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Driving your vehicle
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Full-time 4WD knob operation
AUTO
↔ ↔
4H
Turn the transfer knob from the AUTO
mode to 4H mode or 4H mode to AUTO
mode at the speed below 80 km/h (50
mph). It is not necessary to put the shift
lever into the N (Neutral) position.
Perform this operation when driving
straight. There will be a few seconds of
time delay before shifting into the desired
mode.
If the weather is extremely cold (-15°C/
5°F) and the engine is not heated, trans-
fer from AUTO mode to 4H mode when
the vehicle is stopped or at low speed.
4H
↔ ↔
4L
1. Stop the vehicle.
2. Put the shift lever into the N (Neutral)
position.
3. Turn the transfer knob to the 4H or 4L
position.
4. Before shifting to other ranges from
the N (Neutral) position, wait for the
corresponding indicator light to turn on
or off in the cluster.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
If the mode is not shifted like the previ-
ous instructions, it will not transfer into
the selected mode and the correspon-
ding indicator light will continuously
blink.
OHM058012N OHM058013
CAUTION -
Mud or snow
• Always check the 4WD shift knob
and cluster to see if the system
has been activated unintentional-
ly.
• Do not speed over 80 km/h (50
mph) in the 4H mode and 40 km/h
(25 mph) in the 4L mode.