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jeansain replied to derekho55's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVX
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I feel sooo stuuupid! That was it!! But I should say that this is a terrible design. I can easily see someone not even noticing that their lights are on and draining their battery. Or worse, thinking there is a short in the car and having a dishonest mechanic take advantage... What's the purpose of having an additional switch for the parking lights anyhow? Anyway, many thanks.
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Hi Everyone! Here in Canada, DRL are compulsory and since the early 90's all cars come with them. Mine comes from the US so it didn't have DRL originally. To make it Canadian legal, the importer rewired it so that when I turn off the engine the lights go off, even if the switch is on. So leaving the switch always on did the trick. Now all of a sudden today, the parking lights stay on all the time, even with the engine and the light switch off , unless I disconnect the battery. Anyone knows what went wrong? TIA
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Some info that may be useful: Since the very cold weather started, once in a while, there is a strong gas smell inside the car. I am thinking it may be the charcoal canister (if there is one in this car). If that is the case, there may be a connection, since most CEL are emission related. Any thoughts?
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What is the most likely cause of a check engine light, when engine performance and idling is OK? Happened just all of a sudden this morning when I went to start the car. The starter turned but the car the car didn't start at first. I then tried again and it fired after a brief hesitation but the check engine light stayed on. Now it starts fine but the CEL is still on. Any ideas?
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There is no question that I feel safer driving the Sube in the snow than the Merc (we've already got enough of the white stuff here for me to have experimented with both). However I am not sure I agree with you on what you said. If I floor it on black ice with the Sube, I think I'd probably end up doing a 180... Hopefully I'll never have to find it out the hard way!
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The way you describe it (assuming I don't have LSD), if only one side of the vehicle hits some icy road while driving, while the other side stays on dry pavement, I could lose control of the vehicle! Whereas my traction control equipped, 2-wheel drive Mercedes would stand a better chance?!Please note that this scenario (called "black ice") is not at all far fetched. It happens quite often here in Canada during the winter.
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Thanks everyone for your posts! I am not worried about front to rear torque distribution as this has most to do with torque than safety, but about left-right split on the same axle. Indeed, if both wheels on the same axle are not turning at the same speed (in a straight line) you have a safety prob. When a wheel starts spinning, how does the other one - on the same axle - react? For the silcone based fluid to work here, it would have to be IMHO, not only in the center diff but also in each individual diff. If, as most say here, the system works great, there has to be something that makes it work! Josh: Does each diff have this silcone based fluid? If so, how quickly does it react (heat up and thicken) to transfer torque to the non-spinning wheel? TIA
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I have read that before. What I'd like to know is the following: when a wheel starts to spin, is traction transferred to the other wheel on the same axle, and if so, how is that done? For instance, in my 2-wheel-drive Mercedes with traction control, when one of the rear wheels starts spinning, the system can apply the brakes and/or back-off the throttle opening until both wheels turn at the same speed.
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I know that in a conventional 2-wheel-drive vehicle, most of the traction is transferred to the spinning wheel, in slippery conditions, which is why those are dangerous in snow/ice. Those with traction control balance traction between the 2 wheels when that happens, thereby making driving safer. In a MT AWD sube is traction 25% on all wheels at all times, including slippery conditions? If not, how does it work? Understanding how it works would let me know how confident I should be when driving my MT Impreza OBS in inclement weather. Thanks