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4WS

You Only Ever Find A 4WS (Four Wheel Steering) System On Only A Handful Of Cars In Automotive History.

Some People Call It Pointless, Some People Including Me Love It.

Once You Know Your Way Around It, Its Not That Complex, All It Involves Is Sensors, Motors, Back Up Motors And A Rear Steering Rack (And Bit More).

The 3 Modes

First, There Is 'Slow' Mode Which Is Only Used Under 45KM/H For Maneuvering And Going Around Tight Corners. In This Mode, The Rear Wheel Face The Opposite Way From The Front. This Gives The Car A Much Tighter Turning Circle.

Secondly, There's 'Fast/Motorway' Mode Which Is Used Over 45KM/H, This Is The Opposite Of 'Slow' Mode, The Rear Wheels Now Face The Same Way As The Front. This Makes It More Stable At High Speeds But Can Be Overridden So It Activates Like 'Slow' Mode For Very Responsive Steering, Hence The 4WS Sport Button Which Makes It Go Into Permanent 'Slow' Mode For Sports.

Thirdly There's 2WS Revs Which Means Two Wheel Steering Reverse. If You Havent Got Much Experience At Reverse Parking, This Is Used. This Makes The Back Wheels Go Straight Making It Easier For Some People To Reverse Park. If You Are Experienced,  Then 4WS ('Slow' Mode) Can Be Really Good For Reversing Into Tight Spaces. This Mode Can Only Be Activated When The Engine Is Running And Reverse Is Seleted.

Common Problems

Unfortunately, These Are Common To Go Wrong, People Do A Lot Of Work To Prevent The Red 4WS Light To Come On But Its Hard To Do.

Common Problems Iclude Broken Speed Sensors, Dirty Motors, Brushes In Motors Broken, Motors Packed Up And Many More.

If You Bridge Connections TC And E1 And Match The Given Number(s) To The 4WS Fault Codes, It Will Tell You The Problem.

Fault Coes Can Be Found Here Under The Files/4WS Tech Info.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/celica-4ws/

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