Toyota Townace 4WD help - Manuals in Japanese!!!
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Hi all,
I recently purchased a toyota townace Surf 4 x 4 for busing me and a few mates up the hills during the ski season. Being a Japanese import the manuals are all in... Japanese!
I was looking if anyone can give me a brief guide the the 4 wheel drive system? Just the basics, I.E. how to work it, what not to do ect.
It is an automatic with switchable 4wd, a high and a low box and lockable front hubs.
Also any advice driving 4wd in the snow would be greatly appreciated!!!
I recently purchased a toyota townace Surf 4 x 4 for busing me and a few mates up the hills during the ski season. Being a Japanese import the manuals are all in... Japanese!
I was looking if anyone can give me a brief guide the the 4 wheel drive system? Just the basics, I.E. how to work it, what not to do ect.
It is an automatic with switchable 4wd, a high and a low box and lockable front hubs.
Also any advice driving 4wd in the snow would be greatly appreciated!!!
hi from what it sounds like use 4wd when you really need to, if the locking hubs are manual put them in the locked position when heading out in the poorer weather (should drive with them locked anyway sometimes but thats a different point) so when you need to use 4wd you don't have to get in and out.
Not 100% on how the system works, don't sound like it has a centre diff if its part-time 4wd, but use 4wd when you really need to, if the road is covered in ice and snow use high range, i don't think there going to be a need for low range but if you start to struggle then try it, but if you are driving correctly you are going to be in some deep snow before you need to worry about that.
As for driving a 4X4 in snow, its the same advice as any driving, take care give yourself more room to stop, accelerate and turn if it is slippy out, i not used an auto box in the snow but locking it in a higher gear would help am sure. also 4 wheel drive *can* help you speed up, and turn better in the snow/ice etc but it won't help you stop so usual advice applies with braking and if you do lock wheels up you are driving a big car so it will slide around a lot just like a 2wd car.
A lot of how the vehicle will respond will depend on how you steer, brake and accelerate and what wheels and tires you have fitted and what kinda of traction control or other systems fitted do these poorly you may as well be driving a unicycle, so best advice is, as with all driving in the bad weather take care, give yourself plenty of room and take your time.
For a not how to drive a 4wd in snow and ice is when the roads are covered ice and snow, and its still snowing etc just because your in a 4x4 does not mean you can drive like your in a sports car on a warm sunny day, might get away with it for a while but will end badly at sometime!
Not 100% on how the system works, don't sound like it has a centre diff if its part-time 4wd, but use 4wd when you really need to, if the road is covered in ice and snow use high range, i don't think there going to be a need for low range but if you start to struggle then try it, but if you are driving correctly you are going to be in some deep snow before you need to worry about that.
As for driving a 4X4 in snow, its the same advice as any driving, take care give yourself more room to stop, accelerate and turn if it is slippy out, i not used an auto box in the snow but locking it in a higher gear would help am sure. also 4 wheel drive *can* help you speed up, and turn better in the snow/ice etc but it won't help you stop so usual advice applies with braking and if you do lock wheels up you are driving a big car so it will slide around a lot just like a 2wd car.
A lot of how the vehicle will respond will depend on how you steer, brake and accelerate and what wheels and tires you have fitted and what kinda of traction control or other systems fitted do these poorly you may as well be driving a unicycle, so best advice is, as with all driving in the bad weather take care, give yourself plenty of room and take your time.
For a not how to drive a 4wd in snow and ice is when the roads are covered ice and snow, and its still snowing etc just because your in a 4x4 does not mean you can drive like your in a sports car on a warm sunny day, might get away with it for a while but will end badly at sometime!
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