Snow Mode! What does it do?

[Kegbuster]

Hi all...
Snow mode what dose it do? How dose it work and is it worth using?

 

[MG Clive]

Somebody will give you a proper answer before long @Kegbuster, meanwhile let's just imagine it turns the car into something like this.

 

[Everest]

Nice... add that that to the list of questions about the MG4 facelift's features!

 

[Kegbuster]

Somebody will give you a proper answer before long @Kegbuster, meanwhile let's just imagine it turns the car into something like this.

 

[Ian Key]

It's a good job there are helpful members like @MG Clive @Everest and @Kegbuster to give useful replies

Meanwhile have a look at this thread where the question has already been discussed.

Thread 'Snow mode'

Jan 2, 2026

We've had a smattering of snow here covering the roads with a hard crunchy icey surface so I thought I'd try snow mode. It works OK and makes it harder to spin the back wheels when accelerating.

The ABS also works and sounds like you are crushing a plastic bottle under the wheel.

• Ian Key
• anti lock braking system icy roads mgs5 snow mode traction control wheel spin winter driving
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[Kegbuster]

Thanks for the posting of other members but it only partially answered my questions.
Been mechanically minded is it just another name for traction control where it locks the differential to give all wheel driving (RWD only) also is the power reduced to stop over throttling once snow mode is engaged. I just like to get my head round the mechanics and not just press the button so when I have to explain it to the wife what it dose I don't have to answer fudge knows!

 

[salty]

Snow mode engages 4WD on the X Power and reigns in the power delivery, so in theory you start off nice and gently, which is what you want in Snow. I'm presuming in RWD models it just reigns in the power. Which in most conditions will be ok. Don't think there's any Black Magic involved.

 

[Kegbuster]

Right.....the latest......
Took the car out this morning very icey and gave the car a full ice and snow experience. My my verdict is it was good with the snow mode engaged and driving to the conditions of the weather. would advise people to uses it in snow & ice conditions. It locks the regen in number 1,braking and power were good just need to adapt you driving accordingly for the weather, not bomb about as normal

 

[salty]

Which is basically common sense, 4WD or no 4WD. Just drive accordingly to the weather conditions. Pity everyone didn't.

 

[Everest]

One of my old vehicles had an ABS disable button, which was great for use in snow. Much better, IMHO to lock the front wheels and let them dig into snow than detect a bit of slippage and release the brakes. But, hey ho, I haven't seen that on a car in the last 20+ years And I doubt snow mode disables ABS, but happy to be proved wrong.