1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 74

1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Manual

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Electronic Transfer Case (Option) If your four-wheel-drive vehicle has the electronic transfer case, the transfer case switches are above the radio controls. 4LO: This setting also engages your front axle to give you extra traction. You may never need 4LO. It sends the maximum power to all four wheels. You might choose 4LO if you were driving off-road in sand, mud, deep snow and climbing or descending steep hills. Indicator lights in the switches show which setting you you are in. The indicator lights willcome on briefly when you turn on the ignition andone will stay on. If the lights do not come on, you should take your vehicle for in service. An indicator light will flash while shifting. It wil remain illuminated whenthe shift is completed. Shifting from 2HI to 4HI Use these switches to shift into and out of four-wheel drive. You can choose among three driving settings: Press and release the4HI switch. This can be done at any speed, and thefront axle will lock automatically. Shifting from 4HI 2HI to Press and release the 2HI switch. This can be done at any speed, and thefront axle will unlock automatically. 2HI: This setting is for driving in most street and highway situations. Your front axle is not engaged in two-wheel drive. 4HI: This setting engages your front axle to help drive your vehicle. .Use 4HI when you need extra traction, such as on snowy or icy roads, or in most off-road situations. Shifting from 2HI or 4HI 4LO to To shift from 2HI or 4HI to 4L0,the vehicle must be stopped or moving less than 3 mph (4.8k m h ) with the transmission in NEUTRAL (N) vehicles equipped in with an automatic transmission. The clutch pedal must be engaged on vehicles equipped with a manual 2-23

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Electronic
Transfer
Case
(Option)
If your four-wheel-drive
vehicle has
the electronic
transfer case, the transfer
case switches are above the
radio controls.
Use these switches
to
shift into
and out
of
four-wheel
drive. You can choose among three driving settings:
2HI:
This setting is for driving in
most
street and
highway
situations. Your front axle is
not engaged in
two-wheel drive.
4HI:
This setting engages your front axle
to
help
drive your vehicle.
.Use
4HI when
you
need extra
traction, such as on snowy or icy
roads, or
in
most
off-road situations.
4LO:
This setting also engages your front axle to give
you extra traction. You may
never need
4LO.
It sends
the
maximum
power to all four wheels.
You
might
choose
4LO
if
you
were driving off-road in sand, mud,
deep snow and climbing or descending steep hills.
Indicator
lights
in
the
switches
show
you
which
setting
you
are
in. The indicator
lights
will come on
briefly
when
you
turn
on
the
ignition
and one will
stay on. If
the
lights
do
not
come
on,
you should
take
your
vehicle
in for
service.
An
indicator
light
will
flash
while
shifting.
It
wil
remain
illuminated
when
the
shift
is
completed.
Shifting
from
2HI
to
4HI
Press
and
release
the 4HI switch. This can be done at
any
speed,
and
the
front axle will
lock
automatically.
Shifting
from
4HI
to 2HI
Press and release the 2HI switch. This can be done at
any speed,
and
the front axle will
unlock
automatically.
Shifting
from
2HI
or
4HI
to
4LO
To
shift
from
2HI or 4HI
to
4L0,
the
vehicle
must
be
stopped or moving less
than
3
mph
(4.8
kmh)
with the
transmission
in
NEUTRAL (N)
in vehicles equipped
with
an automatic transmission. The clutch pedal
must
be
engaged
on
vehicles equipped with
a
manual
2-23