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Re: Newbie Questions Re: Auto 4x4
I live in the mountains and am on very steep trails and roads all the time. You can tell when the vehicle is straining. If it strains in 4H, then shift into 4L. When I decent very steep hills in rough terrain, I use 4L an L to give me as much compression braking as I can get to maintain a slow safe speed. I also use the gearshift lever to select gears very often since I am trying to maintain control and or speed. Going uphill in 4H, I typically leave it in D unless the trans shifts allot due to an undulating surface. If that's the case I will lock it into whatever gear keeps the engine humming along smoothly.
You'll be amazed at how far you can go in just 2WD with the FJ.
Just take it out and play and practice some more. Just listen to your vehicle it will communicate to you what you should or should not be doing.
Have Fun.
DEWFPO
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Last edited by DEWFPO : 01-13-2008 at 02:33 PM.
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