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Drive Control
Normal – For everyday driving. This mode is a perfect balance of excitement, comfort, and convenience.
Selectable Drive Modes
The system delivers a driving experience through a suite of sophisticated electronic vehicle systems. These systems optimize steering, handling and powertrain response. This provides a single location to control multiple system's performance settings.
Changing the drive mode automatically changes the functionality of the following systems:
- Electronic stability control and traction control maintains your vehicle control in adverse conditions or high-performance driving.
- Electronic throttle control enhances the powertrain response to your inputs.
- Transmission controls are optimized with shift schedules tuned to each terrain.
Using the System
The system tailors your vehicle configuration for each mode you select.
Column Shifter
To change the drive mode setting, press the drive mode button. The drive mode selection menu appears in the instrument cluster and allows you to select through the available drive modes.
Normal – For everyday driving. This mode is a perfect balance of excitement, comfort, and convenience.
WARNING:
Do not use tow/haul when the road surface is slippery. Failure to follow this instruction could result in the loss of control of your vehicle. |
Tow/Haul – For improved transmission operation when towing a trailer or a heavy load. This mode moves upshifts to higher engine speeds to reduce the frequency of transmission shifting. This mode also provides engine braking in all forward gears, which slows your vehicle and assists you in controlling your vehicle when descending a grade. The amount of downshift braking provided varies based on the amount you press the brake pedal. | 
Deep Snow/Sand – For snow or soft, dry sand. |
Eco – For efficient driving. This mode helps deliver maximum fuel efficiency and helps to increase driving range. | 
Slippery – For less than ideal road conditions such as snow or ice covered roads. Use this mode for crossing terrain where loose, wet or slippery material covers a firm surface. Slippery mode lowers throttle response and, if equipped with automatic transmission, optimizes shifting for slippery surfaces. |
Rock Crawl – For optimum rock-climbing ability. Rock crawl mode prompts you to put your vehicle in 4x4 Low. Rock Crawl mode optimizes the throttle and transmission response to provide you additional control of your vehicle. See
Using Four-Wheel Drive.
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Some drive modes reduce traction and stability control performance and the warning indicator illuminates in the instrument cluster. |
Note:
Your vehicle starts in the last selected drive mode for appropriate modes when starting the vehicle within two hours of the last key off. If the vehicle has been off for more than two hours, a drive mode reminder prompt displays on the instrument cluster which requires you to confirm before the vehicle returns to the last selected drive mode.
Note:
Mode changes are not available when the vehicle ignition is off. In drive (D), only some modes may be available.
Note:
The system has diagnostic checks that continuously monitor the system for proper operation. Certain drive modes are not available based on the gearshift position. If a mode is unavailable due to a system fault or change in gearshift position, the mode defaults to Normal.
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