Transfer case control to relieve front driveline residual torque

A method of controlling a vehicle having an engine, a pair of front axle shafts, and a transfer case having a clutch assembly selectively movable between a closed position where the engine is enabled to drive the front axle shafts, and an open position where the engine is disabled from driving the front axle shafts, the method comprising:

• operating the transfer case in a four-wheel drive mode or an all-wheel drive mode where the clutch assembly is in the closed position and the engine drives the front axle shafts;
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• upon the clutch assembly being in the closed position and the vehicle is coming to a stop or is stopped, momentarily opening the clutch assembly in order to relieve residual torque build-up in the front axle shafts to thereby reduce idle vibration transmission between the engine and a body of the vehicle.