4X4 System Indicator Lights; Lever Operated System With Automatic Locking Hubs; To Shift From 2H To 4H - Ford Vehicle Owner's Manual

4x4 system indicator lights

A 4x4 light and a LOW RANGE light are
located at the lower right of the instrument
cluster.
2H position — Neither the 4X4 or the LOW
RANGE lights are lit.
4H position — Only the 4x4 light is lit.
N position — Neither the 4x4 or LOW
RANGE lights are lit.
4L position — Both the 4x4 and the LOW
RANGE lights are lit.
Lever Operated System With Automatic
Locking Hubs

To shift from 2H to 4H:

Stop the vehicle and move the transfer case shift
lever straight back to the 4H position, the
automatic locking hubs will engage when the
vehicle is driven. When the automatic locking
hubs are engaged, shifts between 2H and 4H
may take place at any speed.
The automatic locking hubs may disengage in
2H if the vehicle's direction is momentarily
reversed, or the vehicle is allowed to roll
slightly in the opposite direction. If a
grinding noise occurs when shifting from 2H
to 4H while the vehicle is moving, one or
both of the automatic locking hubs have been
disengaged and the transfer case shift lever
should be switched back to the 2H position.
To shift back into 4H, stop the vehicle and
move the transfer case shift lever straight
back to the 4H position.
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