Off-road driving
Groundclearance
Lossoftraction
Don’tforgettoallowforgroundclearance
beneaththechassis,axles,andunderthe
frontandrearbumpers.Notethattheaxle
differentialsaresituatedBELOWthechassis
andarepositionedslightlytotheRIGHTofthe
centreofthevehicle.Notealsothatthereare
otherpartsofthevehiclewhichmaycome
intocontactwiththeground;takecarenotto
groundthevehicle.
OnvehiclesnotfittedwithTractioncontrol,if
thevehicleisimmobileduetolossofwheel
grip,thefollowinghintscouldbeofvalue:
•
Avoidprolongedwheelspin;thiswillmake
mattersworse.
•
Removeobstaclesratherthanforcingthe
vehicleacrossthem.
•
•
Clearcloggedtyretreads.
Groundclearanceisparticularlyimportantat
thebottomofsteepaslope,orwherewheel
rutsareunusuallydeepandwheresudden
changesintheslopeofthegroundare
experienced.
Reverseasfaraspossible,thenattempt
anincreasedspeedapproach-additional
momentummayovercometheobstacle.
•
Brushwood,sackingoranysimilar
materialplacedinfrontofthetyreswill
improvetyregrip.
Onsoftgroundtheaxledifferentialswillclear
theirownpathinallbutthemostdifficult
conditions.However,onfrozen,rockyorhard
ground,hardcontactbetweenthedifferentials
andthegroundwillgenerallyresultinthe
vehiclecomingtoasuddenstop.
Alwaysattempttoavoidobstaclesthatmay
foulthechassisoraxledifferentials.
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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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