to engage cdl .....

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Originally Posted by onebob

.... so the AT can be in drive;) vehicle rolling yes? - well my CDL doesn't seem to want go in.

CDL does lock in sometimes if i'm stationary, AT is in neutral, wheels are straight, and the hand brakeis off. If it dont go in first up i find i gotta roll forward or backward a bit until it finds the slot - does that sound right??

onebob

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Onebob,

I suspect you are being a bit too cautious! None of the mucking about you are doing should be necessary. ;)

The cdl might not lock straight away but you can move the lever to the locked position, and keep driving. The CDL should lock reasonably quickly - half a km tops. Unlocking is a similar process, move the lever to unlocked position and keep driving. If conditions allow I usually unlock about a km from the bitumen. If you have any windup in the transmission you might need to stop and reverse up a bit to get the transmission to unlock.

With the 03/04MY SLABS ECU you get three chimes when the CDL locks or unlocks. Not sure if the pre-facelift ecu does.

Bear in mind that the cdl dash light reflect the actual state of the cdl - if it's lit the cdl is locked and vice versa.