Greetings all - first time user. Hope someone needs some Christmas Karma and can offer some guidance. I am an owner of a '01 Montero Sport - Just love it - a real workhorse.

Just turning to winter (Western PA) here and 1st time into 4WD (since being stuck in the woods this summer) and a problem arose.

When I engage into 4WD (either stopped or moving) by shifting the controller; the ANTI-LOCK break error light pops on. Once this happens - my antilock brakes are disengaged! Now when I come to ice/snow covered roads - I have to chose b/w Antilock & 4WD.

Now as a test, I turned off the vehicle - it resets the Antilock error and they work again - this happens both when I turn the vehicle off while in 2WD or 4WD. Thus, if I need to engage the 4WD, the way to bypass the problem is to shift into 4WD - once it engages; turn off the vehicle so the computer can reset; then start and take off - now I have 4WD and Antilock.

Question - any suggestions based upon the symptoms - computer, wiring or the antilock sensors? Before I freeze my butt off trying to fix, I thought I would seek some input.

Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas!!

MJ :( :(

pish, my opinion is screw antilock. If you're going to be braking hard enough to the point where you loose traction you shouldn't be trying to turn anyhow. I dislike abs because it GREATELY reduces your stopping distance (i've almost had a couple accidents bc of this).