Reverse 4wd up steep clunky concrete driveway?

Hi all,

Just got a new Jimny 650cc, which barely fits into my "driveway" - a steep and clunky DIY concrete job by my landlord. The road leading in is tarmac. I need to reverse into the spot in to make room to open the door. 

Getting in is just a few meters of reverse with a little steering to navigate/correct between the obstacles.

Is it OK to use 4wd to reverse into the driveway? Or should I just improve my skills enough to get the 2WD working? So far I have been unable to successfully use 2wd as I keep rolling downhill or stalling (clearly my skills not good enough yet). But when I use 4wd it seems some automatic rolling prevention? 

See attached picture, note especially the curb getting up. However I've been reading about how bad 4wd on grippy surfaces can be, so not sure if this would be in the tolerable zone, or in the danger zone. 

I don't use daily, but prefer avoiding attrition as well, want to keep it healthy for the long haul. 

Thanks very much for any car health or more general driving advice for this case.

 

 

Use 4wd and low range.

The Jimny will "walk" up the drive without touching the accelerator which will be much easier than trying to regulate it with the clutch.

l often use low range on the Defender to negotiate customers drives and entrances.
Although the Defender is permanent 4wd.

But there's no turning required on your drive so you shouldn't have any issues with transmission "wind up"

You will only benefit from 4wd if the wheels are spinning in 2wd,which doesn't seem to be the issue. However low range will make this kind of manoeuvre easier. It is the kind of sitiation where my 2wd low mod comes in very useful. I'm not sure if anyone has worked that out for the Gen4 yet though?