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HI everyone. First off all sorry about my poor English. I’m doing my best. I bought a 1996 Explorer XLT and maybe this could be a stupid question, but… When I turn on the 4WD AUTO or 4WD LOW, only 1 light turn on (the 4WD) I know that there is 2 lights one for each. Is that correct. Dirk from Argentina

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I just bought a 95 XLT and really wanna test the 4WD.  If I shift into 4WD on normal pavement, will I damage the system?  Why is it called 4WD auto? The dealer was trying to tell me something about it shifting into 4WD only when it needs to or something like that. -cf

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>When I turn on the 4WD AUTO or 4WD LOW, only 1 light turn on (the 4WD) >I know that there is 2 lights one for each. >Is that correct.

I don’t know about the ‘96, but on the ‘99, you must be in NEUTRAL (do it with the brake on) when you switch to 4WD low, or else it will not go into that gear (and so you won’t see the light).

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The 4WD Auto can be set to any road conditions. So, yes you can try it out as long you don’t use 4WD LOW on dry pavement. The 4WD Auto is when the rear wheels begins to slip, the power transfered to the front wheel until the rear wheels are not any faster then the front. It is nice when you go over gravel roads, loose dirt on a hill, etc. Try doing that when the rear wheels is over some loose dirt and step on it. > I just bought a 95 XLT and really wanna test the 4WD.  If I shift into 4WD > on normal pavement, will I damage the system?  Why is it called 4WD auto? > The dealer was trying to tell me something about it shifting into 4WD only > when it needs to or something like that. > -cf

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Won’t hurt it to be in 4WD-Auto on dry pavement, but you likely will not notice any difference, either. In the Auto mode, power continues to be sent to the rear until the wheels start to slip. You may hear the front axle getting connected (in ‘95 and ‘96 models) if you listen carefully, I suppose. Shifting to 4WD-Lo involves a motor shifting the gears in the transfer case. You will hear that and notice the difference. OK if driving straight ahead for a bit, but as the front and rear axles will be locked, turing will bind up the driveline on non-slip surfaces.   =Vic= Bear Gap, PA – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just bought a 95 XLT and really wanna test the 4WD.  If I shift into 4WD > on normal pavement, will I damage the system?  Why is it called 4WD auto? > The dealer was trying to tell me something about it shifting into 4WD only > when it needs to or something like that. > -cf

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