I know this is a dumb question, but here I go. I just bought a 2004 Disco and have no clue on how to use the 4x4. I need to know what the 4x4 shift should be in for everyday driving. I think currently it is in Hi. thanks for you help.

 

Don't you have a owners manual?

 

No, itdid not come with one, I guess I will buy one from ebay, unless you have any suggestions, please,

 

I agree, you should get an owners manual. I know it is a guy thing to not read instructions, however this is the first owners manual I have read cover to cover and refer back to it a lot. Just a hint this is an all wheel drive vehicle with a 4 Low option.

 

Your '04 has5 positions on the transfer case. High, High Lock, Low, Low Lock and Neutral. You want it in High for everyday driving, which is the far right rear corner of the shifter's travel. There should be a decal on the dash to the left of the shift lever that shows the available positions.

It is a full time 4 wheel drive vehicle with a locking center differential, hence the lock settings for high and low. You don't want the center diff locked for everyday driving but it could come in handy if you find yourself in some of that good Mississippi mud!

Dave

 

Point the truck towards any mud hole and hit the gas.

 

Theyre AWD and have high/low gears so its always in 4x4 basically. Yes the transfer case should be in high gear for everyday driving. The owners manual suggests you only use low in very steep inclines etc..

 

Derreck,
If you have any question call me with pencil and paper in hand.
303-862-7680
Colorado between 7 am and 8 pm

 

Call Mike, he can explain everything and how to shift. Don't drive with it locked on dry pavement and do try to shift over 5MPH. YOu have to be completely stopped and in neutral to shift to low. Call Mike and he will explain further. There's a lot you can do......

 

It is NOT an all-wheel-drive vehicle, it is a FULL-TIME-FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE vehicle. There is a big differnence.
Subaru's are AWD, they have a viscous clutch in the transfercase which allows for different wheel speeds at all four corners whithout hurting the driveline components.
LR's have a geared t-case and therfore ALL wheels are turning at the same speed. The differentals allow differant wheel speeds but only on that axle. The t-case puts the same amount of power to each axle and then the resistance at each wheel determins wheel speed.
If one wheel on a LR turns slower than the other three it will bind up the driveline, on a AWD car it will just slip the clutch in the t-case.
Most AWD cars are FWD and send 60% power to the front and the other 40% to the back unless there is wheel spin then the computer redirects the power to the wheels with grip.
A full time 4x4 sends all power to all wheels equally. If one wheel spins then one wheel spins.
So can we please stop calling our Disco's AWD? My friends Town and Country mini van is AWD, not my Rover.