New Year snow in the MMP

[Johnny_L.A]

Wifey, RN just left to visit her patients. As noted previously, the roads here are frozen. 4WD/AWD doesn’t do any good on ice, but it should help. I wanted to be sure she does have AWD, and I found this thread I posted in 2016.

@busterpickle

For vehicles like a Rav4, CRV, Element, etc, the 4WD/AWD capability engages automatically based on wheel-spin and then turns itself off.

@Telemark

The 2010 Rav4 is AWD, so you don’t need to engage anything. It will kick in when it senses wheel slip.

@Last_Glacial_Maximum

If your RAV4 senses wheels starting to lose traction, the 4WD will engage automatically and disengage when not needed.

So I have peace of mind.