Trail Turn Assist, What Am I Doing Wrong?

[MFP2241]

When I went to the New Hampshire Off-Roadeo on 10/24/2022 we used it.

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[Crabapple]

I would also caution against using it too much, and in anything but the loosest ground. There have been a few have their axles damaged.

...also risks flat spotting the tire I would think!

 

[tourproto]

Interestingly, this was the only hero switch that they didn’t/wouldn’t go over at off-roadeo Tennessee.

We got to try it out at the Nevada Off-Rodeo. It was very cool, but sadly does not work on the 7-speed, only the automatic.

 

[jabberwocky]

Got to use it 4 times last sunday. The sound your hearing is def normal, here is some footage with audio of the ABS sound coming from under the hood.

I don't remember the percent of throttle I was giving it in this video. However, in some other videos where I did not give it as much you can see the turning radius increases.

More throttle, tighter turn. Less throttle, wider turn.

 

[Hannaboy78]

They had a sand pit at Offrodeo Texas when I was there. They used TTA to do donuts in it.

 

[C6ZZGT]

I need a little help here as I may be engaging the trail turn assist at the wrong time.

Twice, while traveling up a trail and encountering locked gates, I have attempted to engage trail turn assist. Both times I heard loud mechanical noises coming from the driver’s side engine compartment and immediately turned trail turn assist off. Fortunately, the Bronco can maneuver in small spaces and was able to "K" turn out and no back a mile or so down a hill.

Both times I was in 4-hi and the steering wheel was cranked to the extreme, once left, once right when I engaged it.

Any thoughts?

I believe you want SWITCH first,then turn wheel. I used it yesterday when we were out on a trail ride.
Hill climb area with a tiny turn area at the top. Engaged the switch at the bottom of the hill,gunned it to the top,turned the wheel and it activated and then came back down.

 

[Beach_Bum]

I believe you want SWITCH first,then turn wheel. I used it yesterday when we were out on a trail ride.
Hill climb area with a tiny turn area at the top. Engaged the switch at the bottom of the hill,gunned it to the top,turned the wheel and it activated and then came back down.

Correct. There really is no harm in leaving the hero switch on. It will only engage with the hero switch on AND the steering wheel at full lock.

 

[Callelk]

Thank you all for your replies'. I tried it again Friday by starting out in 4-high, wheels straight, engaged trail turn assist, and then accelerated before I turned the steering wheel. Worked as advertised.

A calamity of errors led to my initial impressions. First I had changed from 2-high to 4-high while stationary, locked the steering wheel all the way to the left and then engaged trail turn assist. The noise sounded like my front differential was trying to escape from inside an empty garbage can. Only louder......

 

[Scott R Nelson]

...also risks flat spotting the tire I would think!

You're only supposed to use it on loose dirt. I don't see how that would cause any measurable tire wear.

I tried Trail Turn Assist a couple of times when my Bronco was still new and determined that it is a feature that I don't need and will never use. Besides the weird noises, it tends to tear up the roads or trails that you are on. It also only cuts the turning diameter by four to six feet, so not a huge amount. My 2-door can easily make most of the tightest turns that I've encountered. And in the rare case where it can't, like needing to make a U-turn on a narrow road, TTA isn't really going to help anyway.

I guess TTA belongs in that other thread about Bronco features that you don't use.

 

[dgorsett]

You're only supposed to use it on loose dirt. I don't see how that would cause any measurable tire wear.

I tried Trail Turn Assist a couple of times when my Bronco was still new and determined that it is a feature that I don't need and will never use. Besides the weird noises, it tends to tear up the roads or trails that you are on. It also only cuts the turning diameter by four to six feet, so not a huge amount. My 2-door can easily make most of the tightest turns that I've encountered. And in the rare case where it can't, like needing to make a U-turn on a narrow road, TTA isn't really going to help anyway.

I guess TTA belongs in that other thread about Bronco features that you don't use.

^^^THIS^^^

 

[Callelk]

I've now used it a number of times and though I'm sure a lot of people have no use for it, I do.

One example is at the end of a steep, narrow two track there is a locked gate where I park and hunt a side hill for Hun's and Chucker's. Instead of my usual "K"-turn, I was able to engage trail turn assist and motor right around.

Next to trail control, It is my most useful feature now.

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