All Wheel Drive - Vauxhall Antara Owner's Manual

All Wheel Drive

All Wheel Driv e (AWD)
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All Wheel Drive (AWD) is an a ctive-on-
dema nd sy stem that eng ages
autom atic ally with no action req uired by
the driver. Depending on the driving
environment, the v ehicle switches between
two-w heel drive and four-wheel drive to
give the vehicle m ore traction a nd stability
when necessary.
If the front wheels b egin to slip, the rear
wheels will automatically begin to drive the
vehicle as required .
More torque is transferred to the wheels
that ha ve the most traction, so the vehicle
ha s optimum grip at all tim es.
There m ay be a slight eng agem ent noise
during hard use.
As well as enabling the vehic le to b e driven
off-road, this system a lso enables the
vehicle to be driven on normal roads
without incurring exc essive tyre and
drivetrain wear or causing poor control.
All Wheel Drive
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All Wheel Drive (AWD)
con trol indicator B
When the ignition is switched on,
the AWD c ontrol indicator illumina tes for
app rox . 4 seconds. The system is ready for
operation w hen the control indicator goes
out.
If the control indicator flashes during
driving, AWD is temporarily disabled.
If it flashes briefly then extinguishes, this is
normal and does not ind icate a fault.
If the control indicator flashes
continuously, there is a fa ult in the system.
C onsult a workshop as soon as possible.
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