What is the yellow arrow on my dash above the steering wheel?

Question

I am in 4 wheel drive 2 high. On the highway the yellow arrow comes on over 30 miles an hour.

Should I be in Neutral 4 wheel drive on the highway?

How do I shift the four wheel drive?

Can I do it with the car stopped or do I have to be moving?
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Answer 1

Its just a shift indicator, with a suggestion on when to up shift. However it doesn't always know what best, so don't necessarily use it to tell you when to shift.

As for going into 4-wheel drive, you will greatly reduce wear and tear if you only shift the transfer case while you are stopped. If you have a YJ, 87-95 you have a vacuum disconnect and it definitely shouldn't be shifted while moving. All though it is possible. As for the 97-06 Jeeps, you can shift while moving without as much wear and tear on everything. I recommend only shifting the transfer while either stopped, or just barely rolling.

You should be in 2WD High on the highway. If you put the transfer case in nuetral, your Jeep won't go anywhere.

Answer 2

The yellow arrow means you need to shift. You should drive in 2H only on the highway, not 4L or 4H. 4L and 4H are for driving through rough terrain, such as mud, snow, etc. You should put your car in neutral before switching to 2H. By switching your transfer case (the gear for 2H, 4L and 4H) to neutral, your vehicle will not drive at all.

However, if you have a manual vehicle, then the arrow indicates that you need to shift to a higher gear (i.e. 4th gear to 5th gear.)

Answer 3

The yellow arrow is the shift indicator. It means you should shift to the next higher gear.

Answer 4

IT MEANS YOU NEED TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR TO SAVE ON GAS

Answer 5

Shift into/out of 4wd while you're moving....NOT stopped.

Answer 6

if its a manual transmission, you need to upshift.