4WD's

[Megan Forbes]

4WD's have come a long way since I was a kid and my brother and I took it in turns to jump out and change the wheel lock settings manually so my Dad could change into or out of four wheel drive. Can anyone tell me the difference between an "All Wheel Drive" and a "Full Time Four Wheel Drive"? Does "On Demand 4WD" basically mean the usual type where you can engage it as you please, or does it mean the vehicle decides when it "thinks" it needs it? Thanks :)

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[Pavel Klocek]

Megan Forbes wrote:

Does "On Demand 4WD" basically mean the usual type where you can engage it as you please, or does it mean the vehicle decides when it "thinks" it needs it?

On demand 4WD usually means the second. One of the most common systems of this type is a Haldex[^].

Pavel

[Megan Forbes]

Thanks Pavel. In this case what is the name for the former type?

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[Nnamdi Onyeyiri]

I thought they all let you select to be in 4WD when you wanted to be as well.

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[Chris Maunder]

Try this[^]. It even clears up a couple of misnomers

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[peterchen]

And it comes complete with logic puzzles such as Automatic 4WD has nothing to do with automatic 4WD!

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[Megan Forbes]

Thanks Chris, interesting and bewildering reading :)

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