New owner of a 2010 Outlander v6 6 speed auto, can I use snow mode on a dry road?
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New owner of a 2010 Outlander v6 6 speed auto, can I use snow mode on a dry road?
Hi, new guy here, I've recently bought a 2010 Outlander, my question is it ok to use snow mode on a dry road? It's winter here in Western Australia and raining every day but doesn't rain all day so the roads are dry a lot of the time, should I switch back to tarmac mode when the roads dry out? I understand the Outlander has a centre differential so my understanding is that AWD snow mode should be OK on a dry road. Does anyone know of any problems like additional wear on the drive train components? Any help would be much appreciated.
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Your question brings up a valid point. My 2009 3.0L V6 LS for the NZ market lists the options as 1 - 2WD , 2-4WD Auto , 3- 4WD Lock.
Functions as
2WD- This mode is for economical driving on normal dry roads and motorways.Driving is front wheel drive
4WD Auto- The default mode. This mode is for automatically controlling the distribution of driving torque to all four wheels according to the conditions
4WD Lock- This mode is for driving in slippery conditions such as on snow covered roads or sand. The large amount of driving torque is applied to the rear tyres enables getting out of slippery areas and powerful driving is possible across all ranges
So what difference is your car to mine apart from body style? Or is yours manual transmission? I would not expect Mitsi to have changed the transmission much in one model year . Hope I haven't muddied the water further.
Functions as
2WD- This mode is for economical driving on normal dry roads and motorways.Driving is front wheel drive
4WD Auto- The default mode. This mode is for automatically controlling the distribution of driving torque to all four wheels according to the conditions
4WD Lock- This mode is for driving in slippery conditions such as on snow covered roads or sand. The large amount of driving torque is applied to the rear tyres enables getting out of slippery areas and powerful driving is possible across all ranges
So what difference is your car to mine apart from body style? Or is yours manual transmission? I would not expect Mitsi to have changed the transmission much in one model year . Hope I haven't muddied the water further.
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Joined: Oct 2020
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From: California USA
Your question brings up a valid point. My 2009 3.0L V6 LS for the NZ market lists the options as 1 - 2WD , 2-4WD Auto , 3- 4WD Lock.
Functions as
2WD- This mode is for economical driving on normal dry roads and motorways.Driving is front wheel drive
4WD Auto- The default mode. This mode is for automatically controlling the distribution of driving torque to all four wheels according to the conditions
4WD Lock- This mode is for driving in slippery conditions such as on snow covered roads or sand. The large amount of driving torque is applied to the rear tyres enables getting out of slippery areas and powerful driving is possible across all ranges
So what difference is your car to mine apart from body style? Or is yours manual transmission? I would not expect Mitsi to have changed the transmission much in one model year . Hope I haven't muddied the water further.
Functions as
2WD- This mode is for economical driving on normal dry roads and motorways.Driving is front wheel drive
4WD Auto- The default mode. This mode is for automatically controlling the distribution of driving torque to all four wheels according to the conditions
4WD Lock- This mode is for driving in slippery conditions such as on snow covered roads or sand. The large amount of driving torque is applied to the rear tyres enables getting out of slippery areas and powerful driving is possible across all ranges
So what difference is your car to mine apart from body style? Or is yours manual transmission? I would not expect Mitsi to have changed the transmission much in one model year . Hope I haven't muddied the water further.
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