TimmyB
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- Timothy
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OK, I almost posted on another thread about this but I didn't want to hijack that discussion so I started one of my own. The other discussion was about how easily some people are accidentally putting their Rangers into 4High because of the location of the control.
Admittedly, I am a novice to the 4WD/AWD world. I never drove any vehicle with more than 2WD before 2015, when I got a Subaru Outback. Then, that became my Explorer in 2018. In neither vehicle have I ever needed to worry about changing the drive wheels because I'm almost always on paved roads and almost always in non-freezing conditions. The Ranger will be our first truck EVER! I want the Tremor package simply because I think it looks BA, not because I'm gonna go out with my son and his FJ and crawl over some rocks.
I know that the Ford website says if you have the FX4 or the Tremor package, you will have the Terrain Management System, which has four settings: Normal, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud/Ruts, and Sand. I believe that is the same as my current Explorer has. I have a few questions about this.
First, is this just designed for people like me who don't know what the hell we're doing to change the 4H/4L/2H settings (see title above)?
If so, great. If not, then is there a SEPARATE controller for the drive line?
Finally, I've done a little reading about this subject so as not to be so ignorant, but if any of you long-timers have any assistance you'd like to offer, I'm all ears!
Thanks.
Admittedly, I am a novice to the 4WD/AWD world. I never drove any vehicle with more than 2WD before 2015, when I got a Subaru Outback. Then, that became my Explorer in 2018. In neither vehicle have I ever needed to worry about changing the drive wheels because I'm almost always on paved roads and almost always in non-freezing conditions. The Ranger will be our first truck EVER! I want the Tremor package simply because I think it looks BA, not because I'm gonna go out with my son and his FJ and crawl over some rocks.
I know that the Ford website says if you have the FX4 or the Tremor package, you will have the Terrain Management System, which has four settings: Normal, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud/Ruts, and Sand. I believe that is the same as my current Explorer has. I have a few questions about this.
First, is this just designed for people like me who don't know what the hell we're doing to change the 4H/4L/2H settings (see title above)?
If so, great. If not, then is there a SEPARATE controller for the drive line?
Finally, I've done a little reading about this subject so as not to be so ignorant, but if any of you long-timers have any assistance you'd like to offer, I'm all ears!
Thanks.
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