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4lo beeping question

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by jmn69, Dec 12, 2015.

  1. Dec 12, 2015 at 5:28 PM
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    jmn69

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    Hi sorry if this is a dumb question have only been an owner for 2 days. I have a limited 4x4 and today I went up a steep grassy hill. Before doing so I stopped and shifted into neutral and put it in 4lo waited a few secs and put it back in drive and went up the long hill. On the way down the 4lo started beeping like crazy and flashed on the dash. Went away when I dialed back into 2wd. Any ideas what happened?
     
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    Thank you!
     
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    Except gen 3 is 62 mph max for 4WD High.
     
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    Max speed or max speed to shift into 4HI ?
     
  8. Dec 14, 2015 at 8:34 AM
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    Can someone clarify, because I'm still confused after reading manual and watching different videos...

    Can you engage 4hi while stopped? The manual makes it seem like you need to be driving. And since you need to be in 4hi to shift to 4lo, that would mean you can't get into 4wd while stuck? If this were the case and you were in 2wd and then got stuck somewhere, you would not be able to engage 4wd to try to get unstuck?
     
  9. Dec 14, 2015 at 9:05 AM
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    Yes, you can go into 4H stopped or upto 62 mph to engage it. When stuck, shift to N and engage 4L.
     

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