AWD SYSTEM: System Description: Description
- AWD controls distribution of drive power between front-wheel drive (100:0) and 4-wheel drive (50:50) conditions according to signals from sensors.
- By receiving the steering angle sensor signal, yaw rate sensor signal, side G sensor signal and decel G sensor signal, vehicle with VDC corrects a torque distribution for front and rear wheels according to a driving operation and a behavior of the vehicle during cornering and improves drivability and safety on a slippery road surface.
- Electronic control allows optimal distribution of torque to front/rear wheels to match road conditions.
- AWD mode makes possible stable driving possible with no wheel spin, on snowy roads or other slippery surfaces.
- On roads which do not require 4-wheel drive, it contributes to improved fuel economy by driving in conditions close to front-wheel drive.
- Sensor inputs determine the vehicle's turning condition, and tight cornering/braking are controlled by distributing optimum torque to rear wheels.NOTE: Light tight-corner braking symptom may occur depending on driving condition. This is not malfunction.