CharlieInNEK
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We love our '13 Encore AWD but are concerned about an odd behavior. From time to time when we start out, we get a chime and a message that the "AWD system is OFF." Often, but not always, this is just after backing the car up.
The Owner's Manual defines this message as relating to overheating of the AWD system, and recommends letting the car cool off and then restarting.
Our experience is that the AWD is shutting down from a cold start. There is no possibility the unit has overheated unless driving 20 feet can accomplish that.
Usually we can just stop, turn the car off, and restart, and the message will not recur. However yesterday (in the snow) we had to stop twice; after the first restart it just happened again.
I am concerned because snowy conditions, as we had yesterday, are just when you want AWD. It isn't helpful to have AWD that works in nice weather and not in bad. And it's a pain in the neck to have to stop and restart the engine to reset it.
The Owner's Manual defines this message as relating to overheating of the AWD system, and recommends letting the car cool off and then restarting.
Our experience is that the AWD is shutting down from a cold start. There is no possibility the unit has overheated unless driving 20 feet can accomplish that.
Usually we can just stop, turn the car off, and restart, and the message will not recur. However yesterday (in the snow) we had to stop twice; after the first restart it just happened again.
I am concerned because snowy conditions, as we had yesterday, are just when you want AWD. It isn't helpful to have AWD that works in nice weather and not in bad. And it's a pain in the neck to have to stop and restart the engine to reset it.