When & How To Engage 4H & 4L In Mahindra Thar

The all-new 2020 Mahindra Thar SUV looks bold and drives well, both in the city as well as offroad, though people buying this muscular looking vehicle will be driving it a lot beyond the ordinary roads.

In many modern SUVs, the 4 wheel drive systems have electronic push button, “on the fly’ features that let you shift while driving. You can also shift to different offroad as well as on-road drive modes by simply turning a knob on the floor console, for example. It’s as simple as that.

But in the Mahindra Thar, in order to get into the 4 wheel drive mode, you need to manually engage this 4WD or 2WD mode as the case may be. The modes include 2H, 4H, N and 4L.

In this report we shall be explaining to you about the Thar’s offroading features and most important, how do you engage the two four-wheel drive modes, the 4 High or 4H and the 4 Low or 4L.

Let’s start by explaining to you this 4wd feature. Just next to the gear lever on the floor you will see a small lever. This is the one that needs to be engaged when you need to go off-roading. Now if you do not engage them correctly and use them incorrectly you may even end up destroying your transfer case.

TRANSFER CASE & DIFFERENTIALS

Now what is a transfer case? Very briefly put, in order for the 4 wheel drive mechanism to work, a transfer case has to be part of the drivetrain. The transfer case transfers power from the transmission to the front and rear axles by means of drive shafts. Basically, it ensures that the engine power is send to the front and rear axles.

Four-wheel drive vehicles are equipped with a transfer case that switches between 2WD and 4WD operating modes, either manually or automatically. In the Thar it is manual.