Halwg
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- 2018 Explorer Base 2.3L E
We finally had out first snow of the season about 4". When I went to work at 5:30 am none of the roads had been plowed or treated and I got to see how the "snow mode" worked. It seemed to do rather well, because on 2 hills where cars were having great difficulty making it up without spinning and sliding, I made it quite easily.
Maybe it was "snow Mode" or maybe it's my Cooper Winter tires. What I am wondering is what exactly "snow mode" does to the vehicle? It seemed like in initial take-off it cut the power somewhat to where I couldn't actually spin any wheels. But other than that, what is the real advantage? Snow tires may be more of an advantage than playing around with the terrain management system.
Maybe it was "snow Mode" or maybe it's my Cooper Winter tires. What I am wondering is what exactly "snow mode" does to the vehicle? It seemed like in initial take-off it cut the power somewhat to where I couldn't actually spin any wheels. But other than that, what is the real advantage? Snow tires may be more of an advantage than playing around with the terrain management system.