Stuck in snow - with a Ford 4WD!?

[Skogsgurra]

My Ford Kuga, a mini SUV, has served well for a couple of years. And it served well when I left home today. It served well when going back home, also.

But, there is a small hill and a right turn just before I can park before the front door. It had been snowing and weather was "wet", so quite slippery. No probs, I thought and turned the wheel to get through the gate, which - of course - was open.

I got stuck. Pressed pedal a little more. With four wheels, you don't get stuck in a situation like this. All that happened was the the front wheels digged little holes and there I was. Stuck. The back wheels hadn't turned at all.

My garage has closed. I have no idea what has happened. My guess is that the logic telling the AWD to activate doesn't work. Or something.. Probably some electronic thing hat I Primo: Don't trust and Secundo: Don't understand.

Does any one in Automotive know what is going on? And if there is an easy late Friday afternoon fix?


Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

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[Skogsgurra]

Best Tip of the Week! aka known as BTW. Followed by "sorry, I forgot to tell you about the ice and dirt"

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

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[KENAT]

Pat, I figured that was implied in my post;-).

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[MintJulep]

I wonder if you were whiskered?

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[Skogsgurra]

No, not this time. But zink (not tin) whiskers were considered in an investigation that I conducted several years ago where heavy arcing was initiated by "something". We later found out that it was trapped water inside a hollow insulator that started the whole thing. But whiskers were not ruled out until we found the faulty insulator and others that had the same problem.

Gunnar Englund

http://www.gke.org

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Half full - Half empty? I don't mind. It's what in it that counts.