Snow driving - 4L vs 4H in 1st (S mode)
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rclangelan
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For most street driving conditions, even snow driving, 4-Lo will be way too low. I have yet to meet a snowy road that I couldn't tackle in 4-Hi (I live in hilly MD, we've gotten blasted for the past 2 winters.) Maybe some extreme updhills would call for it?
I have only needed 4-Lo for off-roading. I use it to control speed on rocky or muddy downhill decents.
Besides, 4-Hi is shift on the fly, so as road conditions change, you can go in and out of 4WD as needed. 4-Lo requires you to pretty much stop (or slow to less than 5mph, can't recall?) Not so practical for street use.
Not sure if that answers your question. Just my 2 cents.
I have only needed 4-Lo for off-roading. I use it to control speed on rocky or muddy downhill decents.
Besides, 4-Hi is shift on the fly, so as road conditions change, you can go in and out of 4WD as needed. 4-Lo requires you to pretty much stop (or slow to less than 5mph, can't recall?) Not so practical for street use.
Not sure if that answers your question. Just my 2 cents.
Ryan_S
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Not sure what you are trying to ask.
Yes there is a difference between driving in 4hi and 4lo. And no it doesn't have anything to do with S mode or D mode. And yes you can up shift while moving in 4lo.
4lo has significantly lower gearing, even in 5th gear in low you would only be doing about 40mph.
Yes there is a difference between driving in 4hi and 4lo. And no it doesn't have anything to do with S mode or D mode. And yes you can up shift while moving in 4lo.
4lo has significantly lower gearing, even in 5th gear in low you would only be doing about 40mph.
scanny
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I think that 4lo is lower then 4hi in 1 gear and in 4lo you can use ATRAC which is really can move you through some bad situations.
deekoi
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I thought you have to stop when using either 4hi or 4lo?? you can shift into 4hi while in drive? and what is the max &/or recommended speed you can do this?
westwind77
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:rtfm: :rtfm:
I am sure that is not the only piece of valuable information in there! You might learn a lot about your new 4R.
Ryan_S
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where is the icon for "read the back of your visor, right in front of your face"?
scanny
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You have to stop when you turn 4lo on. Shifting to 4hi can be done while you drive under 50mph.
FridayFriday
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Low range is useful when you are expecting to be travelling very slowly over rough terrain. If you are just in snow, 4lo is not really useful unless it is so slippery that you need to activate ATRAC - the fancier mode of the traction control - which only works in 4lo.
If I am on soft ground and need to move precisely (like hooking up my trailer), I'll drop it into low... After having various Tacoma's and 4Runner over the last 10 years... I think if I've used 4lo 10 times would be it... At that was quite a bit of mountain driving. It's great for crawling, but gets very lurchy if you get moving fast enough for it to shift...
If I am on soft ground and need to move precisely (like hooking up my trailer), I'll drop it into low... After having various Tacoma's and 4Runner over the last 10 years... I think if I've used 4lo 10 times would be it... At that was quite a bit of mountain driving. It's great for crawling, but gets very lurchy if you get moving fast enough for it to shift...
