DraKhen99

Hi all,

I did a search but came up empty ...

When switching between 2H, 4A, and 4H, the display in the instrument cluster doesn't always show the message, "4x4 Shift in Progress" ... is this normal?

I noticed that sometimes it'll show, sometimes it won't. On my 2011, it always showed the message. I read in the owners manual that it "may" show the message, but wanted some other peoples' experience.

Thanks,

-John

151504X4

I have a 2015 lariat as well, I have only used 4A this winter, quite a bit here in spokane Washington, but I haven't seen 4x4 shift in progress at all.

blairian

The message has been intermediate for me as well. I was curious about it too, and more than once wondered if the shift had occurred.

Meh, things happen.

DraKhen99

I was hoping someone had a definitive answer, since I'm in the same boat as you, but then I remembered that it would throw a wrench icon on the screen if anything went wrong ... I hope.

Driving in the ice and snow Wednesday night, I shifted between 2H, 4A and 4H a few times, and I could feel the difference between 2H and 4A, but not between 4A and 4H.

Anyone have a definitive answer to this question?

-John

Fordfan2006

Just switch it to the off road status screen and you can tell if it's switched over.

DraKhen99

Ahh, good to know. I was looking at the "Power Distribution" screen, or whatever it's called.

By the way, has anyone noticed that in 4A, it uncouples the front wheels when you go around a turn?

-John

Fordfan2006

so they don't bind up

DraKhen99

Yeah, that's what I was thinking... smart system.

I found an abandoned parking lot near my house for the ice and snow we had wednesday night (roughly 1" total) and played with the 4x4 on the new truck. Pretty smart system, made it difficult to slide out of control.

-John

ArcticGabe

Here's my uneducated guess....

As I understand it, the front hubs need vacuum to engage. If you have a boosted engine, it may not always have enough vacuum to perform the engagement if you're on the throttle, so you would see the message. If at closed throttle where the vacuum is greater, it may engage immediately, hence no message.

OldFlick

The gears have to align and if done by perfect alignment it is done before warning lag time. If gears have to free wheel until aligned warning light informs you the shift is not complete. Just a educated guess and mine has shifted with and w/o warning.