New Ram using 4WAuto

[mplaramie]

I've got a dumb question but I have to ask.

Is it safe to use 4WAuto in the new Ram right away? I've got 150 miles on the new truck and with all the snow 4WAuto would be helpful. Just don't want to F anything up from the start.

Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[silver billet]

There is no problem running it right away. It will actually only drive the rear wheels until it detects slip.

 

[Richard320]

That's what it's there for.

 

[Rick3478]

No problem at all. Behavior may not be quite what you expect. If you have any open parking lots in the area, give it a test run.

 

[Camelot]

Mine is in AWD 100% of the time

 

[Scram1500]

It's pretty seemless, but I can tell when it's on. The manual is a good resource

 

[SpeedyV]

I've got a dumb question but I have to ask.

Is it safe to use 4WAuto in the new Ram right away? I've got 150 miles on the new truck and with all the snow 4WAuto would be helpful. Just don't want to F anything up from the start.

Any feedback is appreciated.

It’ll be fine. Doing this does keep a few more parts engaged, so fuel economy will take a very slight hit.

 

[SkittleRam]

It fine to run the 4WD Auto, it works very well.

 

[mplaramie]

Thanks to everyone for the help and feedback.

 

[Ex_dutch]

Has anyone actually noticed a difference in gas consumption between 4WD-auto and 2WD? I can’t tell a difference, but admit I haven’t turned it into a science project either. Just going by what the display shows for current consumption on cruise control and switching forth and back between 4WD-auto and 2WD.

 

[Eighty]

Fwiw, the TRX doesn’t even have a 2wd mode. 4-auto is the least you can do. So there’s definitely no concern with running 4-auto all the time.