AWD – getting unstuck?

[CP]

Say your AWD vehicle is stuck in the mud or snow or gravel …  what is the best way to get out without breaking out the shovel or traction boards? 

Traction control = ON or OFF?

Which drive mode? 
  Normal
  Rain/snow
  Mud/Ruts
  Tow/Haul
  Eco
  Sport
  X Mode
  Etc. ...

Any tricks that you'd like to share?

[bustedoldman]

XMode on my Subaru was a beast.....Actually used it to tow out 2 full size 4x4's in Montana couple years ago.

[CarbonHunter]

Reverse. Before your that stuck.

[Ridgeratt]

Slow down

[Buckhunter24]

Let some air out 

[CP]

XMode on my Subaru was a beast.....Actually used it to tow out 2 full size 4x4's in Montana couple years ago.

With traction control = ON or OFF?

[3boys]

Traction control off so the wheels spin and grab a bit.
I pulled 2 awd vehicles off the beach yesterday that had the traction control on and the wheels just wouldn’t spin. I also put it in sport mode when on the beach.
My winch has been getting a work out lately with super soft sand at the beach.
 

[Dan-o]

XMode on my Subaru was a beast.....Actually used it to tow out 2 full size 4x4's in Montana couple years ago.

My wife's Subaru has X-Mode.    It's no joke.

[jdb]

Traction control off so the wheels spin and grab a bit.
I pulled 2 awd vehicles off the beach yesterday that had the traction control on and the wheels just wouldn’t spin. I also put it in sport mode when on the beach.
My winch has been getting a work out lately with super soft sand at the beach.

if that’s Long Beach I was there also

[CP]

Looks like Ford’s Mud/Ruts mode is equivalent to Subaru’s X-Mode, or at least similar.

[3boys]

Traction control off so the wheels spin and grab a bit.
I pulled 2 awd vehicles off the beach yesterday that had the traction control on and the wheels just wouldn’t spin. I also put it in sport mode when on the beach.
My winch has been getting a work out lately with super soft sand at the beach.

if that’s Long Beach I was there also

that was at Ocean Shores. I have noticed the Tesla cars seem to always get stuck.  I assume it’s due to the weight of them.

[EnglishSetter]

Traction control off so the wheels spin and grab a bit.
I pulled 2 awd vehicles off the beach yesterday that had the traction control on and the wheels just wouldn’t spin. I also put it in sport mode when on the beach.
My winch has been getting a work out lately with super soft sand at the beach.

if that’s Long Beach I was there also

that was at Ocean Shores. I have noticed the Tesla cars seem to always get stuck.  I assume it’s due to the weight of them.

Sand is quite an obstacle once you get off the hardpack.  Add in little ground clearance and you're dragging belly quickly.

[Stein]

Traction control off so the wheels spin and grab a bit.
I pulled 2 awd vehicles off the beach yesterday that had the traction control on and the wheels just wouldn’t spin. I also put it in sport mode when on the beach.
My winch has been getting a work out lately with super soft sand at the beach.

if that’s Long Beach I was there also

that was at Ocean Shores. I have noticed the Tesla cars seem to always get stuck.  I assume it’s due to the weight of them.

They are really low to the ground too, you need a low profile jack to get under them.  On the plus side the bottom is flat so they should drag out easier.

[branches]

The sand gets everybody sooner or later.