All-wheel Drive and Front-wheel Drive On Indicators

All-wheel Drive

These are All-wheel Drive (AWD) On Indicator symbols. Unlike many similar indicators looking indicators, these are green and serve to tell you that your vehicle’s all-wheel drive system is engaged and possibly what mode it is in.

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Multiple modes makes the lights necessary. Is the light yellow/amber/orange??

Note that any yellow/amber/orange all-wheel drive indicator, possibly flashing, indicates a problem in the system that must be addressed by your dealer or other qualified service personnel. Turn the system off if possible.

The AWD-V adds a full Vectoring component, which is what the ‘V’ stands for. The stick figure or line drawing that the letters are superimposed on are meant to be four wheels with the front wheels turned to the right.

In AWD-V, more torque is transferred between the rear wheels. This can lead to some slip in the outside wheel in extreme conditions. So, AWD only is recommended in very slippery conditions.

All this is more than necessary for most drivers, so stick to 2-wheel drive (AWD not engaged) in normal driving and AWD alone in slippery conditions.

Other Versions

This pair of symbols are simpler, indicating that the system is in all-wheel or two-wheel drive with the green color stating that it is functioning normally. The text inside the stick figures states this relatively clearly.

And change in color will, generally to yellow/amber/orange however, indicate a system problem that will require a qualified service shop. Note that if switching from all-wheel drive to two-wheel drive or vice versa is accomplished by and electronic switch, shutting the vehicle down for a few minutes may resolve the issue.

Chevrolet

Similarly, these symbols in yellow/amber/orange from Chevrolet indicates a problem with the all-wheel drive (first symbol) or front wheel drive system (second symbol). The vehicle should be examined by a qualified repair shop as soon as possible.

Also from Chevrolet, these two symbols are seen in black and white to indicate only that the all-wheel drive (first symbol) or front-wheel drive (second symbol) is engaged. They will change to the yellow/amber/orange color already shown if trouble is encountered.

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