What Is Drive Mode Control
Your vehicle has various drive modes that you can select for different driving conditions. Depending on the drive mode that you select, the system adjusts various vehicle settings.
How Does Drive Mode Control Work
Drive mode control adjusts your vehicle configuration for each mode you select.
Changing the drive mode adjusts the steering effort and feel of the steering system.
The stability and traction control assist your vehicle control in adverse conditions or high-performance driving.
Throttle control enhances the powertrain response, transmission controls become optimized with shift schedules, and four-wheel drive settings are optimized and tuned to each mode.
Changing the drive mode can engage or disengage the electronic locking differentials.
Changing the drive mode changes the four-wheel drive mode to the default setting for the selected drive mode.
Note: The system has diagnostic checks that continuously monitor the system for proper operation. If a mode is unavailable due to a system fault, the drive mode system defaults to normal. When the system defaults to normal, the driveline settings remain the same as prior to the system fault.
Note: The system reverts to the normal mode each time you start your vehicle. At startup the system also displays a prompt on the instrument cluster display that gives you the option to return to the previously selected drive mode during the last ignition cycle. If you select yes, the system returns to the last selected drive mode and the default driveline settings associated with that mode. If you select no, the system remains in normal mode and the driveline settings remain the same as selected in the prior ignition cycle. If you do not select yes or no, the system stays in normal mode and the driveline settings remain the same as selected in the prior ignition cycle.
Selecting a Drive Mode
Rotate the controller located on the center console. Rotate the drive mode controller once to activate the drive mode selection menu in the display. Rotate the controller a second time to select and engage the drive mode.
Note: Button icons vary depending on the vehicle’s configuration.
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