TWO-WHEEL HIGH (2H):
This setting is for driving
in most street and highway situations. Your front axle is
not engaged
in
two-wheel drive.
FOUR-WHEEL
HIGH
(4H):
This
setting engages your
front
axle
to
help drive your vehicle. Use
FOUR-WHEEL
HIGH
(4H)
when you need extra traction, such as on wet
or
icy roads, or
in
most off-road situations.
NEUTRAL
(N):
Shft to this setting only when your
vehicle needs to be towed.
FOUR-WHEEL LOW (4L):
This
setting also engages
your front axle to give you extra traction and can be
used for driving downhill, uphill or
on
rocky terrain
when you’re driving slower than
35
mph
(55
km/h).
Remember that driving in
FOUR-WHEEL
HIGH
(4H)
or
FOUR-WHEEL
LOW
(4L)
may reduce fuel
economy. Also, driving
in
four-wheel drive on
dry
pavement could cause your tires
to
wear faster and make
your
transfer case harder to shift.
You can shift from TWO-WHEEL
HIGH
(2H)
to
FOUR-WHEEL
HIGH
(4H)
or from FOUR-WHEEL
HIGH (4H)
to
TWO-WHEEL
HIGH
(2H)
at
any
speed
if your hubs are locked and your wheels
are
straight
ahead. Your front axle will engage fas,ter if you take
your foot
off
the accelerator pedal for a few
seconds
as
you shift.
Shifting Into
or
Out
of
FOUR-WHEEL
LOW
(4L)
1.
Stop your vehicle and shift your transmission
2.
Shift the transfer case in one continuous motion.
to NEUTRAL (N).
Don’t pause in NEUTRAL
(N)
as you shift into
FOUR-WHEEL
HIGH
(4H),
or
your
gears
could
clash.
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