4WD Question? Can it be tuned off for road driving.

[patarnoster Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close patarnoster]

Hey Team.

Quick question, my Prado 150, 2010, has a the switch for 4H and 4L, but nothing else, my father in laws has a 2H that they use for city driving, am I stuck with having to drive 4WD on all the time?

There is another button with 4 wheels and a cross in the middle section, that makes teh car shudder sometimes, is that the diff lock?

[geo Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close geo]

Prado's are constant 4WD so the default setting for bitumen & gravel road driving is 4H. 4L is for off road use. There's no 2WD option. The other switch is the centre diff lock. Use this in off road situations.

You should have an Owners Manual as well as an Offroad Drivers Manual. Get these out & read them thoroughly, they'll give you everything you need to learn how to use your Prado properly.

[starbuck76 Member Find all posts View Profile Close starbuck76]

Owners Manual

https://toyotamanuals.com.au/docs/la...aug-09-oct-11/

Offroad Manual (should be the same as your model)

https://toyotamanuals.com.au/docs/la...oct-11-aug-13/

[RPP Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RPP]

Sounds like your first step should be to join a club or an off-road training course and get to know how/when to use Hi/Lo and lock the centre diff.

Prado's don't need tuning for true off-road driving. You'll generally be doing 20-30 Km/hr on tracks. You will have plenty of torque in Lo when you need it.
The best mods for off-roading are a lift and a rear diff-locker. The diff locker will transform the vehicle.

Avoid a front diff-locker until you are super proficient. Front diff-lockers on IFS vehicles add a few percent more capability for those rare moments, but come with risks to the CVs for drivers with little mechanical empathy.

[patarnoster Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close patarnoster]

Thanks everyone, learning as I go