1999 Land Rover Range Rover Manual

Off-road driving
Surveythegroundbeforedriving
Lossoftraction
Beforenegotiatingdifficultterrain,itiswiseto
carryoutapreliminarysurveyonfoot.This
willminimisetheriskofyourvehiclegetting
intodifficultythroughapreviouslyunnoticed
hazard.
Ifthevehicleisimmobileduetolossofwheel
grip,thefollowinghintscouldbeofvalue:
Avoidprolongedwheelspin;thiswillonly
makemattersworse.Theelectronic
tractioncontrol(ETC)(iffitted)will
preventwheelspin;drivewillbediverted
fromaspinningwheelandtheremaining
wheelwillthenprovidethetraction
necessarytoovercomedifficultdriving
conditions.
Groundclearance
Forseriousoff-roaddrivingALWAYSremove
thebibspoilerextensionfromthefront
bumper(iffitted).
Don’tforgettoallowforgroundclearance
beneaththechassis,axlesandunderthefront
andrearbumpers.Notethattheaxle
Removeobstaclesratherthanforcingthe
vehicleacrossthem.
differentialsaresituatedBELOWthechassis
andarepositionedslightlytotheLEFTofthe
centreofthevehicle.Notealsothatthereare
otherpartsofthevehiclewhichmaycome
intocontactwiththeground;takecarenotto
groundthevehicle.
Clearcloggedtyretreads.
Reverseasfaraspossible,thenattempt
anincreasedspeedapproach;additional
momentummayovercometheobstacle.
Brushwood,sackingoranysimilar
materialplacedinfrontofthetyreswill
improvetyregrip.
Groundclearanceisparticularlyimportantat
thebottomofasteepslope,orwherewheel
rutsareunusuallydeepandwheresudden
changesintheslopeofthegroundare
experienced.
Onsoftground,theaxledifferentialswillclear
theirownpathinallbutthemostdifficult
conditions.However,onfrozen,rockyorhard
ground,ifthevehicle’sprogressishaltedasa
resultofgroundingofthechassis,thiswill
causethevehicletoriseautomaticallytothe
’Extendedprofile’rideheightposition.(see
’Airsuspension’forfurtherdetails).
Alwaysattempttoavoidobstaclesthatmay
foulthechassisordifferentials.
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Model Year1999
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LanguageEnglish
Product NameRange Rover
Product BrandLand Rover
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Publisherlandrover.com
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