Driving
YoucanshiftintoR(Reverse)onlybymovingthegearshiftfromleftof3
(Third)and4(Fourth)gearsbeforeyoushiftintoR(Reverse).Thisisa
speciallockoutfeaturethatprotectsyoufromaccidentallyshiftingintoR
(Reverse)whenyoudownshiftfrom5(Overdrive).
CONTROL-TRAC AUTOMATIC FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM
(IF EQUIPPED)
The4WDsystemusesallfourwheelstopowerthevehicle.This
increasestraction,enablingyoutodriveyour4x4overterrainandroad
conditionsnotnormallytraveledbytwo-wheeldrivevehicles.
Powerissuppliedtoallfourwheelsthroughatransfercasethatallows
youtoselectafour-wheeldrivemodebestsuitedforyourcurrent
drivingconditions.
Positions of the Control-Trac system
TheControl-Tracsystemfunctionsinthreemodes:
•
The4WDAUTOmodeprovides
four-wheeldrivewithfullpower
deliveredtotherearaxle,andto
thefrontaxleasrequiredfor
increasedtraction.Thisis
appropriatefornormalon-road
operatingconditions,suchasdry
roadsurfaces,wetpavement,
snowandgravel.
•
The4WDHIGHmodeprovides
four-wheeldrivewithfullpower
tobothaxles.Itisonlyintended
forseverewinteroroff-road
conditions,suchasdeepsnow
andice(wherenodryorwet
pavementremainsuncovered),
andshallowsand.
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