Off-road driving
CLIMBINGSTEEPSLOPES
EngagetheDIFFLOCKandALWAYSfollow
thefalllineoftheslope-travellingdiagonally
couldencouragethevehicletoslidebroadside
downtheslope.
5. Unlessitisnecessarytostopthevehicle
inordertonegotiateobstructions,DONOT
applythebrakeorclutchpedalduringthe
descent.
6.
Ifthevehiclebeginstoslide,accelerate
slightlytoallowthetyrestoregaingrip.
SteepclimbswillusuallyrequiretheLOWgear
range.Ifthesurfaceislooseorslippery,use
sufficientspeedinthehighestpracticalgear
totakeadvantageofthevehicle’smomentum.
However,toohighaspeedoverabumpy
surfacemayresultinawheellifting,causing
vehiclesnotfittedwithTractioncontroltolose
traction.Inthiscasetryaslowerapproach.
Tractioncanalsobeimprovedbyeasingoff
theacceleratorjustbeforelossofforward
motion.
Whenthevehicleisbackonlevelgroundor
wheretractioncanberegained,afaster
approachwillprobablyenablethehilltobe
climbed.However,DONOTtakeunnecessary
risks,ifthehillistoodifficulttoclimb,findan
alternativeroute.
WARNING
The engine must be restarted before
reversing down the slope, as there will be
no servo assistance to the brakes unless the
engine is running.
Ifthevehicleisunabletocompleteaclimb,do
notattempttoturnitaroundwhileonthe
slope.Instead,adoptthefollowingprocedure
toreversedownhilltothefootoftheslope:
1.
Holdthevehiclestationaryusingbothfoot
andhandbrakes.
2.
3.
4.
Restarttheengineifnecessary.
EngagereversegearLOWrange.
Releasethehandbrake.Thenreleasethe
footbrakeandclutchsimultaneously,and
allowthevehicletoreversedownthe
slopeusingenginebrakingtocontrolthe
rateofdescent.
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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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| Product Name | Defender 90, 110, 130 Td5, Tdi, V8 |
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