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FWD about little car in dash.......kinda scared.......
so yeah, i picked up my car today and there is FWD over the little picture of the car in the dash, i dont know if that means its in front wheel drive or what........kinda freaking me out, what is it?
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FWD LIGHT
TRY REMOVING THE FUSE OUT UNDER THE HOOD THAT PUTS YOUR AWD CAR INTO FWD.
I BELIEVE THE LIGHT SHOULD GO OUT ONCE YOU ARE IN AWD AGAIN. THANKS DWAYN
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Dwayn
Can you please take the caps lock off when you type?
Thanks, Todd
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Re: FWD about little car in dash.......kinda scared.......
Yeah, that light only comes on when the fwd fuse is engaged. It is a little strange that the former owner engaged it though...
Either the car was towed, or something was awry with the awd system... -Chike Quote:
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Are there any adverse affects from leaving the fuse in and driving in FWD mode for a long period of time?
Might be a fair weather fuel saver. Or a plain bad idea... just curious.
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"bad idea" sounds fine to me
/Sonny
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None that I know of. Some members have driven with the fuse in place for over 1 year...
-Chike Quote:
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well i took out the fuse and nothing seems wrong with the AWD, no noises, no weird behavior, i think it was there just to save on gas.....atleast thats what im hoping. i love the feeling of AWDing around a corner
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That's awesome! Glad everything is running great...
-Chike Quote:
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Quote:
-Bill
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This becomes obvious during slow tight turns.
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