Stoked I could help. It's easy once you know what you're doing, but getting there can be a little confusing. Have fun in the dirt and mud with your 4x4!

So glad we were able to help. Thanks so much for watching :)

Ryan Ryan Yeah I always found 4 high to be better in snow, only time I ever needed to use 4 low was a couple of times when towing off road.

Ryan I find 4 low give u more power in the mud

Just use AWD in the snow cuz locked 4wd will make u slide easier

You don't use 4 low in snow; you use 4 high. I used to have a Jeep Wrangler with a similar setup for 4WD, and my when my dad was explaining to me how to drive it in snow, he told me you use 4 high. 4 low will not allow your car to go up to the speed that you typically drive at on a road during snowy weather.

4H is for mud and water, 4L is how you rock crawl, 2H is for the road, i own a 3rd gen and Toyota Built these trucks for off roading

H2

Gabriele De Mattia Yeah, if you accidentally leave the selector in Neutral, the car will roll away in park, because your transfer case has disconnected the drivetrain from the transmission. It can be moved when the vehicle isn’t in gear. Happened to me once when I was with my friend, and I hopped in my 4Runner, and turned on the car, and disengaged the Parking Brake and began to roll back, even though I was in Park.

Damn...

Thanks for watching!

I have a 99 but the light won’t go on

It's an option. If you dont have that button, you don't have a rear diff lock.

Low gear should automatically turn rear diff on. But only on low

@@SilentBob2183 and @kirwan kars I bought me a 4Runner with a diff lock but the body is totaled I’m gonna put my body on its frame since it has no rust and only 180k

I would. Can't move in park.

@@kirwankars8597 lmaoo

If it is a manual gear you have to put the clutch in to shift the gear

Yes you do.4L is 4wd wich is off road

@@fanguy2009 4 low is when you want more torque

@@Barrett-tq7pq More torque and 4wd mode

@@Barrett-tq7pq 4H is other 4wd mode ad higher gear

Yes. 4L sacrifices speed but increases torque in 4wheel drive.

No. Check plugs connections at T case, dash buttons, etc...

That's because you didn't use it often often or periodically. The seals dry up from not being lubricated via motion. Just like if you don't engage your AC in the winter months for a short time like in defrost mode. I use mine 4wd in the rain for about 5 miles.

Mine does the same, I have a 97. You figured it out yet ?

This are normal, don’t be scared

Same

H2 for road use. H4 for snow. L4 for serious offroad 'crawling', moving overladen trailers on farms, etc. You should also, if you use it mainly on road, as a daily driver and don't take it offroad for months at a time, every couple of months, put in H4 for ~10 miles to give all the 4x4 components a good workout. They can seize etc. if you don't use them for months at a time and even if it works, when you next use them, you'll wear them unnecessarily.

@@cj1000xyu amma use this advice

any advice?

i get my key stuck in, i also have the goofiest anti theft mode where i shake my wheel 2 times and flick my cruise control 2 times i look left right left up and then it starts .. how can i disable this?

I did it in my old 1998 runner. I believe it grinds the gears? I can tell you weren’t supposed to force it. It felt horrible, something like the feeling you’d get if your hands fell asleep. That’s how it felt forcing it

Unfortunately, this video only applies to the 3rd generation 4runners, which began in 1996. Wish I could help more, but we don't own a 2nd gen model to confirm. Hope you are able to find some answers. Thanks for watching.

My exact thought! And a 4runner man in my home state ♡♡

2h, you don't wanna drive in 4wd daily

You have two different H4's. The button on the side of the stick puts you in 4-wheel high without the hubs locked in (green light will be 4 green tires only). The H4 when you shift the lever will light up green 4 tires with yellow dot in the middle, means your hubs are locked in.

@@Tpklmale hey so what is the difference between 4high no lock on hubs and the other you mentioned ??

@@GunsWithDrum69 no lock means your in 4wd but will still freewheel / coast. Shifter thrown into 4 wheel high the wheels are slaved to the gearbox.

@@Tpklmale ...This all sounds so confusing but I'm trying to learn 😒

4h for snow.. 4l for towing or off road.

D. Only use 4L for any additional torque AND traction when needed.

If it's manual transmission it may be a bad clutch. You didn't mention if it was a 4WD issue or not.

He said turn to on not to start the engine

Gummed up joints. Look under the truck.

Put it in 2 w drive and reverse a bit.

Both

Neutral

Shift trans to N or P. Your choice, then shift transfer case to N or 4L

You have to want it

Keep the main shifter in Neutral.

@@chrisariasnow So keep the main shifter in neutral when engaging and disengaging?

@@dnationapocalypse Yes, that's right.

@@chrisariasnow Ok. Thanks

I've gone from 2H to 4H while going as much as 50mph in my 99 and 01 Tacomas, with the same shifter.

Reallllllyyy? Gotta try this

@@tommydavid7753 yeah i dont know why he put it into neutral for the video, dude clearly doesn't know shit about toyotas. your CV axles are constantly spinning. no need for neutral. putting it in 4high just applies power to the CV axles

Yes, we've got the SR5. Sounds like the limited had that extra feature to make things especially easy.

I got a 2001 SR5 Sport with hood scoop and mine has button on the side that you press.

@@radep2953 very interesting. I actually didn't realize they were other configurations. This should help with future questions. Thanks again for sharing.

@@ScottsGarage I have a regular SR5 4X4 only button I have is the O/D button

En parqueo nomas se puede ir de H2•H4 A H4L Pero si estás en neutral puedes ir hasta N después L4L

How do they differ? 2H to 4H is shift on the fly. 4H to N or 4L you come to a stop, go to N or P, then go to 4L.

Kirwan Kars Some 3rd gens have only three options, H, N, and 4L

3rd

3rd gen (the best 4runners in my opinion)

Huh. I thought the 3rd gens had a different 4wd shifter. That's something new I've learned today

always wanted to buy a 3rd generation 4Runner 3.0 TD but seems like in U.S majority are 3.4 Petrol.. But in eastern europe some companies have it since 1999 and they beat the shit out of them an they are still running strong.. How much do they spend city/highway? Diesel one.

swimmer8585 2001-2002 have a different set up. The shifter go H-N-L. There's a button on the transfer case shifter to put it in 4WD. You can shift into low range and still be in 2WD. You can also go into 4WD high while driving by just pressing the button. This is as long as your speed is under 62 mph.

Thanks so much for letting us know. We just updated the link. Here it is for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l6dlnNirmKvLfJ8.html

4x4 is a term that not always is used right... 4x4 is the system (transmission, differentials, etc) that enable full off-road capabilities... in an 4x4 vehicle you will have the options of 2H, 4H and 4L (the letters can appear before or after the number, is the same), 2H is like a normal vehicle, two tires get the power to move the vehicle, 4H you will have the power distributed on the 4 wheels, this is recommended on wet road, gravel or dirt. 4L still gives the power to the 4 wheels, but, give you more torque, this is, you sacrifice speed in order to get more "power", this is extremely useful when you have obstacles in the road (or you are in the wild with no road) like rocks or you are in the mud.

4x4 has 2 options. 4 high or 4 low.

Kirwan Kars That would full time 4x4, part time 4x4 you drive normally in 2wd

We actually still have it. My wife loves it and will keep her as long as she is running :)

@@ScottsGarage I wanna the same exact type, can you help or direct me there? I love this car.

@@ScottsGarage Do you mean that you will keep your wife as long as she is running or the 4Runner? ;-)

Good info to know. Thanks for sharing.

Like what?

The tires will bite the ground when you’re in 4WD while turning Making it hard to turn

Easy man! He used it correctly a couple of times.

Do you need to with this? I know my '78 dodge powerwagon didn't need to, but I recently aquired a '96 4runner and wasn't sure about this one.

you dont need to lock the hubs its not that old

Cause it doesn't have hub locks.

It doesn’t have leaf springs so it’s a car