Off-road driving
WARNING
Gearselection
Correctgearselectionispossiblythesingle
mostimportantfactorforsafeandsuccessful
off-roaddriving.Whileonlyexperiencewilltell
youwhichisthecorrectgearforanysection
ofground,thefollowingbasicrulesapply:
Off-road driving can be hazardous!
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DONOTtake unnecessary risks.
Be prepared for emergencies at all
times.
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Familiarise yourself with the
1. NEVERchangegearorde-clutchwhile
negotiatingdifficultterrain-thedragon
thewheelsmaycausethevehicletostop
whentheclutchisdepressedand
restartingmaybedifficult.
recommended driving techniques in
order to minimise risks to yourself, your
vehicle ANDyour passengers.
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Always use a seat belt for personal
protection in all off-road driving
conditions.
2. Generally,andespeciallywhereslipperyor
softgroundconditionsprevail,thehigher
thegearyouselectthebetter.
DONOTdrive if the fuel level is low -
undulating ground and steep inclines
could cause fuel starvation to the
engine.
3. Whendescendingverysteepslopes
alwaysselect1stgearinLOWrange.
Inexperienceddriversareadvisedtostopthe
vehicleandcarefullyconsiderwhichgearwill
bemostappropriateforeachmanoeuvre
beforecontinuing.
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Driving off-road with a loaded roof rack
is not recommended. If it is necessary to
stow luggage on the roof-rackwhile
driving off-road, all loads MUSTbe
removed before traversing side slopes.
Slippingtheclutch
Useofexcessiveclutchsliptopreventthe
enginestallingwillresultinprematureclutch
wear.Alwaysselectagearlowenoughto
enablethevehicletoproceedwithouttheneed
tosliptheclutch.
BASICOFF-ROADTECHNIQUES
Thesebasicdrivingtechniquesarean
introductiontotheartofoff-roaddrivingand
donotnecessarilyprovidetheinformation
neededtosuccessfullycopewitheverysingle
off-roadsituation.
DONOTdrivewithyourfootrestingonthe
clutchpedal;drivingacrossuneventerrain
couldcauseyoutoinadvertentlydepressthe
clutch,resultinginlossofcontrolofthe
vehicle.
Westronglyrecommendthatownerswho
intendtodriveoff-roadfrequently,should
seekasmuchadditionalinformationand
practicalexperienceaspossible.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Defender 110, Land Rover Defender 130, Land Rover Defender 90 |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Defender 90, 110, 130 Td5, Tdi, V8 |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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