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[RPYLE50]

Interesting. I thought all BS had a "low" range button in the middle of the gear knob. This may just be a lack of understanding on my part by what they mean as a "low" range typical of 4WD vehicles. Great review however of the non Badlands BS's!

 

[CletusVanDam]

Interesting. I thought all BS had a "low" range button in the middle of the gear knob. This may just be a lack of understanding on my part by what they mean as a "low" range typical of 4WD vehicles. Great review however of the non Badlands BS's!

I think the Low setting on non-Badlands isn't a 4wd-Low setting, but a standard low gear for hills that a lot of automatic transmission cars have. My 2wd Honda Accord had an "L" gear just like that. "4WD Low" is a different thing, often used for difficult rock-crawling and stuff like that.

Badlands doesn't have the Low, but it has the paddle shifters (where the Low button is on other models, badlands has a "manual" button) , so if I want to save my brakes on steep hills I can use the shifter and change to lower gears.

 

[RushMan]

I think the Low setting on non-Badlands isn't a 4wd-Low setting, but a standard low gear for hills that a lot of automatic transmission cars have. My 2wd Honda Accord had an "L" gear just like that. "4WD Low" is a different thing, often used for difficult rock-crawling and stuff like that.

Badlands doesn't have the Low, but it has the paddle shifters (where the Low button is on other models, badlands has a "manual" button) , so if I want to save my brakes on steep hills I can use the shifter and change to lower gears.

Older cars had PRNDL1L2
That's right, they had 2 low gear selections on automatic trans cars.

 

[TCBSport]

Interesting. I thought all BS had a "low" range button in the middle of the gear knob. This may just be a lack of understanding on my part by what they mean as a "low" range typical of 4WD vehicles. Great review however of the non Badlands BS's!

By my old school definition, the BSport is not a true 4WD it is an AWD. To me true 4WD means a low range transfer case.

 

[Mark S.]

Interesting. I thought all BS had a "low" range button in the middle of the gear knob. This may just be a lack of understanding on my part by what they mean as a "low" range typical of 4WD vehicles. Great review however of the non Badlands BS's!

From the Owner's Manual:

Low(L)
With your vehicle in drive (D), press the low (L) button to activate low mode.

• Provides maximum engine braking.
• You can shift the transmission into low (L) at any vehicle speed.
• Is not for use under extended or normal driving conditions and results in lower fuel economy.

The clue there is the first bullet: "Provides maximum engine braking." This feature is meant to keep the transmission in the lower gears to prevent too much acceleration on a long downhill.

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