Martinjmpr
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And before anyone asks, yes, I did a search on both topics.
Just got an 04 Suburban 1500LT, 4x4.
First one is just a "did I miss something?" question: In my owner's manual, page 3-54, it shows a "four wheel drive" light on the dashboard next to the Check Engine light. Manual says that "The four wheel drive indicator will light up when you shift a manual transfer case into four wheel drive and the front axle engages."
Now, I never saw this light up when I was starting the truck. Of course it has the 4 button panel to the left of the steering wheel that has a bright yellow light that lights up next to whatever drive selection the truck is in: Auto, 2 hi, 4 hi or 4 lo, and that all seems to work but I've never seen a dash indicator and since we got almost a foot of snow on Monday night, I've driven all over town in either auto 4wd or regular 4wd. I'm pretty sure the 4wd is engaged because I was going into some big snow drifts and I think if the 4wd wasn't working I would have known (or I would still be stuck.)
So my question is: Would an '04 1500 LT Suburban have a dashboard light indicating the vehicle is in 4wd? Or is this only on some other models of truck?
Second question is a bit simpler: My transmission display (the PRND321 display) above the DIC is rather dim. I can see it OK at night but in bright daylight it's hard to see. I can't see anything in the manual that would indicate that this light has a separate brightness display and the rest of the dash lights have normal brightness, as does the DIC. Does this likely mean that a bulb is out? And is this something that is easy to change?
Thanks in advance!
Just got an 04 Suburban 1500LT, 4x4.
First one is just a "did I miss something?" question: In my owner's manual, page 3-54, it shows a "four wheel drive" light on the dashboard next to the Check Engine light. Manual says that "The four wheel drive indicator will light up when you shift a manual transfer case into four wheel drive and the front axle engages."
Now, I never saw this light up when I was starting the truck. Of course it has the 4 button panel to the left of the steering wheel that has a bright yellow light that lights up next to whatever drive selection the truck is in: Auto, 2 hi, 4 hi or 4 lo, and that all seems to work but I've never seen a dash indicator and since we got almost a foot of snow on Monday night, I've driven all over town in either auto 4wd or regular 4wd. I'm pretty sure the 4wd is engaged because I was going into some big snow drifts and I think if the 4wd wasn't working I would have known (or I would still be stuck.)
So my question is: Would an '04 1500 LT Suburban have a dashboard light indicating the vehicle is in 4wd? Or is this only on some other models of truck?
Second question is a bit simpler: My transmission display (the PRND321 display) above the DIC is rather dim. I can see it OK at night but in bright daylight it's hard to see. I can't see anything in the manual that would indicate that this light has a separate brightness display and the rest of the dash lights have normal brightness, as does the DIC. Does this likely mean that a bulb is out? And is this something that is easy to change?
Thanks in advance!
