I know this is kind of a thread revival but i also noticed a difference when driving the vehicle in 'auto'. The steering felt slightly heavier from what i remember. The difference to me felt like the difference between driving my old Excursion with the front hubs engaged vs disengaged(without engaging 4wd). Probably wont settle the debate but i wanted to throw my .02 in there.
I forgot about this thread - thanks for bringing back to life.
I ran auto mode for several weeks due to the weather in NY and I too still feel a difference in steering. I was happy to switch back to 2wd once things cleared up.
But interestingly I almost never used 4wd. Auto mode did a very good job in the snow.
hey just my two cents...its my understanding that "auto mode is 4 wheel drive...period. T
The auto aspect is the sytem determines the ratio, high, lo etc.
it is not auto switching between 2 wheel and 4 wheel.
oh yeah, and i was also told (by the nissan used car sales guy when i bought my pathy) that the xfer case is a "magnetically actuated clutch pack", which is how it it is able to "throw" power to the front when needed while in auto.
of course i do not have any documentation to back this up though....
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