How does front wheel drive work on a Ford Escape?
How does front wheel drive work on a Ford Escape? Front wheel drive is always engaged, in a posi-traction way. But, for rapid acceleration all four wheels pull, and all wheels pull if it detects a lack of traction. It also has a Traction Control system you can engage which is more like the AWD function. Where is the 4 wheel drive light on a Ford Escape? On the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid 4x4 there is a light just to the left of the tach at around the 500 RPM mark that comes on when the back wheels are activated...