Exercising the 4WD

I certainly shifted to 4H frequently during a relatively robust winter here in British Columbia, Canada, at the end of 2022. But really haven’t switched to 4H after about March this year. But, I did today and drove at least 20 miles in 4H after work.

 

did you look at the owners manual first?

 

Drives both axle inputs at the same speed, not necessarily all 4 wheels. But we know what you mean.

 

Hubs aren't 'locked' in typical terms because there's no 'unlocked' state since they are simply mated via a splined interface. In 2wd the front cv's are always back driven by the wheels but the front driveshaft doesn't spin due to the ADD and open differential.

 

You can read it again in the manual.....for the kids that use 4wd when 2wd loses traction that is. . 10 miles a month. Just engage it every now and again on your daily commute and you'll be fine