Drive Modes (SPEED!)

[HeyBales]

I tried slippery this morning just to see what it does. Withe the Intelligent AWD screen displayed it sent equal power to all 4 wheels until I was at 30 mph then slowly lowered rear power. The braking was soft in my opinion and poor steering response. Return trip I left it in normal and the AWD from a stop sent more power to the rear then gradually shifted it all to the front by 20 mph. Steering and brakes, well normal. I might use slippery if I was in a slippery situations otherwise no thanks.

It would be interesting if Slippery in Hybrid AWD did the same, I'd expect close enough.

Throttle response is similar, not sure I notice a difference in FWD steering.
Braking I don't like because the regen is gentle for probably 80% of the range (in pre-25MY at least), and then thrown in the last 20% is the serious regen to really slow down if needed, easily into the physical brakes.
For hybrid I'd rather feather the Go pedal with it's huge range of distance into coasting area, then mess with smaller range of brake pedal trying to nab that little 20% before making dust.

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[rk06382]

It would be interesting if Slippery in Hybrid AWD did the same, I'd expect close enough.

Throttle response is similar, not sure I notice a difference in FWD steering.
Braking I don't like because the regen is gentle for probably 80% of the range (in pre-25MY at least), and then thrown in the last 20% is the serious regen to really slow down if needed, easily into the physical brakes.
For hybrid I'd rather feather the Go pedal with it's huge range of distance into coasting area, then mess with smaller range of brake pedal trying to nab that little 20% before making dust.

I do not like Slippery mode as it disables the cruise control on my 25 Hybrid. But in winter, if it is icy, I would not use the cruise control.

 

[Blue_Max]

Except I don't have a hybrid so it is doing what it is designed to do which is remove MY ability to drive the truck. If the AWD system on mine works as it should it will transfer power in slippery conditions. And I learned how to drive on snow and ice 50 years ago so I will likely never use slippery. Especially since I no longer commute so if the roads are bad I just stay off of them. Makes sense on the hybrid though .

It is dampening your ability to make sudden moves that would overcome the AWD system's ability to recover. People think AWD makes them invincible, but it must obey the laws of physics. In slippery conditions, smoother throttle, steering, and braking inputs are better.

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