Nice summary. The performance in snow is the most challenging. As you mentioned, so much depends on the snow's condition. You mentioned that in sand, part of the control's function when repeatedly starting/stopping was to backfill a divot. Another purpose is that giving the sand (or snow) just a second to be still enables the material to settle, compact and conform to the tire's tread and profile. This incrementally aids traction. The analogy is stiction (friction/traction is greater prior to slippage than it is once slippage occurs) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiction

Crawl control saved my butt this weekend. Trying to get home, iced narrow steep uphill road. Halfway up the hill, I started sliding backwards, toward a creek and narrow bridge I had just crossed. Stopped, went 4L, set cc to low speed, and it literally climbed the windblown ice hill..Absolutely incredible..

Your time spent producing and sharing is appreciated. thanks!

As an engineer, this is the level of detail I want to see in a video to learn something about the topic I'm researching

By far one of the best videos I have seen that demonstrated how the CrawlControl is used. It would have been amazing if similarly or identically equipped vehicles to try the same obstacle without the CrawlControl to truly reveal its effectiveness.

Crawl control and A-trac are both great features that make the 4Runner a stellar off-road performer. Thanks for the comprehensive video

Offroading isn't just about the destination; it's the journey, the camaraderie, and the love of the great outdoors.

I've watches alot of crawl control videos to get familiar with the system and this is by far one of the best! Good job 👏 👍

You produce the best videos! As an overland newbie with a 4Runner, I learn so much from your videos - thank you! I have been puzzled with when to use what, crawl control, ATrac, lock rear diff, etc. Whew! Really appreciate your work and updates :)

Excellent video. Actually used the crawl control at Lake Powell while stuck in the sand. Pulled me up and out. Great feature....have had 4 wheel drive trucks for decades and this feature once practiced should be a great aid. Thanks for the information.

I'm only 27 seconds into the video and already I want to say THANK YOU! I'm considering a 4Runner and it's hard to find anything other than people who know how to get into trouble but not out, and people who just want to see what they can do with cool feature A or cool feature B. I'm not a top shelf off roader and don't have a desire to be one, but some of my activities do take me off road in order to get the the place. THIS is the kind of video I need.

Wish I could buy a 4Runner .. these things just look awesome and seem to perform very well for a very long time. Thanks for sharing, OPN!

I would have benefitted even more from this video a few days ago. I attempted a descent on a steep sand dune over the weekend, entrusting my crawl control. The 4Runner accelerated quickly. I reacted slowly. We both struck the base of the dune hard, damaging the grill and bumper. 😑 I could have studied the manual again before my failed attempt, but your videos are more interesting. Besides, nothing lasts longer than than a hard lesson learned. Great video.

Well done, appreciate the details for your tests!!

Revisiting this video now that I have a 2023 4Runner TRD Offroad. I have had limited opportunities to test it, but I used crawl control first during the ice storm at the end of December in the Portland area. The ice was thick, but a little nobbly, providing some traction. Worked well getting out of my driveway. Have used crawl control in mud when I couldn't get out in regular 4WD. I was at Silver Star Mountain on the weekend. Didn't need any special traction features, despite it being a terrible road, with very deep ruts. Toward the top, there was a corridor of deep snow. I turned on A-Trac and got right up it. I think I would have gotten stuck without it, because I was facing a combination of deep ruts beneath deep snow. I could feel the drive going to different wheels.

Accurate, detailed and complete information. 100% Awesome! Thank you!

I have to say. This is by far the best channel on KZfaq that has to do with off roading in a Toyota!! I've learn so many things about my 4Runner through watching you guys. Thank you for all the time and dedication you put into your channel. Also, maybe I'll get a chance to go out with you guys some day. 😀

Best understanding of how this works I've seen.

This was a very comprehensive and interesting overview with great examples of the Crawl Control. Like your video title states... The only Crawl Control Video You Need to Watch!! Well done!

Fantastic. Now I can send the nay sayers here to this link when they need demonstrations of how CC works as advertised. As opposed to showing them my content I have made for the sole purpose of proving they don't know what they are talking about. lol I like how you emphasize the fact people need to give it time to do its job. All to often I see people give up too quick and say "I'm stuck". A little resistance and it is amazing how many people will quit and seek other options they did not have to, to move them out of a challenging spot.

Thanks for this very informative video guys, you sure do know a lot about this stuff and I always enjoy watching!

The best CrawlControl specific video yet.

Once again too the point well researched clearly stated facts and information. Thanks again for all the time and effort you out into your videos

Glad I found your videos. Just watch the new MTS video you did and answered so many questions I had. Questions like hmm what about crawl mode. Well here is that video. Definitely helps me and my wife who just got a new g5 trd off road and has never been around 4x4 vehicles and wants to go places like you show and camp in places like this. ThanK you.

Incredibly thorough video, thank you! This really helped me grasp the technology and its uses. I'm saving this video!

Thanks for testing guys!!

This along with the atrack video were so useful! Thanks so much. Have never off roaded before but looking into what some of the 4runner buttons did as I'm looking into getting one in the coming years. Thanks again!

crawl control impressed me coming down some icy hills this past winter. The Multi Terrain Select system also demonstrated to my why Toyota does not have a front locker. Went up a steep, icy, rutted hill, 4L, Rock and Sand mode. I almost crested the hill and heard the right front hit an icy tree root and spin. I kept on the gas, suddenly the right front tire stopped spinning and I heard the left front start to spin, and up and over the truck went. I was super impressed. No need for a front locker when the truck will do that on it's own!

Thank you the information you all provided helped

Wow..!! This is amazing. Thank you for taking time and effort and explaining very clearly. .🔥

Wow crawl control is awesome!!! Great video on how to use it properly!!!

Exceptional- thank you very much!!

Amazing instruction on the crawl control feature. Not a Toyota owner but had to see what it was all about. That’s a pretty sweet feature

Of all the crawl control videos I have seen for Toyota vehicles..this seems to be the best/most comprehensive one of them all! Very good..!

Short, sweet, and to the point. Best video on the subject that I have found! I just found your channel a few days ago and really enjoyed that too. Today I was actually looking for this information and was glad that I saw your channel's name. It did not disappoint, to be sure. Thank you for making these instructional videos. Liked and subscribed!

Sunk in pea gravel up to the hubs in our 4Runner. Pass side rear quarter a foot from large tree, slight uphill. Any skinny peddle just moved us closer to the tree. Long story short, crawl control got us out, unassisted. Fantastic bit of engineering by Toyota!

Fantastic video! Great explanation of all various features on differing terrain.

Very informative video, great work.

Thanks for sharing that was all REALLY HELPFUL information!! I have not used my traction control very much so really enjoyed your detailed information. Thanks

The advancements in 4x4 over the last 15 to 20 years is quite amazing. I love my 05 Tundra double cab, especially now that I changed the diff gear ratio from 3.91 to 4.88 and installed a Torsen limited slip in the rear end, but it will never be able to do what these new 4runners can do.

Well done 🎉🙏🏼

Sooo informative! Wow, thank you for this content. Can't wait to try some of these new learnings.

Wow! Super thorough and informative video. Now I've got FOMO....because my 100 series doesn't have any of those fun buttons and knobs to play with. It's all just up to the knob (me) behind the wheel. Keep up the great work!

Definitely ran into those challenges with the late winter snow BBs this year - WA, Cascades. Glad I carried your advice with me. Those north-facing slopes with that hard pack that warms up by mid afternoon turns into a trap. Once the tires broke through, the truck was essentially just sitting on the skid plates. That crust protects the BBs underneath. But the sun makes the crust weak. The BBs provide zero traction. I describe it as bean bag filler. For those describing snow and sand as the same...it's not. At all. You really have to pay attention when you go snow-wheeling. Type of snow (fresh pow or late season pack), ambi temperature, time of day, thickness of hard pack...It's all fun, but sometimes you get to put more hours on the extrication gear. ⚙

Great job. You travelled all over the World just to show us different kinds of terrain

Great video. Summed up every video on crawl control in one info packed 15 minutes. Thx.

Excellent crawl control video, thank you!

Such a great experiences sharing which useful to me. Thanks ❤❤

thank you for teaching us this

Keep up the great work! Love your videos!!!!

Great video, thanks for putting it together! Very helpful!

Awesome video and great content, thanks and greetings from Down Under,, Tony.

Thank you!! I’m so tired of sorting through videos that just show the car getting unstuck and NOT showing how to make that happen with the Off Road controls.

This is THE BEST VIDEO in regards to CC System hands down...

Yea that was a great video - thanks!

great video. last year I was going up a hill in about 4" of fresh powder snow. I went sideways off the road into the grass and got stuck. I couldn't back down due to a tree. I put it in 4lo with the locker and crawl control got us out. it would have been another story if I didn't have that...

I have had my FJ Cruiser since I was 16 (I'm 29 now) and have now owned two 5th gen 4Runners in the past 11 years. My current 2019 TRD Offroad has the Magnuson supercharger. I sold it to a friend, awhile back. He had to return to Asia, so I bought it back lol, and was VERY happy, because I missed it lol. I'll never sell it again! It will stay with me, just like my FJ Cruiser has been with me for nearly half of my life😊. I drove a brand new Tacoma TRD Pro at Toyota's recent press event, on an offroad course, so I'm confident the offroad performance of the 6th gen 4Runner is going to surprise 5th gen 4.0 4Runner loyalists, as it did me. It is an upgrade, in every way! Just the price is expensive, so I reserved a GX 550, to get a bit more capabilities and comfort. Do not dismiss it because of the 4 cylinder engine. I promise 4Runner loyalists will love it! Invaluable information in your video! Thanks!😊

That sound was really scary.. lol. Lot of good info. Thanks for sharing 😊🤙👍

Great video! I don't have crawl control but this video is very informative! Nice job with the production and putting together all of the footage!

Damn bro, Toyota better hire you, best explanation videos on KZfaq. The dealership couldn’t even explain this stuff to me

Excellent video!!! The title holds true haha Also, I believe CRAWL Control also works with your factory rear locker locked. Now I wonder what would happen if you used CRAWL Control with the rear AND front locked 😬 On top of that, Toyota's new generation of trucks no longer make the machine gun sound when you activate CRAWL Control!

Thank you for the amazing detailed real world testing. This will definitely keep me away from a lot of now unnecessary trial and error. I’ll probably still get stuck on something dumb somewhere and cry like a baby😂

Awesome truck you got there mate 👌🏻 nice video as well with proper examples

Interesting .. lots of great information. Thanks for the video

I am a Toyota guy. All started with a new FJ40 in 1972. Still have a 85 Toy. truck to hunt and call coyotes. Just bought a new 2023 Tacoma TRD off road. Was wondering what the crawl control is all about..now I know...thanks for the excellent video. Can't wait to get the Tacoma out and see how it performs..

Great video, very informative. THANKS!

Awesome video! Much appreciated.

You're a wise man. Thanks for the tips.

Great job on this guy's! 👏

Great video! Been interested in learning about crawl control 👍🏽

AWESOME MY FRIEND! THANKS ALOT!! ............one less book i have to read

Thanks

Fantastic review, thanks!

Awesome Review and information thanks for sharing Good Stuff Happy wheeling guys The Vermonter

Very informative, even though I drive a gladiator. Well thought out!

Great video. Hope to see you around this spring/summer! I've got a 19 in voodoo blue and spend lots of time on the WA beaches

this is really epic love watching the video.

This series of “Finally” videos is excellent! Can you tell me what suspension and tires/size you have on your 4Runners? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!

Great video. Thank you.

Thanks for making this video! I bought a 4R TRD Pro back in 2018, and never really understood when and how to use this feature. I did find that one video you showed in the beginning of your video and it was cool but thin on content.

i use it every time I go off road on a hill decent ( steep hills ), great video 👍

Excellent!!!

I think every new 4 runner and Tacoma owner the dealership should show these videos!! They don’t show you shit on the 4 wheel drive system of these awesome vehicles. Excellent work

Great content! 👏🏻♥️

Thanks! Crawl control worked really well for me going down huge rocks and drops on Cadillac hill at the rubicon trail. Just gave that nice control. However, it wasn’t useful going back up that hill (crawling up rocks the height of tires), that’s where lockers and a-trac did the magic. Most people with me on the trail had dual transfer cases and that beat crawl control both uphill and downhill…so after all, these new tech gizmos are only semi effective. Plus since the 4runner is having PCS / VSC malfunction half the time after being lifted, crawl control is simply disabled when those electrical systems go nuts.

I Don't even have crawl control but I still enjoyed the video!! Seems like crawl control is the modern version of granny gear. 😂

Appreciate the post. Great summary on crawl control and here in Colorado, we don't have sand but I have used it on slow crawl for mogul uphill and downhill and find it effective. Was it needed, not really but I find that it's more consistent in maintaining speed and control. I most situations, low 4 works fine. With the popularity of 4Runners/Tacomas, I have seen just way too many vehicles that just looks unnecessarily weighted down with accessories and metal bumpers, racks, and body armor. I did see a 4runner in the video which appear to be less modded. I often wonder how the added weight affects crawl control and just off-loading capabilities in general.

I dig these technical videos. My Taco is a manual so I don't even have Crawl Control :)

My favorite part about crawl control is the "look, no hands"....to make the wheels spin...🤔

Interesting! I wish I seen this video a little while back when I rented a new Tacoma and took it off-road! I didn’t know anything about the crawl mode and thought maybe there was something wrong with the way it was making that noise! I mean the crawl mode worked well and it makes sense why it’s so noisy but it still doesn’t sound very good 😂

Knocked this one outta the park guys. Top drawer 👍👊

Great video. Thank you for the tutorial

great video

I love vids like this, where you have a mix of education and badass off road. Well done! I may have missed it, during your and tests, for your momentum runs, were you in 4H or 4L?

u soo damn calm !!!!

Finally, Overlanders who know what they are doing.

Great video

Very well explained, great content.👍 What size tires on the 4Runner’s?

Great tutorial I will have to watch and rewatch your videos, 9ne question.. will Crawl control with work alongside MTS? I thought you can only use one at a time?

I love the production quality and educational content in all your videos, thank you! One question. Do you have transmission coolers? I'm assuming since you have tow hitches, you probably have dedicated transmission coolers...but when you are going really slow (crawl control) it probably doesn't work very well. Just curious, thanks again for the video!