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i belive its common sence as its probably not a good idea to engage all those gears together at speed.To me if you think about it mechanicly ther is allot going on there. I stop then engage the 4wd when it appears that i will need it as if you wait until you get stuck you might have to get mud in your boot.(the one on your foot not your bike).I also beileve in the manual as i think the fellows no a bit about our bikes.Take care
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Hey Scoot - Sorry I think I got this thread a little side tracked with my comment. I notice the same thing on mine. Again, once you get rolling it changes but I do see your point. I think the 650 will light up the indicator when the machine is in fact in 4x4 mode. Other ATV's will light up the indicator once you engage the 4x4 switch/lever. Since most 4x4's don't engage right away, maybe Kawasaki has designed it so that it comes on when it actually gets engaged.
Last night I was at a dead stop and engaged the 4x4. It never did indicate I was in 4x4 until I started to move forward. You mentioned above that it took over a minute at a dead stop. Is this true? If so, there goes my theory!
Last night I was at a dead stop and engaged the 4x4. It never did indicate I was in 4x4 until I started to move forward. You mentioned above that it took over a minute at a dead stop. Is this true? If so, there goes my theory!
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I used to come to a complete stop before shifting in or out of 4 wheel drive until I read in the manual that it is safe. In fact it seems a whole lot smoother when im moving. I just let off the throttle so there is no strain on things.
You can in fact flick the switch at any speed but the computer wont let it shift until speed is under 20 kms.
The reason why it wont shift well when standing still is because there is a pin which has to be lined up with a hole and moving forward or backward will line things up.
Sitndux, I cant find where it says not to shift on the fly in my service manual?
You can in fact flick the switch at any speed but the computer wont let it shift until speed is under 20 kms.
The reason why it wont shift well when standing still is because there is a pin which has to be lined up with a hole and moving forward or backward will line things up.
Sitndux, I cant find where it says not to shift on the fly in my service manual?