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Is it OK to use the 4WD Auto setting on paved roads in the rain?….i have a 2023 ram 1500 big horn 5.7 Hemi??
Thanks in advance to all who reply
In those circumstances you should be just above a crawl,and it probably wouldn't hurt.Would it help or hinder, if you were driving on a flooded surface, like say 3 to 6 inches of water ?
I hardly ever get wheel spin from a traffic light and I never have it in 4 auto. People need to learn how to drive in less than perfect conditions lolAbout all you're gonna gain is maybe a bit less wheel spin leaving a light,it's not going to change the issue of hydro-planning due to excessive speed on a wet road
I hardly ever get wheel spin from a traffic light and I never have it in 4 auto. People need to learn how to drive in less than perfect conditions lol
I have to say, it's helped me. I4 between Daytona and Orlando, seems to be a place, for me, that has poor drainage during heavy rain. I would hydroplane slightly with just 2wd, the 4wd Auto seemed to lesson that hydroplaning. Same road, same conditions, same speed... I experienced less hydroplaning with 4wd Auto engaged.About all you're gonna gain is maybe a bit less wheel spin leaving a light,it's not going to change the issue of hydro-planning due to excessive speed on a wet road
It will help some but not a does it all thing. U gotta be smart and drive to conditions. Also PSI on tires, condition and type of tires, status of road and current conditions and USE of the skinny pedal all have input.
Yes the transfer case has clutches that are applied by the computer, I do not beleive that is the case for the differential.I do all the time. The Rams with the 4wd Auto use clutches that only engage when called for, in the rear diff and the transfer case.
So unlike vehicles with serious 4wd capability with a locking transfer case, ours only locks when uneven wheel spin is detected, then either the rear diff, or the T-case, or both, are engaged.
I hope I wrote that so it makes sense.
Yes if your tires are evenly sized so the computer doesn't see any tire slip it will not engage the transfer case clutches.Can you drive at highway speeds with truck set on 4WD Auto?
If you're going fast enough to hydroplane, 4 Auto isn't going to do a thing for you,as the tires still aren't making contact with the pavement.That's a placebo effect your feelingI have to say, it's helped me. I4 between Daytona and Orlando, seems to be a place, for me, that has poor drainage during heavy rain. I would hydroplane slightly with just 2wd, the 4wd Auto seemed to lesson that hydroplaning. Same road, same conditions, same speed... I experienced less hydroplaning with 4wd Auto engaged.
I've had to pull our 4wd 1500 shop truck out of snow a lot - with my 2wd 1500 and 2wd Honda passport. Good tires make a huge difference in life.I hardly ever get wheel spin from a traffic light and I never have it in 4 auto. People need to learn how to drive in less than perfect conditions lol
YESCan you drive at highway speeds with truck set on 4WD Auto?