Good evening, new to the site as of this evening. I've used the search function as best as I can but can't find a duplicate issue. I just bought an 04 TB with 122,000 miles. The car is immaculate and was well maintained. It was owned by the service manager and his wife of my local dealership. Here's my issue, I live at the top of a long steep hill. We got quite a bit of snow today. Before starting up the hill I stopped, and shifted into 4wd. The indicator showed it was engaged and I started up. The the rear tires started spinning....it was not in 4wd. I backed up and tried it again with no luck. I shifted into neutral> 2wd> 4wd hi and placed the TB back into drive. No difference. I then shifted into neutral and 4 lo. No such luck. I backed into the street and went around the block. Shifted into 4 hi about 1/2 a block from the hill and then started up the hill, BOOM 4wd worked like a champ. I made it to the top and promptly turned around and drove back down. Tried it again from a stop shifting from 2wd to 4wd and same issue, no 4wd. Shift from 2wd to 4wd while driving and the 4wd works like a charm. Sorry for the long post but I tried to be as descriptive as possible. This is the first electronic shifted 4wd system I have ever owned, all my previous vehicles have been lever shifted. Is this an issue or is this normal?
Thank you for any and all help!
Thank you for any and all help!