1997 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 84

1997 Chevrolet Blazer Manual

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4LO: This setting also engages front axle togive your you extra traction.You may never need 4LO. It sends the maximumpower to all fourwheels. You might choose 4LO if you were driving off-road in sand, mud or deep snow climbing or descending steep hills. and 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 will remain illuminated when the shift is completed. an automatic transmission or the clutch pedal engaged in vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The preferred method for shifting into 4LO is to have your vehicle moving 1 to 2 mph (1.6 to 3.2 km/h). Press and release the 4LO switch. You must wait for the 4LO indicator light to stop flashing and remain illuminated before shifting your transmission into gear or releasing the clutch pedal. If the 4LO switch is pressed when your vehicle is in gear and/or moving, 4LO indicator light will flash the for 30 seconds and not complete the shift unless your vehicle is moving slower than 3 mph (4.8 k m k ) and the transmission is in NEUTRAL (N) or the clutch pedal engaged. On automatic transmission equipped vehicles, your if transfer case doesnot shift into4L0, your transmission indicator switch may require adjustment. With your transmission in NEUTRAL (N), press and release the 4LO switch. While the 4LO indicator light is flashing, shift your transmission into PARK (P). Wait until the 4LO indicator light remains illuminated before shifting your transmission into gear. This will get you into 4L0, but you should take your vehicle in for serviceto restore normal operation. Shifting from 2HI to 4HI Press and release the 4HI switch. This canbe done at any speed, and the front axle will lock automatically. Shifting from 4HI to 2HI Press and release the 2HI switch. This canbe done at any speed. and the front axle will unlock automatically. Shifting from 2HI or JHI to 4LO To shift tiom ZHI or -!HI to 4L0, the vehicle must be stopped or mo\fing less than 3 mph (4.8 k m k ) with the transmission in NEUTRAL (N) in vehicles equipped with 2-27

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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
or
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
will
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
JHI
to
4LO
To
shift
tiom
ZHI
or
-!HI
to
4L0, the
vehicle
must
be
stopped
or
mo\fing
less
than
3
mph
(4.8
kmk)
with
the
transmission
in
NEUTRAL
(N)
in
vehicles equipped with
an
automatic transmission
or
the clutch pedal engaged in
vehicles equipped with a manual
transmission.
The
preferred method for
shifting
into
4LO
is
to
have
your
vehicle moving
1
to
2
mph
(1.6
to
3.2
km/h).
Press
and release the
4LO
switch. You must
wait for
the
4LO indicator light to
stop flashing
and
remain
illuminated before shifting your
transmission into
gear or releasing the clutch pedal.
If
the
4LO
switch is pressed when your
vehicle
is
in
gear
and/or
moving,
the
4LO
indicator light will flash
for
30
seconds and not complete the shift
unless
your
vehicle is moving slower than
3
mph (4.8
kmk)
and
the
transmission is in
NEUTRAL
(N)
or
the
clutch
pedal engaged.
On automatic
transmission
equipped
vehicles,
if
your
transfer
case
does not shift
into 4L0, your transmission
indicator switch may require
adjustment. With
your
transmission in
NEUTRAL
(N),
press and release
the
4LO
switch. While the
4LO
indicator
light
is
flashing,
shift
your
transmission
into
PARK
(P).
Wait until
the
4LO
indicator
light
remains
illuminated
before
shifting
your transmission
into gear. This will get you into 4L0,
but you should take your
vehicle in for
service
to restore
normal operation.
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