Hyundai Santa Fe: 4WD Control System / Description and operation

The AWD ECU distributes the driving force to the front/rear wheel through controlling the multi plate clutch on the AWD transfer case by analyzing the input information, i.e. the wheel speed, accelerator and steering angle depending on the road condition and driving state. The AWD vehicle has different power transmitting conditions depending on the driving/road conditions. The vehicle speed is transmitted through CAN communication from ABS/ESP ECU.

The information from the CAN communication includes the APS which indicates the driver’s intention of acceleration, engine torque, ABS/ESP operation signal and gear position. The AWD ECU controls the BLDC motor, warning lamp and indicating lamp and communicates with the tester equipment. When a vehicle runs at normal speed higher than 60KPH on regular roads, it is controlled under the 2WD conditions. The ECU decides the driving force on the front and rear wheel by receiving the signals from all sensors depending on the driving conditions, i.e. abrupt starting, turning and driving on the low friction road, and the optimized torque which is proper to the driving condition is transmitted to the front wheel through calculating and controlling the transmitted torque data.

Repair procedures

Adjustment Description The friction material inside the coupling will degrade over time. Therefore, corresponding compensation values must be referenced and entered after replacing the controller or the coupling...

Components and components location

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Other information:

Hyundai Santa Fe (TM) 2019-2025 Service Manual: Components and components location

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Hyundai Santa Fe (TM) 2019-2025 Owner's Manual: System malfunction and limitations

System malfunction When Rear Cross-Traffic Safety system is not working properly, the ‘Check Rear Cross-Traffic Safety system(s)’ warning message will appear on the cluster, and the system will turn off automatically or the system will be limited...