Shifting into 4-Lo is best accomplished at a very slow speed of 1 or 2 mph.
Shift transmission into neutral, shift transfer case into 4-Lo while just
barely rolling, then shift transmission back into gear.

If you try to shift into 4-Lo while completely stopped, sometimes the gears
will not mesh and it will not shift. Just BARELY rolling is the best (and
recommended by Jeep) way.

Tom

"bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:KLOdnVXNnM5QPQ7cRVn-jw@rogers.com...
> Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess
it's
> the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped and
> in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in
4L.
> So for me, the answer is ... yes.
>
> "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> > Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In other
> > words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can you
> > still engage the 4WD to get out?
>
>

 

Shifting into 4-Lo is best accomplished at a very slow speed of 1 or 2 mph.
Shift transmission into neutral, shift transfer case into 4-Lo while just
barely rolling, then shift transmission back into gear.

If you try to shift into 4-Lo while completely stopped, sometimes the gears
will not mesh and it will not shift. Just BARELY rolling is the best (and
recommended by Jeep) way.

Tom

"bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:KLOdnVXNnM5QPQ7cRVn-jw@rogers.com...
> Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess
it's
> the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped and
> in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in
4L.
> So for me, the answer is ... yes.
>
> "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> > Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In other
> > words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can you
> > still engage the 4WD to get out?
>
>

 

Shifting into 4-Lo is best accomplished at a very slow speed of 1 or 2 mph.
Shift transmission into neutral, shift transfer case into 4-Lo while just
barely rolling, then shift transmission back into gear.

If you try to shift into 4-Lo while completely stopped, sometimes the gears
will not mesh and it will not shift. Just BARELY rolling is the best (and
recommended by Jeep) way.

Tom

"bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:KLOdnVXNnM5QPQ7cRVn-jw@rogers.com...
> Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess
it's
> the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped and
> in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in
4L.
> So for me, the answer is ... yes.
>
> "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> > Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In other
> > words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can you
> > still engage the 4WD to get out?
>
>

 

Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess it's
the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped and
in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in 4L.
So for me, the answer is ... yes.

"Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In other
> words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can you
> still engage the 4WD to get out?

 

Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess it's
the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped and
in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in 4L.
So for me, the answer is ... yes.

"Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In other
> words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can you
> still engage the 4WD to get out?

 

Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess it's
the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped and
in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in 4L.
So for me, the answer is ... yes.

"Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In other
> words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can you
> still engage the 4WD to get out?

 

I'll rephrase that then :-) ... if I try for 4L in drive ... even stopped
.... it's grind, grind, grind. So yeah ,,, I could be coasting in neutral and
get 4L. But the point of the response to Barry is ... yes, I can get 4L
while stopped :-)

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4193A53A.3169E840@sympatico.ca...
> Are the new autos that bad to shift?
>
> The Command Trac in my standard Cherokee can be shifted into 4 low when
> moving slow still without troubles. That is how the owners manual says
> to use it too. Same for the automatic, you can put it in neutral while
> still moving slow and shift into 4 low.
>
> Sometimes if you 'have' to stop, you 'will' be stopped.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> bowgus wrote:
> >
> > Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess
it's
> > the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped
and
> > in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in
4L.
> > So for me, the answer is ... yes.
> >
> > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> > > Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In
other
> > > words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can
you
> > > still engage the 4WD to get out?

 

I'll rephrase that then :-) ... if I try for 4L in drive ... even stopped
.... it's grind, grind, grind. So yeah ,,, I could be coasting in neutral and
get 4L. But the point of the response to Barry is ... yes, I can get 4L
while stopped :-)

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4193A53A.3169E840@sympatico.ca...
> Are the new autos that bad to shift?
>
> The Command Trac in my standard Cherokee can be shifted into 4 low when
> moving slow still without troubles. That is how the owners manual says
> to use it too. Same for the automatic, you can put it in neutral while
> still moving slow and shift into 4 low.
>
> Sometimes if you 'have' to stop, you 'will' be stopped.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> bowgus wrote:
> >
> > Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess
it's
> > the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped
and
> > in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in
4L.
> > So for me, the answer is ... yes.
> >
> > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> > > Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In
other
> > > words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can
you
> > > still engage the 4WD to get out?

 

I'll rephrase that then :-) ... if I try for 4L in drive ... even stopped
.... it's grind, grind, grind. So yeah ,,, I could be coasting in neutral and
get 4L. But the point of the response to Barry is ... yes, I can get 4L
while stopped :-)

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:4193A53A.3169E840@sympatico.ca...
> Are the new autos that bad to shift?
>
> The Command Trac in my standard Cherokee can be shifted into 4 low when
> moving slow still without troubles. That is how the owners manual says
> to use it too. Same for the automatic, you can put it in neutral while
> still moving slow and shift into 4 low.
>
> Sometimes if you 'have' to stop, you 'will' be stopped.....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> bowgus wrote:
> >
> > Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess
it's
> > the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped
and
> > in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in
4L.
> > So for me, the answer is ... yes.
> >
> > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> > > Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In
other
> > > words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can
you
> > > still engage the 4WD to get out?

 

Well not to start another thread ... I use 4L typically to pull the boat out
of the drink ... so it's down the ramp backwards in 2H ,,, stop in park ,,,
run the boat up onto the trailer ,,, start up, neutral, 4L, drive ... and up
the ramp I go. I will not shut down on the ramp in 4L ... I just don't trust
it not slipping into neutral. So for my application ... parked on a ramp
with a 3000 lb boat/trailer ... the procedure I'm using works consistently
.... no grinding of gears ... and is imo the best/safest I can do. Mmmmm ...
boating :-).

"mabar" <mabar@NooSpamgrbonline.com> wrote in message
news:B-2dndp3B8DuMw7cRVn-ug@gbronline.com...
> Shifting into 4-Lo is best accomplished at a very slow speed of 1 or 2
mph.
> Shift transmission into neutral, shift transfer case into 4-Lo while just
> barely rolling, then shift transmission back into gear.
>
> If you try to shift into 4-Lo while completely stopped, sometimes the
gears
> will not mesh and it will not shift. Just BARELY rolling is the best (and
> recommended by Jeep) way.
>
> Tom
>
> "bowgus" <bowgus@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:KLOdnVXNnM5QPQ7cRVn-jw@rogers.com...
> > Dunno if yer Liberty is Command-Trac (auto), but if it is, then I guess
> it's
> > the same procedure as my '96 Cherokee ... to use 4L, I have to stopped
and
> > in neutral before I can select 4L ... then select drive and away I go in
> 4L.
> > So for me, the answer is ... yes.
> >
> > "Barry Bean" <bbbean@beancotton.com> wrote in message
> > news:Xns959E63EEB1B0Beatmorecotton@207.14.113.17.. .
> > > Is it possible to engage 4WD in a Liberty once you've stopped? In
other
> > > words, if you should enter a mud hole in 2WD, only to get stuck, can
you
> > > still engage the 4WD to get out?
> >
> >
>
>