Toyota Vitz - 4 WD Auto Mode Switch; About 4 WD Auto Mode Indicator Light; When Not Using 4 WD Auto Mode

2‑4.Howtouseothertravelingdevices
4WDautomodeswitch*
Inordertoimprovedrivingstabilityanddrivingperformance,FF(frontwheeldrive)drivingand4WD
(four‑wheeldrive)drivingareautomaticallyswitchedaccordingtothedrivingconditions.
Presstheswitchtoturnonthe
4WDautomode
4WDautomodeindicatorlightsseveraltimes
Afterblinking,itlightsup.
Presstheswitchagaintorelease
Willbedone.
knowledge
■About4WDautomodeindicatorlight
●Ifthedifferenceinrotationspeedbetweenthefrontandrearwheelsislargeforalongtime
whiledrivingin4WDautomode,the4WDautomodeindicatorlightturnsoffandthe4WD
warninglightflashes.(P.313)
Whilethewarninglightisblinking,thedrivingforcedistributiontotherearwheelsisstoppedandtheFFmodeissetto
protectthedrivesystemparts.
Inthiscase,takethefollowingactionswiththeenginerunning.
･Slowdownthevehicleuntilthewarninglightgoesout.
･Stopwiththeenginerunninguntilthewarninglightgoesout.
●Whensomethinggoeswrongwiththe4WDsystem 4WDautomodeindicatorlightsoff
Youmusttodosomethingbeforeyougoon.Inthiscase,theFFmodeissetregardlessofthe
statusofthe4WDautomodeswitch.
■Whennotusing4WDautomode
PresstheswitchtoenterFFmode.FuelefficiencyisimprovedbyswitchingtoFF
mode.
*:Differentequipmentandoptionalequipmentdependingonthevehiclemodel,etc.
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