Lincoln Navigator (2001) four-wheel driving [8/20] Wd or awd operation on the road

Snow and ice

Your 4WD or AWD vehicle will

have advantages over two-wheel

drive vehicles in snow and on ice

by providing increased driving

traction. However, if you suddenly

change speed or direction you may

lose control. 4WD and AWD

vehicles can slide on slippery roads

just like any other vehicle. Should

you start to slide while driving on

snowy or icy roads, turn the

steering wheel in the direction of

the slide until you regain control.

Avoid sudden braking as well.

Although a 4WD or AWD vehicle

may accelerate better than a

two-wheel drive vehicle in snow

and ice, it won’t stop any faster,

because as in other vehicles,

braking occurs at all four wheels.

Do not become overconfident as to

road conditions.

Make sure you allow sufficient

distance between you and other

vehicles for stopping. In

emergency stopping situations,

avoid locking of the wheels. Use a

“squeeze” technique, push on the

brake pedal with a steadily

increasing force which allows the

wheels to brake yet continue to

roll so that you may steer in the

direction you want to travel. If you

lock the wheels, release the brake

pedal and repeat the squeeze

technique. If your vehicle has

anti-lock brakes, apply the brake

steadily. Do not “pump” the

brakes. See your “Owner’s Guide”

for additional information on the

4WD or AWD operation on the road