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My Questions is when does it come on, at what tempreture if any and how do i know all 4 wheels are engageing compared to 2. What is the max speed to drive on 4wd lock also?
when i questioned this, he said it wasn't a problem and would act like a 4x4 that is in constant lock.
Now I may well be wrong, but I always consider 4wd is for use on suspect road surfaces and I still maintain anyone driving on gravel, mud or sand at high speeds in an X-T has a death wish.Mad Hat Man are you telling me you have never driven your X-Trail in AUTO over 40KPH? I find that very hard to believe. I rarely use auto on tarmac, except in exceptional conditions.
So is LOCK like 4WD LO? With my old Jeep 40KPH in LO really rev'd the crap out of the engine. It was meant for high torque stuff, like pulling boats out of water or heavy 4x4'ing (which I did very often - seriously).NO - LOCK just locks the ellectronic diff, so that yu are applying power to all 4 wheels. - there are NO hi and lo ratios on a X-T.
As far as AUTO goes, there is no speed restriction. I should be able to pin the speedometer out, not that I would. Thats because it only operates when necessary (wheel slip) and yu are unlikely to get wheel slip at 100KPH and the max cut-in speed may be electronically governed.
I find the description of LOCK a little vague. "If the vehicle speed increases". Does this mean if I'm in LOCK and I increase my speed from 15KPH to 16KPH LOCK disengages? It is probably more like 20KPH to 30KPH, but it would be nice to have a number. I dont think it matters - what it states is that the system will change automatically from LOCK to AUTO when the sensors decide that it is unnecessary to have a locked system, but will return to LOCK when the speed is slow enough for it to be safe to do so. As it is sensor dependant, maybe the changeover speed depends on several factors and isnt fixed?
It is nice to know the system is fool proof. I didn't want to be worried about switching to AUTO and ending up on LOCK because my mitts were too bulky to tell the difference. It doesnt seem to matter - as you speed up, the system will automatically change from LOCK to AUTO for you.
I agree with all your points about the X-Trail's 4WD capabilities except for one. The X-Trail is more like driving a refridgerator on wheels. My old Jeep was definitely the brick. - NO - a refrigerator is driving a Land rover Series 3 with no heater, carpets?? in the winter.
Hi there,i ve tried to switch from AUTO to 4WD in speeds above 80km/h on snowy roads and barely saw a difference the huge difference was when i switched from 4WD to 2WD again at speeds over 80km/h the reaction was like driving a normal car.The front of the x-t going from left to right made me put back to 4WD,much stable .I drive in remote roads where the snow plow doesn t go often and when my wife is not confident with road conditions she puts on 4WD at speeds over 100km/h with the engine cruising in overdrive.Wow! Awesome post Mad Hat. A ton of information in there. Much appreciated. I think I will email Nissan for more details. I find the description of LOCK a little vague. "If the vehicle speed increases". Does this mean if I'm in LOCK and I increase my speed from 15KPH to 16KPH LOCK disengages? It is probably more like 20KPH to 30KPH, but it would be nice to have a number.
It is nice to know the system is fool proof. I didn't want to be worried about switching to AUTO and ending up on LOCK because my mitts were too bulky to tell the difference.
I agree with all your points about the X-Trail's 4WD capabilities except for one. The X-Trail is more like driving a refridgerator on wheels. My old Jeep was definitely the brick.
Thanks again for the post.
Our Ski Team was often referred to as "The Crazy Canucks"Doing 60KPH+ in 4WD must be a Canadian thing.![]()
I love going out on a snow storm with my x-t,i do 30000 km per year with it .Not just around Montreal but to Ottawa too and avoiding the highway,country roads are much funDoing 60KPH+ in 4WD must be a Canadian thing.![]()
Among other things - - one of us is driving on the right side of the roadIt appears that driving in Canada and the UK are subtly different![]()