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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1993
David Sperduti, Auburn, NY (US);
Randolph C Williams, Weedsport, NY (US);
James S Brissenden, Baldwinsville, NY (US);
Randy W Adler, Seneca Falls, NY (US);
New Venture Gear, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a motor vehicle traction control system for providing on-demand four-wheel drive under certain tractive and operational conditions. The traction control system permits the vehicle operator to choose between operation in the conventional two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive mode or the 'on-demand' four-wheel drive mode. Moreover, the traction control system is operable for disabling the on-demand four-wheel drive feature upon the vehicle operator subsequently shifting into either of the two-wheel drive and the four-wheel drive modes.