Off-road driving
Stoppingthevehicleonsoftground,insand
DRIVINGONSLIPPERYSURFACES
(ice,snow,mudorwetgrass)
oronanincline
Ifyoudostopthevehicle,remember:
Startingonaninclineorinsoftgroundor
sandisalmostimpossible.Alwaysparkona
firm,levelarea,orwiththevehiclefacing
downhill.
Selectthehighestgearpossible.Onautomatic
transmissionvehicles,select’D’(or’4’ifin
LOWrange).InLOWrange,alsoselect
MANUALmode.(see’Transmissions’for
furtherinformation).
Toavoidwheelspin,selectsecondorthird
gearandusetheminimumthrottlenecessary
togetthevehiclemoving.Forautomatic
transmissionvehicles,select’D’(or’4’ifin
LOWrange).InLOWrange,selectMANUAL
mode(see’Transmissions’forfurther
information).
DriveawayusingtheMINIMUMthrottle
possible.Driveslowlyatalltimes,keeping
brakingtoaminimumandavoidingviolent
movementsofthesteeringwheel.
Ifforwardmotionislost,avoidexcessiveuse
ofthethrottle;thiswillcausewheelspinand
tendtodigthevehicleintothesand.Clear
sandfromaroundthetyresandensurethat
thechassisandaxlesarenotbearingonthe
sandbeforeagainattemptingtomove.
Ifthewheelshavesunk,useanairbaglifting
deviceorhighliftjacktoraisethevehicle,and
thenbuildupsandunderthewheelssothat
thevehicleisagainonlevelground.Ifa
restartisnotpossible,placesandmatsor
laddersbeneaththewheels.
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Product Specification
Categories | Range Rover |
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Tags | Land Rover |
Model Year | 1999 |
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Language | English |
Product Name | Range Rover |
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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