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Hi everyone. I'm a newbie here and a newbie to Jap cars in general. We bought a 1998 grey import Terios 1.3 auto, and since everything is in friggin Japanese, I cannot make heads or tails of some stuff.
There is a switch on the dash which activates the 4WD. Pushing it I get a green light in the dash, showing a cross over the centre diff. Would that mean that 4WD is engaged or disengaged? I think I would be best driving with it disengaged to get better fuel consumption and less tyre wear.
Is there anywhere I can get hold of an owners manual for an auto?
Any help would be appreciated!
Many thanks
Mark
Its the diff lock
The Terios is full-time 4WD - very handy in the wet and snow. The green light is the centre-diff lock, and gives you quite a lot of extra traction. But don't use it except where the wheels can slip - if you do, you'll put a lot of strain on the driveshafts and also wear the tyres very quickly.
"The reasonable tries to adapt himself to the world. The unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to himself. All progress, therefore, depends on the unreasonable man."
"The reasonable tries to adapt himself to the world. The unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to himself. All progress, therefore, depends on the unreasonable man."
So should I drive it with
So should I drive it with the green light on or off?
Sorry if this sounds stupid, but a locked diff can screw your driveshafts very easily and I don't want the missus to get a nasty surprise!
Cheers,
Mark
It looks big, it looks butch, but it isn't!
It looks big, it looks butch, but it isn't!