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#17 of 21 Re: Basic Question: Not sure how to engage 4Wheel Drive on 07 SR5..> [erich by nedzel Oct 03, 2007 (11:40 am)
Replying to: erichochman (Sep 28, 2007 9:09 am) "You are saying for me not to touch the Center Diff button and the only thing I have to do is turn the knob from 2Hi to 4HI and bam thats it, that puts me into 4wheel drive?"   Yes, that is correct. Only lock the center diff when offroad. You could lock the center diff when the road is completely snow covered but I do not recommend it. When you lock the center diff, it also disables the spin protection, making the truck be much more tail happy.    "Also, you said you run yours all the time in 4wheel drive (4HI). Is it safe to do this even driving around the city on a sunny dry day?"   Yes, it is safe. It may cost you a bit in lower gas mileage, but it is safe for the drivetrain. The V8 models are full-time four wheel drive and do not have any two wheel drive mode. I've got 60k miles on my V8 4WD 2003 4Runner.
#18 of 21 Re: Basic Question: Not sure how to engage 4Wheel Drive on 07 SR5..> [canddmeyer] by erichochman Oct 09, 2007 (9:24 am)
Replying to: canddmeyer (Sep 28, 2007 11:51 am) THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! MUCH APPRECIATED!!! Replies to this message: canddmeyer (Oct 10, 2007 12:37 am) nedzel (Oct 10, 2007 11:13 am)
#19 of 21 Re: Basic Question: Not sure how to engage 4Wheel Drive on 07 SR5..> [erichochman] by canddmeyer Oct 10, 2007 (12:37 am)
Replying to: erichochman (Oct 09, 2007 9:24 am) You are welcome. Enjoy the ride!
#20 of 21 Re: Basic Question: Not sure how to engage 4Wheel Drive on 07 SR5..> [erich by nedzel Oct 10, 2007 (11:13 am)
Replying to: erichochman (Oct 09, 2007 9:24 am) Check the manual for when you can shift from 2WD to 4WD. (I don't have the V6 model, so I'm never in 2WD). You may need to be stopped and in neutral, but I'm not sure.   You should be stopped and in neutral to shift into and out of 4WD low. As other posters mentioned, it can take some time and distance to get into and out of 4WD low. Sometimes it won't go and you'll have to put it into drive, creep a bit, back into neutral and then try it. The manual explains all of this pretty well.   The important take away is that if you think you might need 4WD (low or high), you should shift into it BEFORE you need it. If it is going to snow all night, shift into 4WD high when you park it. Otherwise, in the morning you might not be able to move it far enough to get 4WD to engage.
#21 of 21 95 Toyota 4 Runner stuck in 4WD by micahj Oct 18, 2007 (2:08 pm)
I recently shifted my 4Runner into 4WD and now it wont come out of 4 high. Ive tried to put it into reverse but nothing has worked. Any ideas???

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