Warning Light While Off-Road

[NorthGa4R]

Hey guys,

I'm new to the forum. I have a 06 limited 4WD and LOVE my truck. I've got a long list of mods (some already order) to be done. I'm goint to drive this 4runner to 250,000 miles and log fixes, tune-ups, mods, and mileage along the way. It should be fun.

Now to my question. I was playing in a service road for the power company. Nothing worth taking a picture of.. but I wanted to see what the truck would do in 2wd. I wanted to see how much of a grade/hill the 4runner would climb in 2wd compared to my Tacoma. (R.I.P. 2010) While playing a light clicked/flashed on. The "Slip Indicator Light" followed by a clicking noise. The tire loosing traction was the front driverside tire.

I wanted to know if this was normal? Did I need to turn VSC off? Was the noise something like tire rub (which I don't think it was) or a limited slip kicking in?

Thanks for you help and I lurked here before I purchased my rig. So I know you guys are loaded with off-road info.

-Henry

 

[chaz]

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/general-discussions/12-01-up-4wd-system-trac-vsc-torsen-t-3-a.html

 

[NorthGa4R]

So.. what that said was if you wanna play in 2wd, get stuck, then click in to 4wd and drive away get another car? The VSC pulls power and in a way makes you stuck-er (yup made that word up). That suck I have to go to 4wd, turn onthe center locker, and make sure I keep the tires spinning.