When driving

Shifting between H2 and H4

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Shifting from H2 to H4 Type A

Reduce vehicle speed to less
than 80 km/h.

Shift the front-wheel drive
control lever to H4.

Type B

Reduce vehicle speed to less
than 100 km/h.

Push the “UNLOCK” button and
turn the front-wheel drive control switch to H4.

The four-wheel drive indicator will turn on.

Shifting from H4 to H2 Type A

Shift the front-wheel drive control lever to H2.

Type B

Push the “UNLOCK” button and turn the front-wheel drive control switch to H2.

This can be done at any speed.

The four-wheel drive indicator will go off.

Test yourself

A quick Toyota 4Runner quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.