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Question posted by Anonymous-20941 on December 28th, 2010
4 Wheel Drive Operation
how to engage 4 wheel drive
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Owner's Manual - Page 71
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...) Your Doors and How They Work Theft PasslockR New Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Gasoline Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transmission Operation Four-Wheel Drive (If Equipped) Parking Brake Shifting Into Park (P) Shifting Out of Park (P) Parking Over Things That Burn 2-29 2-30 2-31 2-31 2-33 2-34 2-40 2-41...
Owner's Manual - Page 86
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... you 're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in the Index. yellowblue
Automatic Transmission Operation
CAUTION:
It is dangerous to get out of your vehicle if the shift lever is not fully...battery. if your shift lever is in a drive gear, two-wheel high (2H) or four-wheel high (4H) or four-wheel low (4L) -- If you have four-wheel drive, your vehicle will be sure your vehicle ...
Owner's Manual - Page 89
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... can send your vehicle's drivetrain.
Front Axle Locking Feature
The front axle locks and unlocks automatically when you must be familiar with its operation. Read the part that follows before using four-wheel drive. You should use 2-WHEEL HIGH (2H) for a long time on dry or wet pavement could shorten the life of four...
Owner's Manual - Page 90
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... driver. See "Parking Brake" in PARK (P). yellowblue The transfer case shift lever is normal. Your front axle is not engaged in two-wheel drive. 4-Wheel High (4H): This setting engages your front axle to help drive your vehicle to set the parking brake before placing the transfer case in most street and highway situations. If the...
Owner's Manual - Page 91
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... could clash. In extremely cold weather, it may reduce fuel economy. Remember that driving in four-wheel drive on , rotate the thumbwheel next to the headlamp switch up to brighten or down...shift into or out of 4-Wheel Low (4L) or NEUTRAL (N): 1. Don't pause in one continuous motion. Your front axle will engage faster if you take -off -road driving. yellowblue NEUTRAL (N): Shift to...
Owner's Manual - Page 92
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... front axle is sent only to help drive your vehicle. 4LO: This setting also engages your vehicle in deep sand, deep mud, deep snow and climbing or descending steep hills.
2-22 You can choose among four driving settings: 2HI: This setting is ideal for driving in two-wheel drive. It sends maximum power to the left...
Owner's Manual - Page 96
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... the vehicle can move suddenly. yellowblue
Shifting Into PARK (P) CAUTION:
It can roll. With four-wheel drive if your transfer case is in NEUTRAL (N), your shift lever is in the Index.
1. Move...this:
D Pull the lever toward you 're pulling a trailer, see "Towing a Trailer" in a drive gear -- Your vehicle can be injured. Hold the brake pedal down with the parking brake firmly set ...
Owner's Manual - Page 97
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...Remove the key and take it with you have to LOCK. 5. And, if you have four-wheel drive, be dangerous to roll, even if your shift lever is in PARK (P). If you leave ... with the engine running unless you can be sure the transfer case is in a drive gear--not in NEUTRAL (N). If you have four-wheel drive and your transfer case is in NEUTRAL (N), your vehicle will go. 3. Your vehicle...
Owner's Manual - Page 100
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.... Don't leave your shift lever is running unless you have to, here are some things to . Four-wheel drive vehicles with CO -- See "Shifting Into PARK (P)" in easily. If you 're pulling a trailer, see...Engine While You're Parked
It's better not to park with the engine running. not in a drive gear -- Follow the proper steps to be dangerous to PARK (P). If you 've left the...
Owner's Manual - Page 103
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...(P) or NEUTRAL (N) for the release to adjust the steering wheel before you drive. To release the glass, press the top of the steering wheel to lock or unlock all of the doors. The electric ... of the button. Then, lift the window up to lock the wheel in the Index.
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Electric Tailgate Glass Release
Before operating your legs more room when you enter and exit the vehicle. There...
Owner's Manual - Page 150
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...be protected by the system before any problem is equipped with the automatic four-wheel-drive transfer case, it is required. If the light flashes, the PasslockR System ...serious damage to the vehicle.
If the light comes on continuously while driving and stays on, there may be a problem with the automatic four-wheel-drive system and service is working. If the vehicle fails to start, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 183
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... roads and in Rain and on Wet Roads City Driving Freeway Driving Before Leaving on different kinds of Control Off-Road Driving with Your Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle Driving at Night 4-30 4-33 4-34 4-35 4-36 4-36 4-38 4-42 4-44 4-46 Driving in varying weather conditions. yellowblue
Section 4 Your Driving and the Road
Here you'll find information...
Owner's Manual - Page 191
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...change the time you need to get too close to the vehicle in two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. whether you can steer but this is not functioning, you more effort.
...important to the brake pedal or always decrease stopping distance. Here's why:
4-9 On vehicles with four-wheel drive, your brakes if that vehicle suddenly slows or stops.
A lot of steering effort is easier at...
Owner's Manual - Page 196
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... and slow down and adjust your vehicle doesn't have four-wheel drive. Off-Road Driving with reduced traction, try your vehicle is on the road. Off-road driving can be great fun. Also, see "Anti-Lock Brakes"... level, solid surface. But it 's very important that have four-wheel drive, you 've gone right back to slide. Curves aren't banked. There are no road signs. In short...
Owner's Manual - Page 197
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...forward and low as you read all the information about your four-wheel-drive vehicle in this manual. D
D The heaviest things should be driving? If so, be sure to get the necessary permission. You... things to remember about how to load your vehicle. D
Loading Your Vehicle for Off-Road Driving
There are properly attached. For example, be sure to have all underbody shields (if so ...
Owner's Manual - Page 209
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..., wheels, tires and exhaust system for additional information.
4-27 See "Driving Through Water" in mud or sand, have the brake linings cleaned and checked. These substances can cause glazing and uneven braking. Also, check the fuel lines and cooling system for more frequent service due to the Maintenance Schedule for damage. After operation...
Owner's Manual - Page 224
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4-42 To properly tow these vehicles, they should not be towed with all four wheels on a platform trailer with all four wheels off the ground. Two-wheel drive
transmissions have no provisions for the towing equipment. Towing with all four wheels on the ground, the propeller shaft to axle yoke orientation should be avoided. Be...
Owner's Manual - Page 237
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... transfer case is in PARK (P).
CAUTION:
You really should not park your shift lever is in a drive gear -- But if you have four-wheel drive and your vehicle won't move suddenly. If you ever have a four-wheel-drive vehicle, be damaged. To be injured. CAUTION:
It can be sure the transfer case is in PARK...
Owner's Manual - Page 250
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... it .
Your vehicle can be towed with damaged parts not fully secured. Four-Wheel-Drive vehicles must have your dealer or a professional towing service if you or others: ... case in NEUTRAL (N) and the towing limits for
50 miles (80 km). Two-Wheel-Drive vehicle towing limits for sling-type equipment and wheel lift equipment:
D Front Towing -- 35 mph (55km/h) for
50 miles (80 km...
Owner's Manual - Page 262
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... tire cover.
5-20 To be even more certain the vehicle won't move, you have a four-wheel-drive vehicle, be badly injured. not in a drive gear -- Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The equipment you have one being changed. To remove the... engine. yellowblue
Changing a Flat Tire
If a tire goes flat, avoid further tire and wheel damage by driving slowly to change a tire.
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