Towing a 2008 Jeep Liberty 4x4
We are looking to buy a 2008 Jeep Liberty that has a different set up. Instead of a transfer case with a handle it has a light when you put it in four wheel drive. It has an N on it. Sorry it’s hard t...
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If I looked it up correctly, the 2008 4x4 Liberty is towable four down by following the ritual on Page 378 of the Owner's Manual Linked Here.
It's an electronically controlled transfer case that's shifted to N by sending a series of signals to the PCM. Once done, the lights confirm that it's done successfully...
...but then you're supposed to test that it's in N by attempting to move the Libby by starting the engine and putting it in gear. Since the N position's achieved with such a complex routine, AND they provide an operational test, that'd be my recommendation if shopping for a used Libby to use as four-down toad. Make the shift to N and the test (AND back to normal driving mode!) part of the test drive.
It's an electronically controlled transfer case that's shifted to N by sending a series of signals to the PCM. Once done, the lights confirm that it's done successfully...
...but then you're supposed to test that it's in N by attempting to move the Libby by starting the engine and putting it in gear. Since the N position's achieved with such a complex routine, AND they provide an operational test, that'd be my recommendation if shopping for a used Libby to use as four-down toad. Make the shift to N and the test (AND back to normal driving mode!) part of the test drive.
