Suzuki Jimny in the Snow 2021. How to use Four Wheel Drive 2H 4H 4L & Hill Descent. SZ4 Allgrip Pro 

They are very good indeed. I’m selling mine next April

Thanks buddy! 💯 Yes it looks pretty 💪🏻

I have suzuki s 4x4 scross hybrid its good in snow obviously not as good as jimny but i rate it very good

Yes they are great!

Thanks Graham! We have to stoke the algorithm

Ahh yes you have to be careful where you CAN go!

Thanks buddy! That’s great to hear! It must be stunning where you live! 👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks John 👍🏼👍🏼 yes we forgot to mention hill hold

Awesome! Thanks Ash 👍🏼👍🏼

Picked up mine today, Ash. Plan to use it here on the mid-north coast.

Thanks Sergio! Much appreciated 👍🏼

Thanks JoJo! Yes it's so nice round here!

Yes we can’t wait to get out on it!

I loved the TD5 - I think the best engine for a defender, with the best engine braking. The Jimny is very capable off road and treads lightly,

Thanks Paul! Great to hear your personal experiences. Welcome aboard!

Thanks buddy! Yes we love the look of the CCM too!

Yes an impromptu little video 👍🏼

Thanks Harrison!

Haha yes the Vitara (of old). Yes we’re not fans of electric gizmos! Bad news for the poor guy who gets one in a few years second hand for it all to go wrong (not the Jimny)

It was the Suzuki Vitara. I actually had one . . & I'm not a hairdresser 🤣 Basic, simple but actually quite good. I really enjoyed mine.

It sold so poorly that people were prepared to go on a two year waiting list to get one. Few cars have sold as well.

Thanks Ray - all sorted now!

Thanks for watching! Yes it's a snug fit in the back

Thanks Buddy 👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks Rory! Welcome aboard 👍🏼

Yes 👍🏼

Thanks buddy! Great story 💯

The smaller the vehicle, the higher standard. For one this small it’s basically unattainable.

Yes we’re so glad we got one!

@@MrDarcy-OlMan better than us in the U.S. we don't get it at all. The off-roaders we get are stupidly expensive

@@richracing7420 Yes but the USA have the coolest off roaders on the planet! Our pickups are 1/4 the size of yours! 👍🏼

Thanks my friend! Interesting points. With Herald vs Thruxton RS it’s probably the other way round!

@@MrDarcy-OlMan Not so sure my good friend! But they are both nice bikes! Different target audience. Keep up the great work guys, great channel and great reviews!

The Thruxton has been around since 2004, Herald MC has kicked off in 2010. The styling of the parts you mention have been around in some way or another for ages.

@@milodebruin4821 Thanks for clarifying that. I guess what makes them 'classic' looking!

@@pauld1966 I guess it's like clothes, some stuff is timeless, imitated, and often repeated.

Thanks buddy. Yes totally

Thanks! Yes we’re hoping to get the CCM soon 🤞

Thanks Craig 👍🏼

Yes I wonder?

Thanks buddy! 💯👍🏼

Thanks Anthony. Yes we agree with your points. 💯

Thanks! Yes we love ours too 👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks buddy 💯

They’re great! Even the previous models!

Hi Jean-Luc. I hope you don't mind me answering your question, as I used to be a Land Rover off-road driving instructor for West Midlands Police here in the UK. So the same rules apply whether you're driving off-road on wet sand, dry sand, deep snow, melting snow/slush, or even solid ice. So first of all, *always* make sure you have a tyre compressor/inflator in your 4x4 at all times (the kind that plugs in to your vehicle's cigarette lighter). I don't know what units you measure tyre pressures in, in Morocco but I still use _'pounds per square inch',_ commonly referred to as _'psi'._ So in any of the driving conditions above, and in any make, model, or weight of 4x4, you should deflate your tyre pressures in all four tyres to *16 psi.* This only applies to off-road sand driving or dune driving. Not on light sandy roads. If necessary, most tyre manufacturers say you can go as low as 8 psi if conditions are particularly bad, *but* at 8 psi, you may run the risk of tyres coming off the rim altogether. So always try 16 psi and see how things go, as this is the recommended optimum pressure. At 16 psi, the _'contact footprint',_ i.e. the amount of rubber in contact with the sand/snow etc, is twice as much as at normal tyre pressures. In effect, giving you double the traction. Other things to remember when driving on dry sand in particular (again, only off-road), is to keep the rpm of your engine, slightly higher than normal, especially when changing up or down the gears. And lastly, try to do everything smoothly. For instance don't _'jab'_ at the brakes, or on the accelerator too suddenly. Sorry to be so long-winded, but I hope you find all this information helpful. Happy Driving! Salut Jean-Luc. J'espère que cela ne vous dérange pas de répondre à votre question, car j'étais instructeur de conduite hors route Land Rover pour la police des West Midlands ici au Royaume-Uni. Les mêmes règles s'appliquent que vous conduisiez hors route sur du sable mouillé, du sable sec, de la neige profonde, de la neige fondante / de la gadoue ou même de la glace solide. Donc, tout d'abord, assurez-vous *toujours* d'avoir un compresseur / gonfleur de pneus dans votre 4x4 à tout moment (le type qui se branche sur l'allume-cigare de votre véhicule). Je ne sais pas dans quelles unités vous mesurez la pression des pneus, au Maroc, mais j'utilise toujours _'pounds par pouce carré ',_ communément appelé _'psi' ._ Donc, dans l'une des conditions de conduite ci-dessus, et dans n'importe quel marque, modèle ou poids du 4x4, vous devez dégonfler la pression de vos pneus dans les quatre pneus à *16 psi.* Ceci s'applique uniquement à la conduite sur sable hors route ou dans les dunes. Pas sur des routes sablonneuses légères. Si nécessaire, la plupart des fabricants de pneus disent que vous pouvez descendre jusqu'à 8 psi si les conditions sont particulièrement mauvaises, *mais* à 8 psi, vous pouvez courir le risque que les pneus se détachent complètement de la jante. Alors essayez toujours 16 psi et voyez comment les choses se passent, car c'est la pression optimale recommandée. À 16 psi, l'`` empreinte de contact '', c'est-à-dire la quantité de caoutchouc en contact avec le sable / la neige, etc., est deux fois plus élevée qu'à une pression de pneu normale. En effet, vous doublez la traction. Une autre chose à retenir lors de la conduite sur sable sec en particulier (encore une fois, uniquement hors route), est de maintenir le régime de votre moteur, légèrement supérieur à la normale, surtout lors du passage des vitesses. Et enfin, essayez de tout faire en douceur. Par exemple, ne pas "jab" au niveau des freins ou sur l'accélérateur trop brusquement. Désolé d'être si long, mais j'espère que vous trouverez toutes ces informations utiles. Bonne conduite Jean-Luc!

Thanks buddy ! On snow or ice it can allow enough slip at the wheels to not get any wind up in the system, same on gravel because there is some movement underfoot.

Yes us too!

Yes they're great aren't they!

Yes unless it's actually slippery, it is best to keep it in 2H.

@@MrDarcy-OlMan l have found the engine breaking in 1st low is not very good and hdc doesn't make much difference, l feel the Jimny needs a much lower low range, something like 4 to 1, better still 6 to 1, all my Land Rovers, Range Rovers and a Toyota Hi Lux all crawled down steep slippery hills just on engine breaking but l wouldn't feel in control in a Jimny, how much for a 2020 SZ4 with 430 miles on the clock?

@@clooperman3745 The best engine braking we ever had was on a TD5 Land Rover Defender. The Jimny is fine on the hills round here but maybe not up to the really steep stuff; we have yet to find out

Haha maybe 👍🏼

Thanks my friend! I’m 6’3” 👍🏼

Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks yes it’s very light snow but a lot for us! The car is great. It’s not super solid; the panels are thin etc but that keeps it light 👍🏼

Thanks! Yes they are very capable 👍🏼

OK gosh!

I guess if it’s likely to break traction yes, but it’s not recommended on normal road surfaces 👍🏼

You *could* still use the 4x4 box in those conditions, but it wouldn't really give you any benefit. You would also risk delaminating your tyres, especially with a heavy load, or you would at least greatly diminish the tyre life.

Hah thanks bud

Thanks buddy! In central England 👍🏼

Yes to be honest it’s pretty good in those situations 👍🏼

In hill decent you don’t need to do anything with your feet (best to keep them in place just in case). The car will descend at walking pace. Only works in 4H & 4 L

@@MrDarcy-OlMan ok, tnx

Yes best to stop, put in neutral then change. It can be done on the move as long as it’s slow, coasting, snd front wheels pointing dead straight

@@MrDarcy-OlMan Thanks very much.

Yes you can just drive completely as normal 👍🏼

We’re in central England. We don’t get much snow. It melted after 3 days!

@@MrDarcy-OlMan Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted😁

@@dan.h210 💯👍🏼

You can go from 2h to 4h moving, but only if you’re wheels are pointing straight ahead and your not accelerating, and at a slow speed. If you get it wrong you can damage the transmission so I always stop

Yes that may happen (we personally hope it doesn't)

It may but the new version only has two seats and as commercial if not a business you cannot claim the vat back

@@JoJo-hc4dj that’s true 👍🏼

@@JoJo-hc4dj I've heard that there will be a new one not just a commercial release, that's what I'm hoping for.

@@JoJo-hc4dj plus the car tax and insurance will be higher on the van version

We don't use it much in the Uk 🇬🇧 but certainly fine for here 👍🏼

Awesome! Not many about in the UK!

Only 6’3” and 6’2” 👍🏼

@@MrDarcy-OlMan How is the legroom ? I am 6'1" and consider to buy jimny as my daily drive vehicle

@@Moonface00z Tons of room! No problem there

Yes that would be good 👍🏼

@@MrDarcy-OlMan I'm sure you could get a test outfit from Watsonian Squire. Might make for an entertaining programme!

@@andrewross6924 yes. Did you spot the sidecar in out Triumph Rocket 3 review?

@@MrDarcy-OlMan I must have missed it. I think I was distracted in that one by the collective efforts to chat up the horse riders! LOL!

Thanks! Yes they are expensive (now), but at original price, about right.

@@MrDarcy-OlMan I had a Jeep Wrangler 4.0 Limited for 10 years. Sold it in 2010. Good fun but lots went wrong with it.

Why would you want to?

@@MrDarcy-OlMan I ve got the same car, in Italy is not possible 😡... Just curiosity

I don’t think it would be tbh 👍🏼

Ol Man is from Alpha Industries. Mr Darcy’s from H&M

I’ve never tried 2H to 4H on the fly tbh. I’ve found the stock tyres pretty good so far 👍🏼👍🏼

I'm considering ordering one of these new (we can buy them in NZ, there's just a long wait), for I think similar reasons to why you own one. It'll be used as my daily driver for the 100km round trip I have the office. That round trip is a mountain highway that gets ice and snow in winter and is full of rough patches and pot holes due to half of it being built on clay. How do your tyres go on ice and hard packed snow? Enough sidewall for fairly fast driving on rough surfaces (I'm fine with changing the rim size)? For reference I'm driving on BFG KO2s on a 2nd Gen Surf I daily at the moment (looking to downsize and not have to a carry a full set of tools in case "someone else" breaks down...)

@@KiwiPokerPlayer mines remarkably good in the snow with stock tyres. They’re also pretty good at absorbing the rough with a bit of speed.

@@MrDarcy-OlMan Was all of this done on the stock tyres? They seemed to do okay, still happy with them?

Yes it was. I’ve never found them to be lacking tbh. I put Khumho kl71’s on my older Jimny and they were excellent on the muddy stuff.

4x4 can be used anywhere there is sufficient lack of grip to prevent tension developing in the drive system. This is because, unlike most 4x4 systems, there is no centre differential so it grips extremely well off road.

@@MrDarcy-OlMan … thank you, because on roundabout, I use 4x4 on wet road if not 😱😰🥵

cf Suzuki manual 3-17 Stop the vehicle OR reduce speed to less than 100 km / h (60 mph) with the front wheels right. cf Suzuki manual 3-19 Never use the vehicle in the "4H" or "4L" position on a dry road and, IF POSSIBLE, AVOID USING the "4H" and "4L" position on a WET ROAD, as this could seriously damage the transmission. cf Suzuki manual 3-20 The transfer lever CAN BE MOVED whether or not the vehicle is stationary. Position the front wheels straight and move the transfer lever from “2H” to “4H” or from “4H” to “2H”. If the vehicle is moving, its speed must be less than 100 km / h (60 mph) in order to perform this operation. so, exceptionally, I use this to prevent the rear from passing in front 🤫

Yes that’s so true 👍🏼👍🏼

But... It is a four wheel stop lol

RU-vid does it automatically, blame their computers!

We never said it was

The subtitles said chimney!

Where are you?