What is my truck doing here?

[wrvond]

First, sorry for the shaky photo. It was a rough, hilly, winding road and my wife was leaning across the console to try to capture a transient event.
Second, apparently I don't know how the driveline on these trucks works, which I should - especially before I get into ice or snow.

I've already described the conditions. The truck was in 2WD (indicated) but both axles would light up on the display which I take to indicate power was being applied to both axles. How does that work?

 

[Great White North Eh]

Not sure what’s going on…but a reach-over on a shaky road is always a good thing!

 

[wrvond]

I probably could have been more clear in the OP. The axles weren't illuminated all the time. It seemed they would light up whenever I was going uphill, though I did observe them both light at least once going downhill with no brake or go pedal applied. I don't think the rear axle ever lit up without the front axle lighting up as well.

 

[jsalbre]

I’ve seen mine randomly flash like that in 2WD as well. I think it’s a software bug.

 

[Pearce]

Last night I drove home with this on. Looks like it doesn't do anything more than react to turning the steering more than 2 degrees. Just like you happen to be in the picture. If you had it in one of the 4wd settings it should show something different. I take it to be no more than a thing to look at. The Off-Road pages on the 12" screen do similar things.

 

[wrvond]

The pitch and roll only displays below 25 mph so I had switched it to the drive line display. I agree it's nothing more than eye candy when driving on the road.
My old Ford had a display that showed the steering angle that proved helpful every now and then, I imagine this display, while not quite as graphical, could do the same.

 

[jsalbre]

Last night I drove home with this on. Looks like it doesn't do anything more than react to turning the steering more than 2 degrees. Just like you happen to be in the picture. If you had it in one of the 4wd settings it should show something different. I take it to be no more than a thing to look at. The Off-Road pages on the 12" screen do similar things.

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I’m pretty sure he’s referring to the fact that the axles are highlighted in yellow, which they usually are not in 2wd.