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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 05:54 AM
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4wd style

hi all,
been looking at escapes03 and up.am trying to figure out is there a 4wd system that lets you lock it in place,or are they all the automatic,slip in and out style that drives me nuts?thanks for the info.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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earlier escape models had selectable 4wd - manual and auto mode, I just don't remember what year that ended and they went with fully auto systems.
 
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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Its not the type that "slips in and out". It does scan for slippage a hundred or so times a second and adjusts torque split based on those readings. Way faster than you can ever tell.

My 2003 had the switch and I never used it, I let it switch itself and never knew when it was front wheel drive or four wheel drive.
 
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