Stefan wrote:
Hi everyone, I am new here but by no means new to offroading.
I have a question - I am in the market for a used 2011 model KK but I believe it is either stuck in low range or I just don't know how to operate it.
I have only had chance to test drive one vehicle around town, while cruising at highway speed I noted the ESC OFF error and 4LO flashing. I immediately pulled over only to find that the rocker switch is in 2WD. I shifted into P and set the switch to 4LO after which the 4LO light was now solid. Shifted to D expecting a "clonk" but there was none. Back into P and then switched to 4WD auto and immediately the 4LO flashed. I was confused as surely it could not reach highway speed in 4LO if it were in fact trying to warn me that it is in 4LO.
So then I shifted into P again and switched to 2WD and the light still flashed. I then turned the wheel full left at slow speed and full right afterwards in order to test if it had locked the differential. Either way the inside tire were scuffing heavily in the tarmac which to me is a sure sign of the diff being locked. I was now very confused.
I drove it back to the dealer whom could not tell me why it behaved this way.
Is this Jeep a lemon or am I an idiot, or both?
Thank you in advance and greetings from Cape Town
what I would try in that situation if my 4lo was blinking would be to shift to N instead of park. let the xfer case shift then keep it in N and shift back to 2wd.
test results by listening for the solenoid to shift(its an audible "zip" noise) and see if the lights disappear
4LO blinks when waiting for the proper parameters to shift (like the transmission sitting in N) when you are in 4lo and change the rocker to 4-auto 4lo will blink again to wait for the shift to N to again shift to the next selection.
switching from 4-auto to 2wd can be done on the fly.
I hope this information helps.