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2016 Tacoma TRD off Road Crawl Unavailable?!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by jasontylers, May 30, 2016.

  1. May 30, 2016 at 10:28 AM
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    I bought a 2016 Tacoma TRD off road and when I press the crawl button it says "crawl unavailable select 4L and shift to D or R." When I do that it still doesn't work. Anyone know what's going on?
     
  2. May 30, 2016 at 10:30 AM
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    Are you stopped when trying to engage it? It's been a while since I used it but I remember being stopped and in 4L to kick it on.
     
  3. May 30, 2016 at 10:40 AM
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    Yes I'm stopped and it says I'm in 4Lo on the dash
     
  4. May 30, 2016 at 10:49 AM
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    Is the 4lo solid or blinking?
     
  5. May 30, 2016 at 10:50 AM
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    It's blinking
     
  6. May 30, 2016 at 10:54 AM
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    That means it's not engaged into 4lo. It needs to be solid. Sometimes you have to roll forward or backwards a little for it to click in. Then you can engage crawl control.
     
  7. May 30, 2016 at 10:55 AM
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    I've tried that and drive in 4 lo for a but then tried out here in Moab
     
  8. May 30, 2016 at 10:58 AM
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    They might just be finicky. When I drove some 16's last weekend I had one that would not go into 4lo, just kept blinking no matter what I did. So I put it back into 2wd and repeated the process again and it worked.
     
  9. May 30, 2016 at 11:01 AM
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    Try engaging in N.
     
  10. May 30, 2016 at 11:15 AM
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    Guys I've tried all of this and it keeps blinking. Is this covered on the warranty?
     
  11. May 30, 2016 at 11:21 AM
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    Yes, if you can't shift into 4L it should be covered under warranty.

    Is this the first time you've tried to engage 4L? Does 4H work?
     
  12. May 30, 2016 at 11:24 AM
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    Did you make sure 4high was engaged before turning into 4lo?
     
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    walk us through exactly how you're trying to engage it. Not to be a dick but just because you're saying you're doing it doesn't equate to you doing it correctly right now.... particularly if you're getting frustrated.
     
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  14. May 30, 2016 at 11:29 AM
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    Exactly. There's a particular order you must follow and things you must confirm before moving to the next step.
     
  15. May 30, 2016 at 11:31 AM
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    No replies from the OP in over an hour, I guess he figured it out.
     
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    Put in Neutral, set parking brake. Flip knob to 4lo. Wait for it to clunk into gear. Release parking brake and select reverse or drive. Press crawl control button and turn knob to dial in speed.
     
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