Driving your vehicle
Four Wheel Drive (4WD) transfer mode selection
Transfer mode
Selection button
Indicator light
Description
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This mode is used for climbing or descending sharp grades,
off-roads driving, driving on sandy and muddy roads etc. to
maximize traction.
4WD
LOCK
This mode automatically begins to deactivate at speed above
4WD LOCK
30
km/h (19 mph) and is shifted to 4WD AUTO mode at
speed above 40 km/h (25 mph). If the vehicle decelerates to
speeds below 30 km/h (19 mph), however, the transfer mode
is shifted into 4WD LOCK mode again.
(
Indicator light is
illuminated)
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When driving in AUTO mode, the vehicle operates similar to
the conventional 2WD vehicles under normal operating.
However, if it is determined that there is a need to drive the
vehicle in 4WD mode, the engine’s driving power is properly
distributed to all front and rear wheels automatically without
driver intervention.
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WD
4WD AUTO
LOCK
(
4WD LOCK is
deactivated)
When driving on normal roads and pavement, the vehicle
moves almost similar to the conventional 2WD vehicles and
the mode is used downtown and on highway.
(
Indicator light is
not illuminated)
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NOTICE
When driving on normal roads, be sure to have the 4WD LOCK mode deactivated by pushing the 4WD LOCK
button(the indicator light goes off). When driving on normal roads with 4WD LOCK mode(especially, when cor-
nering), it may cause mechanical noise or vibration. It is not a mechanical failure but a normal phenomenon. The
noise and vibration disappear when the 4WD LOCK mode is deactivated. However, some parts in the power train
may be damaged by continuous driving with the noise and vibration.
When the 4WD LOCK mode is deactivated, a shock may be felt because the drive power delivered to front and
rear wheels is shifted. This shock is not a mechanical failure but a normal phenomenon.
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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