How do you use the 4x4 on 2000 Jeep Wrangler Sport?

Answer 1

To engage four wheel drive (high gear), pull up on the transfer case shift level. It should engage four wheel drive with relatively little force. Moving forward slowly while doing this and not accelerating can make the engagement easier. Note that four wheel drive should only be used at low speeds and on slippery surfaces...typically ice, snow, mud, gravel, etc. Severe damage can occur it is engaged on dry pavement. Never use it at high speeds, limit your speed to 45 mph, or preferably much slower. There is also a neutral position for the transfer case. To shift into neutral, you must be stopped and have the transmission in neutral as well. Pull the lever into four wheel drive high, then shift lever to the right and pull back again. This will disengage the transfer case. This is good for towing. Once in neutral, you can pull back once more and shift the transfer case into four wheel drive, low gear. This is a very low gear used for towing or going up a steep hill or on a rough trail. You absolutely should not go over 15 mph with this engaged. Be careful that the transmission does not overheat. I use this gear to idle down rough trails (at about 3 mph) or if I pull a boat out of the water at a boat launch and I want the extra torque.