| hawkeye |
| Im on my second a Murano, this one a 2007. I've been very pleased with both however I think I've been mistaken about what the all wheel drive lock actually means. My Murano became stuck in deep snow this afternoon and I discovered that all wheel drive does not lock in all four wheels. Had it done so I would have been out in a minute, instead it locks two wheels on a side. So while my left side was mired in snow the two right wheels spun uselessly away. I was finally able to shovel my way out. Has anyone had a similiar experience with the Murano? |
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| zebelkhan |
| Murano AWD is not a real AWD. Although it transfers power front to back, it lacks transfer of power from side to side, just as you have experienced. |
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| njjoe |
hawkeye-
There is nothing wrong with your MO.
The AWD-Lock locks the front and rear axles, so power is equally distributed to both. However, since both the front and rear differentials are "open", the power often goes to the wheel with the less grip.
A FWD MO would have had only one wheel spinning, not two.
If the MO had limited-slip differentials then the power would be routed equally to all 4 wheels.
If your MO had the optional traction control it would have applied the brakes to the spinning wheels and power would then be routed to the other two.
-njjoe |
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| HuskyFan |
quote:
Originally posted by njjoe
If your MO had the optional traction control it would have applied the brakes to the spinning wheels and power would then be routed to the other two.
-njjoe
Lightly applying the brakes or the parking brake, while still applying power to the wheels, can sometimes slow down the spinning wheel and help to get the car moving.
I don't know if this will work on the Murano, but I know it can work on a rear wheel driven car with a parking brake lever, which allows you to adjust the amount of parking brake force using the lever. |
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