggest an amicable insurance company.

cheapest way is to change your driving style, once you realise that you need to press the accelerator 5 seconds before you want to pull away at roundabouts and junctions its a doddle ! The only time youll come unstuck is if that f delay thats always there disappears....

You can probably guess that I think this is the most anoying thing about the car....  06MY RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE

Easy way to deal with the delay when pulling away is to ...

1. Look for gap in traffic 3 miles away

2. Push gas pedal to the floor

3. Open good book

4. Read a couple of chapters

5. Put book down

6. Check mirror

7. Squeeze black head on forehead

8. Hands back onto steering wheel

9. Pull into gap

Easy really  MY10 TDV6 HSE, Alaska White, Ebony with Contrast, Park Heat, Paddle Shift, Privacy, Heated Steering Wheel, Extended & Premium Leather,

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Its simple just get it chipped, NO MORE DELAY

Why bother telling the insurance company, even the dealers cant tell if the ECU has been remapped, its not like an insurance co is going to bother to have it checked out in the event of an accident unless maybe you kill someone, just IMHO some of my Previous cars
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Very Annoyed wrote:

It's worth being honest in these matters even if it does cost you more money.

That's a different matter. You can always argue that you were unaware of any modifications - you're not being dishonest.

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