# 2010 Toyota RAV4: How to engage 4WD?

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**Created:** [December 12, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-toyota-rav4-how-to-engage-4wd/774523 "2016-12-12T15:45:36Z")\
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It’s not like a 4x4 truck, as in a F-series truck, where you have a transfer case to engage manually or the operator engages as they desire and then it’s always on regardless of speed.

For vehicles like a Rav4, CRV, Element, etc, the 4WD/AWD capability engages automatically based on wheel-spin and then turns itself off. We have a Rav4 and if we had the Limited trim we could press a button to manually turn it on versus letting the car determine it needed 4WD based on wheel spin.

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