Patent ID: 7220209
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: B60K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A motor vehicle having a multimode traction system and particularly adapted for use both off-road and on delicate terrain, the vehicle comprising: a pair of rear wheels, a pair of steerable front wheels, an engine for generating torque to drive the wheels, a differential operatively connected within a drive train and supplying engine torque received from the engine to at least one of the wheels, a manually operable mode switch settable in first and second positions and located for easy operation by an operator of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving, the differential including a lock that locks the differential in response to setting the switch into the first of the switch positions, the differential lock unlocking the differential in response to setting the switch in the second of the switch positions, the differential lock being biased in the locked position so that the differential is locked when the vehicle is off to facilitate secure parking of the vehicle.