I have a 08 ltz and it looks like in the back ground of the tach there is some sort of light that may indicate 4x4 is engauged, however, the only light that comes on is the tiny one on the rotary dial. Is this it?

That is it!!!

The bean counters at GM disable the dash indicator for 4wd when the pushbutton 4wd option is ordered:mad:.(Like he said^.)

Has anyone figured a way to enable it, around here in the winter if could be a blizzard when you park the truck and 50 degrees the next day. I can definatly see myself not noticing the dinky light and be up to highway speeds before I notice it. (stright line from my house to the interstate)

The bean counters at GM disable the dash indicator for 4wd when the pushbutton 4wd option is ordered:mad:.(Like he said^.)

Things are getting ****ing rediculous with all of the "beancounting" @ GM. Everytime you turn around they're deleating something elce from our trucks but charging more and more. First it was the underhood lights, footwell lights, sun visor mirror lights, glove box lights, coat hooks,.... the list goes on and on......now this???? WHERE DOES IT END??:mad: With GM going bankrupt I guess........hope you're reading this forum GM !

Has anyone figured a way to enable it, around here in the winter if could be a blizzard when you park the truck and 50 degrees the next day. I can definatly see myself not noticing the dinky light and be up to highway speeds before I notice it. (stright line from my house to the interstate)


If you do a search you will find it.... i dont remember where but its here

Has anyone figured a way to enable it, around here in the winter if could be a blizzard when you park the truck and 50 degrees the next day. I can definatly see myself not noticing the dinky light and be up to highway speeds before I notice it. (stright line from my house to the interstate)
I think that my 4x4 disengages when I park the truck, dont you have to push the button again to get it to go back on?

maybe Im wrong about this but I dont remember ever taking it out, and its not in now. I thought the only time you had to push the 2 wheel button again was when you wanted to disengage while still running the engine.

I too have an 08 and thought that the manual had stated that there was an indicator light in the dash somewhere.
I too would love to know if someone has mad a mod to make the dash gauage light function as well as the little light in the selector wheel, in my truck in the daylight can not tell what postion the selector is in.

IIRC someone once posted it was a Quadrasteer indicator light. They wanted to hook the 4 wheel indicator into it, and were successful doing it. Sounds like a good idea to me.

There's a thread here somewhere that states how to make that little light thingy in the cluster light up...I haven't searched yet but I know it's here...I recall a few people hooking it up on the NBS trucks...

Yeah Id like to see that thread too.

All the push button stuff with the fancy lights is OK when everything is up and running. I miss the old manual 2 to 4/high-low range levers that gave a mechanical link to the drive train. Never a doubt what was going on.

Thanks Fellas.
Tim

anyone find the thread? i cant find it

here ya go http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54170 ask and you shall recieve:D

here ya go http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54170 ask and you shall recieve:D
Thanks Nelson......Wonder if this is the same for the newer trucks?

he says 2003 and above,he is a member here,and a good guy,try a PM

Yeah I wasnt question he`s creditablity, just seen that thread was started the later part of 2005. Wondering if someone has tried this lately on the newer trucks. But Ill see if I can run him down and ask.

Hope so I noticed the other day my mileage was going down happened to be sitting in the truck one night and noticed i was in 4x4. Did not notice it so hopefully it just happened and i was not driving around in 4x4 for very long.

I too have an 08 and thought that the manual had stated that there was an indicator light in the dash somewhere.
I too would love to know if someone has mad a mod to make the dash gauage light function as well as the little light in the selector wheel, in my truck in the daylight can not tell what postion the selector is in.

I've read that too. The symbol is right under the 3,000 mark on the tach (at least on our LTZ) It would be cool if it worked.

I've read that too. The symbol is right under the 3,000 mark on the tach (at least on our LTZ) It would be cool if it worked.

I think there is a thread on how to wire uo that light IIRC.

The link below at post #3 shows how to enable the 4WD dash light on the 01/02's, and also 03's and later.
I'd assume the NBS IP is different.

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=283415&highlight=4wd

EDIT : :mad: Links not working.

Enabling 4WD dash light for 2003 maybe up to NBS:
http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthr...&highlight=4WD
http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthr...&highlight=4WD

This one worked on my 2002. Start at post #24:
http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthr...&highlight=4WD
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