It was because of the tight turn. Front wheels spin at different rates than the back because they can change angles. This will cause some binding and I'd consider that normal. Depending on when you put it in 4 hi and started the turn if the FAD hadn't fully engaged until you were in the turn it could feel like a jump. If you put it in 4hi and drive straight for a few feet with some minor turning then do the same test it might feel different. With warm dry tires on a clean high traction asphalt it could feel like that. The jump is just the unbinding as a wheel let loose to self correct the binding.
You didn't drive it in circles in 4H so I think you are good. It has happened to me driving around a corner in soft dirt and hitting rocks on the other side. It will jump and bind somewhat. The first time it happens it gives you an Oh S%$@ feeling.
Youre ducked too. Itll explode, sooner or later.
If you need to read the owners manual in order to drive the vehicle, it's already too late and I respectfully request that you stay off of public roads. Vehicles are not some new technology that requires study and an advanced degree to operate. If you rent a car, do you waste hours of vacation reading the manual? How on earth do vallets manage to have time to read thousands of owners manuals? The nuances and idiosyncrasies are irrelevant to the fundamental operation of the vehicle. There is a reason that the accelerator pedal is always on the right, the turn signals are down for left and up for right etc. We've owned more than 20 vehicles in the last 25 years and I've read 0 manuals. Add in rentals, driving friends vehicles, company vehicles, etc and there's likely 2 dozen more. How on earth do I manage to drive 60k+ miles every year without issues and while maintaining a clean driving record? Maybe I've been doing it wrong this whole time? Let me guess you read the directions for hooking up a TV or operating a new lawn mower too?
considering that we're spending multi-tens of kilobocks on a multi-ton piece of machinery that we expect to operate on (and off) highways we share with the general public, taking ourselves and people we care about to places we want to go and hopefully get back from, i don't think it the least bit unreasonable to read the Owners Manual before Operating.
you'll learn more about it by reading the manual than by using it, and it'll likely cost you less in the long run.
Not sure what complex feature you think I'm not getting my full use of, thanks to the tazer I get full use of things the factory won't let you. Want to check behind you while not in reverse? Double tap the mute button and the rear view camera comes on. Want to disconnect the sway bar and lock the rear diff for some fun drifts out in the desert? I do that too. If you're talking radio presets or adaptive cruise functions, those systems are intuitive. Some of us prefer to figure it out through using it, but to each his own. I'm 100% certain there's not a single feature or use case I'd learn from a lawn mower manual though.
I thought the same.
It's always the emotional ones telling other people to chill out? Your sensitivity is showing. I was never worked up. I never said nobody should read the manual. I pointed out it isn't some necessity, especially for those of us who prefer to be hands on. If I need the jeep to do something I can't figure out, I'll Google it far faster than you'd find it in the manual. Most of the neat features I use on the jeep aren't in the manual anyway (like disabling the seat belt chime). Take a deep breath and relax, I apologize that my differing opinion got you all worked up.
Not a great place to tell people not to read the manual while on a thread about making mistakes because of not reading the manual. It's great that in your personal experience, not reading the manual hasn't let to any regrets. But be cautious when advising others.
I don't think the op's "mistake" has led him to any regrets either, as clearly no damage was done. He learned by doing that u-turns on dry pavement in 4 wheel drive are not advisable and make the Jeep unhappy. I'd argue just based off average test scores that most people wouldn't retain the bulk of the info even if they sat down and read the manual cover to cover. If you have a question, by all means look it up. If you want to read the manual, go for it. I don't see it as a necessary step in Jeep ownership, but you do you.
It’s not about you not reading the manual so much as a complete lack of understanding as to how your vehicle operates. When the front and rear are physically locked, and you take a sharp turn, the front turns faster. Something has to give.
