Ford Explorer 4WD Off Road / Diagonal Test / All Terrain Modes Tested

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2016 Ford Explorer just testing out how good or bad the 4wd system is.
To my surprise the mud / ruts mode worked the best. It applied the brake to the wheel slipping the most almost instantly.

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This is an underrated 4WD system (my wife drives a 2018 Sport, and it does fantastic in the heavy snow and ice we get in Minnesota). Too bad the Explorer isn't a true off-road vehicle as it was in the past.

thebeast

Great test! IME mud & rut is the best mode for locking all the wheels in. This is a really great AWD system.

snorman

Well done. Best video explanation of the Ford intelligent 4wd I've been able to find.

Robin-bklm

In the mud/rut mode you can see the ABS engaging the front left & back right brakes to move the power over to the other cross axle aspect. Very cool

jesseharris

I have the 2017 sport and coupled with Goodyear's Weatheready's, the intelligent 4wd was unstoppable in the snow/mode, absolutely incredible. I literally tried to get stuck in 2.5ft snow to above the bumper on an unplowed street for 2 blocks and it did not get stuck. I purposefully stopped in the 2.5ft of snow to see how it would do burried, without momentum and it got going without a problem. Did really well with slushy crap that drags your car left or right, better than anyone else I saw on the roads, including 4wd pickups. ABS/traction control is predictable and gives you just enough of a sensation that you need to slow down before it corrects yet kn normal 2-3 inch packed/unpacked snow I could launch it like on pavement lol. Turning off traction control I'm able to drift in snow covered parking lot but the anti roll system can't be turned off and kills the fun.

Tip1: snow mode gives the throttle pedal a lot less sensitivity/response to limit low end torque, making it easier to feather the gas when starting out. I also call it "wife/fuel sipper mode" as I don't see her jolting her head all over when I leave stop lights lol Tip2: Best launches are obtained in sport mode in combination with sand mode whilst doing a brake stand. Don't use the paddles, it'll shift for you. Sand mode gives the snappiest throttle response, awful for city/ with the wife driving.

Have yet to tow our 20ft enclosed festherlight, but its has the same engine as the F150 of same year-ish so towing isnt a problem, obivously less tongue weight in comparison. Will be offroading this summer w/ Truxx 2.5" lift and 255/70/17's, so we'll see how that goes!

Fordexplorer.org/forums. for all Q&A's and mods.

jesseharris

The biggest thing I notice with the intelligent 4wd system is in situations like this (vs driving down the road) when certain tires lose traction, the system takes 5-10 seconds to vector the power to the wheels that have traction. Now my 01 F150 didn't have a limited slip so, you lost traction on the front left and back right, you were done for, regardless how long you wanted to spin them for, w/ limited slip diffs being a bit more helpful.

I feel like an appropriate summary of this vehicles intelilegent 4wd is this: primarily front 2wd, but also 4wd as needed and when that doesn't work, it's got the ultimate AWD/ABS assist. Incredible how far things have come since the 2000's.

jesseharris

I use to have a 17 toyota rav4 awd. I took that thing down jeep trails in the mountains. 3 wheeling the crap out of it. Had the rear tire 3 feet off the ground couple of times. But one thing it struggled with is tire spin. Fords intelligent 4wd and how the abs locks one side to send power to the other is pretty amazing. I have a 17 explorer sport. (Family got bigger so rav had to go)

jcsphotography

Because the old manual shift transfer case with 2WD, high and low range was just way too damn hard LOL. Never needed all those modes, when it was in 4WD it was in 4WD the truck didn't care what you were driving on.

My Explorer just has auto high and low, that's plenty of options LOL.

wildbillc

If your stuck in deep snow put it in mud mode to get unstuck. Just did that yesterday. Obviously if your really stuck it’s not going to work but mud/rut mode got me out of my driveway.

zm

I owned a 2011 limited fully loaded and I buried it in mud and snow and it pulled out since I traded it for the 2017 xlt sport appearance package front wheel based and I still get my way with traction control off and in sport mode. But I do missed the intelligent 4wd system. Just dont let the battery go bad you'll have to get the system flashed . It's good to have ford mechanics as friends lol

wipphalo

I have a 2017 explorer base that has a 4wd logo on the back but it doesn't have a button or switch for it in the cabin, how do I turn that 4wd on

abugibreal

The Mud and Rut has not failed me yet.

lilproto

try it with steering going left and right 90 degrees, seems even it is a 4 wheel, the front wheels has no traction until it gets on the hard part

zupp.social