Shifting From 4H (4Wd High) To 4L (4Wd Low); Shifting From 4L (4Wd Low) To 4H (4Wd High) Or 2H (2Wd High); Using The N (Neutral) Position - Ford 2003 F-250 Owner's Manual

Shifting from 4H (4WD High) to 4L (4WD Low)

1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.
2. Depress the brake.
3. Place the gearshift lever in N (Neutral) (automatic transmission) or
depress the clutch (manual transmission).
4. Move the transfer case shift lever
through N (Neutral) directly to 4L
(4WD Low).
5. If the transfer case will not
engage into 4L (4WD Low), drive
the vehicle above 8 km/h (5 mph),
then repeat steps 1 through 4.

Shifting from 4L (4WD Low) to 4H (4WD High) or 2H (2WD High)

1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.
2. Depress the brake.
3. Place the gearshift lever in N (Neutral) (automatic transmission) or
depress the clutch (manual transmission).
4. Move the transfer case shift lever
through N (Neutral) directly to 4H
(4WD High) or 2H (2WD High).
5. If the transfer case will not
disengage from 4L (4WD Low),
drive the vehicle above 8 km/h (5
mph), then repeat steps 1 through
4.
6. If shifting to 2H (2WD High) with the vehicle at a complete stop,
disengage the locking hubs (optional) by rotating the hub lock control
from LOCK to FREE.

Using the N (Neutral) position

The transfer case neutral position overrides the transmission and
puts the vehicle in neutral regardless of transmission gearshift
lever position. The vehicle can move forward or backwards.
Driving
2H
4H
N
4L
2H
4H
N
4L
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