Toyota Tacoma 1996 Instruction Manual page 74

(d) Shifting procedure
(lever/button type with
automatic transmission)
SHIFTING BETWEEN "H2" and "H4"
To shift from "H2" to "H4", reduce your
speed to less than 100 km/h (62 mph) and
push in the "4WD" button.
If the indicator light does not come on
when you push in the "4WD" button, drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de-
celerating.
If the indicator light flashes and the buzzer
sounds when you push in the "4WD" but-
ton, reduce your speed or stop the vehicle
and reset.
CAUTION
!
Never push the "4WD" button if
wheels are slipping. Stop the slip-
ping or spinning before shifting.
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To shift from "H4" to "H2", push the
"4WD" button again to turn it off.
This can be done at any vehicle speed.
If the indicator light does not go off when
you shift the transfer into "H2", drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de-
celerating, or drive in reverse.
SHIFTING BETWEEN "H2" OR "H4"
AND "L4"
To shift from "H2" or "H4" to "L4", stop
the vehicle and put the transmission in
"N". With your foot holding down the brake
pedal, move the front drive control lever.
To shift from "L4" to "H2" or "H4", stop
the vehicle and put the transmission in
"N". With your foot holding down the brake
pedal, move the front drive control lever.
When the "4WD" button is pushed in, the
transfer shifts into "H4"; when the button
is left out, the transfer shifts into "H2".
If the indicator light does not go off when
you shift the transfer into "H2", drive
straight ahead while accelerating or de-
celerating, or drive in reverse.