What does 'Do not tow a full-time four-wheel drive vehicle' mean?

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AlinaLynn
07/29/25 5:35pm
Full-time four-wheel drive vehicles should not be towed because they are equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive system where all four wheels are interconnected. Towing with only the front or rear wheels lifted can damage the transmission. When towing, all four wheels should be lifted. For front-wheel drive vehicles, the front wheels should be lifted during towing, while for rear-wheel drive vehicles, the rear wheels should be lifted. Full-time four-wheel drive means that the vehicle's driving mechanism independently powers all four wheels at all times. The full-time four-wheel drive system distributes power to all four tires through a flexibly connected central differential and independent front and rear axle differentials. Unlike purely mechanical differential locks, the differential in a full-time four-wheel drive system can be either a viscous coupling or a multi-plate clutch type, but both allow for speed differences between the front and rear wheels, as well as between the left and right wheels.
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