What is Real Time 4WD in a CR-V Honda?
Real Time 4WD Honda’s 4-wheel / AWD drive system is designed to best match the majority of driving situations that vehicles realistically encounter. The Real Time 4WD system sends power only to the rear wheels when there is insufficient traction for the front-wheel-drive system.
What is Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System?
Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System™ Real Time AWD on the CR-V gives the driver confidence in a wide variety of conditions, thanks to enhanced control. The Feature: This enables the CR-V to send power to the rear wheels proactively when accelerating and climbing hills, to help avoid traction loss.
Is the Honda CRV AWD system real time?
Found this at “The Temple of VTEC”. May have been copied from here. New for 2012, the CR-V offers Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System™, which represents a major advancement to Honda’s original Real Time 4WD system used in previous-generation models.
How does four wheel drive work on a Honda CRV?
The four-wheel drive system in your CR-V turns on and off automatically when needed as you drive — just like your anti-lock brakes.
How does the ball cam work on a Honda CRV?
If the front wheels began to turn faster than the rear wheels, as would be the case if they were spinning on snow or ice, the difference in pressure between the two pumps would cause the clutch to be engaged, sending power to the rear wheels. The ball cam mechanism was designed to help speed engagement.
How does the clutch work on a Honda CRV?
The system has two hydraulic pumps — one driven by the front wheels and one driven by the rear differential. Under normal conditions, the pumps work at the same speed. If you lose traction at the front wheels, the pressure difference between the two pumps activates a multi-disc clutch that splits the torque between…
Found this at “The Temple of VTEC”. May have been copied from here. New for 2012, the CR-V offers Real Time AWD with Intelligent Control System™, which represents a major advancement to Honda’s original Real Time 4WD system used in previous-generation models.
What to do if your Honda CRV won’t start?
It is highly likely that if your CR-V won’t start that there will be codes. These codes will tell you what the computer is saying is wrong with your engine. By looking them up on this site, or just Googling them in general will lead you to a detailed diagnosis of that code.
The four-wheel drive system in your CR-V turns on and off automatically when needed as you drive — just like your anti-lock brakes.
What are the limitations of the Honda CRV?
The CRV system will not provide enough torque to pull you up a hill. (as you have already proven) It is designed as a system for a vehicle in motion, if you will. By that I mean that Honda designed it to give you better traction and control (VSA) while it is moving down the road.