Off-road driving
DRIVINGONSOFTSURFACES&DRYSAND
Stoppingthevehicleonsoftground,insand
oronanincline
Ifyoudostopyourvehicle,remember:
Theidealtechniquefordrivingonsoftground
anddrysand,requiresthevehicletobekept
movingatalltimes-softgroundandsand
causesexcessivedragonthewheels,
resultinginarapidlossofmotiononce
drivingmomentumislost.Forthisreason,
gearchangingshouldbeavoided.
Startingonaninclineorinsoftgroundor
sandisalmostimpossible.Alwaysparkona
firmlevelarea,orwiththevehiclefacing
downhill.
OnvehiclesnotfittedwithTractioncontrol,to
avoidwheelspin,selectsecondorthirdgear,
andusetheMINIMUMthrottlenecessaryto
getthevehiclemoving.
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EngagetheDIFFLOCK.
Selectthehighestsuitablegearand
REMAINinthatgearuntilafirmsurfaceis
reached.Itisgenerallyadvisabletouse
LOWrangegears,asthesewillenableyou
toacceleratethroughworsening
conditionswithouttheriskofbeingunable
torestart.
Ifforwardmotionislost,avoidexcessiveuse
ofthethrottle-onvehiclesnotfittedwith
Tractioncontrol,thiswillcausewheelspin
andtendtodigthevehicleintothesand.Clear
sandfromaroundthetyresandensurethat
thechassisandaxlesarenotbearingonthe
sandbeforeagainattemptingtomove.
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DisengagetheDIFFLOCKassoonasfirm
groundisreached.
Ifthewheelshavesunk,useanairbaglifting
deviceorhighliftjacktoraisethevehicle,and
thenbuildupsandunderthewheelssothat
thevehicleisagainonlevelground.Ifa
restartisstillnotpossible,placesandmatsor
laddersbeneaththewheels.
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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 |
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