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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 10:07 AM
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Question Snow button?

i was reading up in the manual about the snow button, it says that it reduces power to the wheels to avoid slipping in snow, so does this mean that it reduces the gas mileage?, because i could use it on ordinay days sometimes to save up on fuel economy,thanks
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Old Aug 18, 2002 | 10:36 AM
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Not really, unless you have a heavy foot. When you hit the gas while in the "snow" mode, the acceleration is greatly decreased. At cruising speends, the "snow fuction" is not doing anything different then any other mode. The downfall with having it in this mode is that when you need power, you will not get it. Your car won't want to downshift into the higher RPM's.
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Old Aug 19, 2002 | 11:49 PM
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the car is geared lower so you wont get better gas mile. Trust me I live in Canada and when i drive in snow it cost me more.....
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Old Aug 20, 2002 | 09:38 AM
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When in snow mode you start off in 2nd gear. By lowering your torque, less likelyhood of wheel slippage.
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I thought it made it snow?lol
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 02:08 AM
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Originally posted by EmoDragRacer
I thought it made it snow?lol
Real funny! What you need is a "snow cone" button! lol
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