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How do I use my 4X4 on a 2002 Lexus RX300?

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I'm test driving a Lexus RX300 for a couple days, before I buy it, and the streets are covered in snow, I need to know which is the 4X4 button! Is it the ECT Power/Snow button?

  • The RX300 is full time all-wheel drive. You don't have to engage or disengage it. It's not like "real" 4x4 where you can engage or disengage as needed. That's why the RX300 is not really for true off roading in any sort of rough terrains. As for the Power/Snow button, the power button holds the engine at a higher rev... Read More
  • the is no button to activate the 4X4. It is an all wheel drive system. 50% of the power goes to the front wheels and 50% to the back.(provided it is AWD) one one wheel slips the car sends the power to the other wheels with traction. You don't have to worry about it, just drive. Reference:Lexus salesman
  • you will need to engage the auxiliary motors and slow cool the primary function drive before using the two button press and hold technique of the dashboard to disassemble the crank shaft so it can reconnect and mesh with the accordance gears. hope this helps, took me ages to find out so glad to assist

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