Hi everyone,
I have question regarding the factory differential and transfer case settings (i've never had a reason to use them). I've read the owners manual dozens of times, and also have searched on this forum in regards to my questions, but what I find is not exactly what i'm looking for.
First off, my owners manual states that when using the differential lock settings, that you shouldn't drive the vehicle above 5mph. Now my question is, is this really true and if so, then what use would the differential lock option have if you can't go any higher than 5mph when using them? My guess is that at that speed the only use they would have is in a rock crawling situation? If someone can explain to me what the real world uses for the factory differential lockers are I would really appreciate it, it's been puzzling me for the longest time.
Secondly, the factory transfer case has three settings. High, neutral, and low. Reading some of the threads on here, i've been able to find that the High settings is (obviously) used for everyday driving. From what i understand, the high setting is basically AWD but without the center differential lock engaged. The low setting is AWD with the center differential lock engaged, yet it disables the ABS. And the last setting is nuetral which basically does not transfer power to the wheels. Now, the owners manual does not recommend that you drive (as a daily driving) on the low setting and if i remember right the speed limitation on the owners manual for the low setting was either 15-20mph. The owners manual also fails to tell me the real world uses for low setting and the nuetral setting. My question regarding this is, when exactly would the low & nuetral settings be used for in a real world situation, and what are the speed limitations to these?
Thanks in advance!
I have question regarding the factory differential and transfer case settings (i've never had a reason to use them). I've read the owners manual dozens of times, and also have searched on this forum in regards to my questions, but what I find is not exactly what i'm looking for.
First off, my owners manual states that when using the differential lock settings, that you shouldn't drive the vehicle above 5mph. Now my question is, is this really true and if so, then what use would the differential lock option have if you can't go any higher than 5mph when using them? My guess is that at that speed the only use they would have is in a rock crawling situation? If someone can explain to me what the real world uses for the factory differential lockers are I would really appreciate it, it's been puzzling me for the longest time.
Secondly, the factory transfer case has three settings. High, neutral, and low. Reading some of the threads on here, i've been able to find that the High settings is (obviously) used for everyday driving. From what i understand, the high setting is basically AWD but without the center differential lock engaged. The low setting is AWD with the center differential lock engaged, yet it disables the ABS. And the last setting is nuetral which basically does not transfer power to the wheels. Now, the owners manual does not recommend that you drive (as a daily driving) on the low setting and if i remember right the speed limitation on the owners manual for the low setting was either 15-20mph. The owners manual also fails to tell me the real world uses for low setting and the nuetral setting. My question regarding this is, when exactly would the low & nuetral settings be used for in a real world situation, and what are the speed limitations to these?
Thanks in advance!