Off-road driving
Stoppingthevehicleonsoftground,insand
oronanincline
DRIVINGONSLIPPERYSURFACES
(ice,snow,mudorwetgrass)
Selectthehighestgearpossible.Onautomatic
transmissionvehicles,select’D’(or’4’ifin
LOWrange).InLOWrange,alsoselect
MANUALmode.(see’Transmissions’for
furtherinformation).
Ifyoudostopthevehicle,remember:
Startingonaninclineorinsoftgroundor
sandisalmostimpossible.Alwaysparkona
firm,levelarea,orwiththevehiclefacing
downhill.
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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| Categories | Range Rover |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Range Rover |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
| Applicable to Country | UK |
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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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