I never received a manual when I purchased the vehicle. Also, you can manually put it into 2 wheel, 4 wheel high, or 4 wheel lo options When do I use that?
i own a repair shop,and i work on a lot of these,its normally rear wheel drive,only 4 wheel drive when you put it in or it automatically comes in ,if its manual lock in you,ll have either a shifter in the floor or a button on the dash area to lock it in with,good luck with it,i hope this help,s.
Your Liberty is rear wheel drive.When you shift it into 4 high,you engage the front axle.you would use the high position on loose or slippery road surfaces(snow,sand,gravelect.) when you need the traction,and can run at highway speeds in that position.for low,you must stop,put trans into natural,then pull it quickly into low.it is a gear reduction 4 low,and top speed maybe 35 mph.most use it for,( pulling,climbing,rocks,heavy mud)always use 2 wheel drive on dry pavement.have fun!
Rear wheel drive. You have a limited slip rear drive axle, this means that even in two wheel drive, only one wheel is working to propel the vehicle forward. Oddly enough it is the wheel that has the least amount of traction that is the one that will be the drive wheel. This is so you do not experience wheel hop as you take a turn. If you had a locked rear axle it would drive horribly on the street. It works similar up front. So your 4 wheel drive vehicle is really a 1 wheel drive while it is in 2 wheel drive mode. When your 4 wheel drive vehicle is in 4 wheel drive mode it is really a 2 wheel drive vehicle. (one rear wheel driving and one front wheel driving) This may throughly confuse some of you, but this is the way it has been for years.
