They should give you a bag, containing the Warn Winch "hand strap", gloves, and the 8' or so long cabled remote plug in hand held switch unit
to operate the Winch. Typically it is in the "dealer prep" bag, but can also sometimes be found hidden in the left rear floor "cooler" container under the floor mat, or under the flip up rear seats.
Initially, the bag will also contain a very large forged Hook with an eyelet for attaching to the front of the winch cable sticking out the front of the spool through the front bumper. Attach the Red Winch nylon hand hold to that for tugging out the line from the spooled cable for use. *Be very careful to use the nylon loop and good leather or work gloves when dealing with the factory steel wrapped cable. They have little burrs and splinter with use and will pierce your fingers in a very painful split second if you are handling the line, as in sliding it through your hands as you hand over it while reeling it in or out. The Strap is a MUST to use, especially when unfamiliar with the feed rate and incredible torque this device is capable of generating. Or if you are having a friend run the feed in/out switch from inside the cab. You DO NOT want your fingers sucked into the spool or in between the rollers... thus always use the hand strap those last few feet. Also, become familiar with how long the cable is... you always want to leave 4-5 loops minimum left on the "winch barrel". I have foolishly extended mine all the way out and pulled it off the reel, and it is a royal ***** to get back on, if you can. That cable is tough!!! Unroll it, to become familiar with it, inspect it, then re-roll it under a light to moderate load (pulling on something to maintain tension on the line and barrel) - unwind it, then with a suitable anchor point load on it (car / big ass rock or RV / truck in gear with the parking brake set - I'm telling you, this thing is strong and NO joke!) rewind the line evenly left to right across the width of the barrel for future storage. Then loop the end hook around one of the factory "D" rings, and snug it down just a little bit. Nothing crazy, just leave the line with a little tension on it. **Again, this is prime finger-pinch territory. -Use the Strap-! Then, you are all good and ready to go when or if you ever need it. Nothing worse than trying to sort all this out in the middle of a rain storm, knee deep in mud and sand, while holding up traffic, freaking out occupants in the truck or forgetting something. GO out and play with it!!! That is what it is there for. Then when the need arises, IT is ready, and YOU are confident in it's operation and are ready to go, making you look like the hero you are! Lol.
The PW has a very nice "always on" -real- mechanical helical limited slip in the rear end and will likely go places most won't even if just left in 2HI or 4Hi with the diff locks left "open" or off. Just remember , that unless you are just driving around on snowy hard pack streets or dirt trails, press and hold the "Traction Control" button down. Not just until the light on the dash comes on, allowing more wheel spin, but for about ten seconds, until you hear a chime, and the "Trac / DSC OFF" lights up on your center dash EVIC.
Otherwise, it will be fighting you constantly, resisting wheel spin that is necessary for getting through deep snow, mud and preventing any fun by "getting it loose" and driving it like a "real truck" without fighting all the hidden electronic nannies trying to keep the rear from stepping out and sliding around... which is often necessary to properly negotiate advanced off road trails.
If you are a "first time" off roader, operating on slick, solid ice on the highway, or allowing a friend or wife to drive it, leave it all on. You don't want this truck getting away from them and wrapping it around a pole if they do not know how to countersteer or power through obstacles.
If you get it, post up pics, your opinions, and when you "pop it's cherry" and take it out to see what it is capable of off road.
