Toyota Hilux Owner's Manual page 219

Shifting between H4 and L4 (manual transmission)
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Shifting from H4 to L4
Stop the vehicle or reduce your speed to less than 3 km/h
1
(2 mph).
With your foot off the accelerator pedal, depress the clutch pedal.
2
Push and turn the front-wheel drive control switch to L4.
3
The low speed four-wheel drive indicator light will come on.
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Shifting from L4 to H4
Stop the vehicle or reduce your speed to less than 3 km/h
1
(2 mph).
With your foot off the accelerator pedal, depress the clutch pedal.
2
Turn the front-wheel drive control switch to H4.
3
The low speed four-wheel drive indicator light will go off.
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Four-wheel drive usage frequency (vehicles with A.D.D.)
You should drive in four-wheel drive for at least 16 km (10 miles) each month.
This will assure that the front drive components are lubricated.
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Shifting between H2 and H4
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If you have trouble shifting in cold weather, reduce your speed or stop the
vehicle and reshift.
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If the four-wheel drive indicator does not go off when you shift from H4 to
H2, drive straight ahead while accelerating or decelerating, or drive in
reverse.
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Shifting to L4
VSC is automatically turned off.
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When driving on dry paved surface roads and expressway
Use H2 position. If the vehicle is driven in H4 or L4 position for a long time, a
warning buzzer sounds, and the four-wheel drive indicator light flashes rap-
idly or a warning message is shown in the multi-information display. If the
warning message is shown on the multi-information display, follow the mes-
sage.
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If "DIFFERENTIAL OIL TEMP HIGH SHIFT TO 2WD MODE COOLING TIME
REQUIRED"/"Differential oil temp high Shift to 2WD mode Cooling time
required" is shown on the multi-information display
The differential oil temperature is too high.
Turn the front-wheel drive control switch to H2, and wait until the warning
message goes off.
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