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4-5. Using the driving support systems
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Driving
Maintain this condition until the low speed
four-wheel drive indicator turns on.
■ Shifting from L4 to H4
1 Stop the vehicle completely.
2 Shift the shift lever to N.
3 Push and shift the four-wheel drive
control switch to H4.
Maintain this condition until the low speed
four-wheel drive indicator turns off.
Lock the center differential when your
vehicle’s wheels get stuck in a ditch or
when driving on a slippery or bumpy
surface.
The center differential lock indicator will
come on.
To unlock the center differential, push the
switch again.
Unlock the center differential after the
wheels have been freed, or after moving to
a flat, non-slippery surface.
■ The four-wheel drive control switch can
be operated when
● The engine switch is in ON.
● The shift lever is in N.
● The vehicle is stopped completely.
■ The low speed four-wheel drive indica-
tor light
The indicator light blinks while shifting
between “H4” and “L4”.
■ Advice for driving on slippery roads
● If you shift the four-wheel drive control
switch to L4 and the shift lever to the 2
range of M while driving in steep off-road
areas, the output of the brake can be
controlled effectively by the Active
TRAC, which assists the driver to control
the driving power of 4 wheels.
● Use the 1 range of M for maximum power
and traction when your wheels get stuck
or when driving down a steep incline.
■ The center differential lock indicator
The indicator blinks while locking/unlock-
ing the center differential.
■ The center differential lock switch can
be operated when
● The engine switch is in ON.
● The vehicle speed is less than 62 mph
(100 km/h).
■ Locking/unlocking the center differen-
tial
● When the four-wheel drive control
switch is in L4 with the center differential
locked, VSC is automatically turned off.
(The center differential lock and VSC
OFF indicator lights come on.)
● If the operation is not completed, the
center differential lock indicator blinks. If
the indicator light does not turn off when
unlocking the center differential, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or
decelerating, or drive in reverse.
● If the center differential lock/unlock is not
completed within 5 seconds while the
cruise control system is on, cancel the
cruise control system.
■ If the low speed four-wheel drive indica-
tor light or the center differential lock
indicator blinks
● If the low speed four-wheel drive indica-
tor light continues to blink when using the
four-wheel drive control switch, stop the
Center differential lock switch
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