# New Year snow in the MMP

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**Created:** [January 3, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-snow-in-the-mmp/957133 "2022-01-03T10:48:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-year-snow-in-the-mmp/957133/87 "2022-01-05T18:31:33Z")

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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](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-toyota-rav4-how-to-engage-4wd/774523).

> [@2010 Toyota RAV4: How to engage 4WD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-toyota-rav4-how-to-engage-4wd/774523/2):
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> For vehicles like a Rav4, CRV, Element, etc, the 4WD/AWD capability engages automatically based on wheel-spin and then turns itself off.

> [@2010 Toyota RAV4: How to engage 4WD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-toyota-rav4-how-to-engage-4wd/774523/3):
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> The 2010 Rav4 is AWD, so you don’t need to engage anything. It will kick in when it senses wheel slip.

> [@2010 Toyota RAV4: How to engage 4WD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-toyota-rav4-how-to-engage-4wd/774523/9):
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> 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.

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