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Cold weather Driving 850 1996

posted by  KlausC on  Sun Dec 20 04:49 CST 2009
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NO! It is called the Winter button but is only to be used if there is almost no traction due to ice or hard packed snow, like trying to move from a stop sign but all of the wheels are slipping. The W button will keep your car in 3rd gear at take off, which means a lot of slipping inside the tranny. The slipping will overheat the tranny fluid in a short time at very slow speeds and rapidly wear out the bands.

Levave the W button OFF all of the time. The AWD system will take care of slipping and sliding.

Klaus
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