Testing Crawl Control & Multi Terrain Select in the Sand with a 3rd Gen Tacoma 

Crawl control seems to be an option if you're actually stuck, not to avoid getting stuck.

Crawl control is for getting un stuck ...driving in sand takes some experience, like going uphill on sand you need speed.Bury your truck to the frame in 2wd then try crawl control

Love your channel man but you’re wrong. These arent how you use those modes. They’re no gimmick.

got stuck in sand in glamis. CRAWL got me out.

Why does everyone think Crawl control is for getting unstuck? If it was actually designed for getting unstuck it would be called "UNSTUCK CONTROL". A "benefit" of crawl control is that it "might" get you unstuck in certain situations like being stuck in sand but is not "designed" to do that. From the manual - " Crawl control allows travel on extremely rough off road surfaces at a fixed low speed without pressing the accelerator or brake pedal, minimizes losses of traction or vehicle slip when driving in slippery road surfaces, allowing for stable driving. So basically, it does your job for you. In my experience, it was very handy for going up or down steep hills with lots of bumps and ruts and the system was constantly making adjustments on power and braking to "try" and keep me at the selected speed. The manual DOES NOT say" crawl control is to get me out because I don't know how to drive properly in sand/mud/snow and got myself stuck"

Is this guy for real ? wake up it is not a Gimmick watch the 4RUNNER vids online that are buried in sand .. you even used it in the snow did you Magically get unstuck by the will of getting unstuck ...

I understand that you didn't use crawl control exactly for what it was invented for, but seeing it used the way you used it was still educational, and shows that while it's outstanding to have in dire circumstances, it isn't an advantage to getting around offroading. That's what 4x4 & locking diffs are for. Edit: almost forgot to mention that this is the reason I hit the like button. Great research you have done here. Keep it up!

Airing down in sand makes a huge difference.

First time using crawl control with gf.. she said is your truck broke? No its working with the abs. Omg, sounds horrible lol

Crawl control high when stuck in sand. 4 low+ MTS Mud/Sand + second gear when going up sand dune is like butter.

Crawl Control is useful if STUCK in sand/mud/snow, OR when descending steep trails where you want to focus solely on steering, and allow the truck to control the ABS system to keep speed low and constant. It's noisy, but it works very well. Note that the ABS system can overheat after a while and the system will alarm/self disable. I agree the MTS system feels a little gimmicky, but you have to understand what it does and when it does it. But bottom line is the Taco has such amazing capability offroad that most of the time, you'll get by without it just fine. I will use the MTS when climbing steep things, hoping that it may regulate torque/wheel spin a little and prevent slipping. But when I don't use it, I don't slip much at all anyway. If I do slip, I lock the rear diff and boom... climbing again. Also, if you're gonna play in sand, you need to deflate your tires, TacoBro. ;-)

Bury that truck up to the axles in the sand then enable crawl control. That’s what it’s intended for. Seen Toyota demos and it walks right out. Actually it’s pretty effective if used in the worst case scenario.

I don’t think you tested crawl control properly. It’s meant to get you un-stuck. I’ve been up to the axle in thick mud three times with my taco and crawl control got me out. It’s a weird tool and you shouldn’t have to use it often, but it’s better than getting out and digging.

all my offroading is done at sand dunes and the first major key is to air down your tires (not sure if you did that), in fact everyone here airs down to 8 lbs and that helps tremendously, and you can choose 4hi or 4low depending on the type of dune you are going to climb, but for sure momentum is the second key factor, and the third one is turning off your VSC/Traction Control.

Mike, some of your audience has no mercy! Brutal... We need to do another adventure soon. New suspension going on my pickup in a few weeks! Maybe a new set of up sized wheels and tires.

Theres a time and a place for the aids and when out in the boonies stuck its just more tools in the arsenal. I personally like MTS especially with the rear locker to get more power to the ground on the front drive train

So what I've learned is crawl control is best for getting unstuck, terrain select and crawl high are for certain situations only, and there's no substitute for just sending it

Tried using it once this winter when I was stuck in snow with a sandy driveway underneath. When it didn't help had to resort to digging it out.

Wouldn't get me out when I was stuck in mud last week, got about 6 inches forward in 20 minutes, finally had to get pulled out

I thought the crawl control mode was to be used to help the truck slow its descent when traveling down a bumpy hill

Not a Toyota expert but I think the crawl control is meant for getting unstuck and not for climbing hills at a slow speed it would take half a day to do it that way

It is a TRD OFF ROAD right? Why was there no video of you locking the rear?

I wonder if this guy knows that crawl control has been around for a long time and it's only relatively new does it Tacoma

try it in dirt or loose rocks , nothing really works in fresh sand. even my side by side struggles at times

WHATS YOUR WHEEL SIZE SPECS THE INCHES AND WIDTH

You can and are supposed to accelerate with crawl activated forward and reverse.

It mainly just left foot brakes for you.

Can you try it with the mts in mud/sand mode in h4 and can you also try it with the crawl control in high speed?

Yeah, I think it's only for emergency use. Like when the sand is touching frame, or if you're crawling over slick rocks that could damage the underbelly. I hate the way CC feels and the sound it makes is horrific.

I like the Tacoma stuff versus doing a review on 1999 caprise..... lol

I hate to see people not properly using crawl control......I need to make a video of how to use it

People are so critical here.

Dude it’s for when you actually get stuck

Great Video! TRD PRO is the way to go! voodoobluetacolife19

Video look jittery and choppy for anyone else in 1080p60? Looks fine in 720p60 . . . .

MTS/CC functions have a specific purpose that you didn't give the taco a chance to perform. You didn't test the functions properly. I'm so done.

You never show how to use the modes

Crawl isn't for slow driving in sand. It's for foot off accelerator driving in rough terrain and recovering a vehicle. It's also effectively hill descent control. This video is a dumb as trying a diff lock for highway driving. It's not what it's for. Derp derp derp derp.

I love "tests" by people who just randomly use things without researching how to use them (and what they are for) first.....and then call it a "test". Crawl control isn't a stand-in for you not knowing how to drive.

Yeah, this doesnt really seem like a practical test of crawl control.

Soo ummm where is the CR-V?

Only people who have “TRD” in their usernames say that crawl control is awesome

He was using crawl control totally wrong 🤦‍♂️. There’s a reason tools are made for a specific task

I'm no crawl control fanboy but....I don't think this was a fair test.

You got to regear and get UCA's bro!!

What brand are the rims ?

You don't crawl in sand this is the dumbest test I've ever seen