Off-road driving
DRIVINGONROUGHTRACKS
Ifthevehicleisunabletocompleteaclimb,do
notattempttoturnitaroundwhileonthe
slope.Instead,adoptthefollowingprocedure
toreversedownhilltothefootoftheslope.
Onveryroughtracks,engagetheLOWgear
rangetoenableasteady,lowspeedtobe
maintainedwithoutconstantuseoftheclutch
andbrakepedals.
1.
Holdthevehiclestationaryusingbothfoot
andhandbrakes.
2.
3.
Restarttheengineifnecessary.
EngageLOWrangereversegear(’R’for
automatictransmission).
4.
Releasethehandbrake.Thenreleasethe
footbrakeandclutch(whereapplicable)
simultaneously,andallowthevehicleto
reversedowntheslopeusingengine
brakingtocontroltherateofdescent.
CLIMBINGSTEEPSLOPES
ALWAYSfollowthelineoftheslope;travelling
diagonallycouldencouragethevehicletoslide
broadsidedowntheslope.
5.
6.
Unlessitisnecessarytostopthevehicle
inordertonegotiateobstructions,DONOT
applythebrakeorclutchpedalduringthe
descent.
SteepclimbswillusuallyrequiretheLOWgear
range.Ifthesurfaceislooseorslippery,use
sufficientspeedinthehighestpracticalgear
totakeadvantageofthevehicle’ smomentum.
However,toohighaspeedoverabumpy
surfacemayresultinawheellifting,causing
thevehicletolosetraction.Inthiscasetrya
slowerapproach.Tractioncanalsobe
Ifthevehiclebeginstoslide,accelerate
slightlytoallowthetyrestoregaingrip.
Whenthevehicleisbackonlevelgroundor
tractioncanberegained,afasterapproach
willprobablyenablethehilltobeclimbed.
However,DONOTtakeunnecessaryrisks,if
thehillistoodifficulttoclimb,findan
alternativeroute.
improvedbyeasingofftheacceleratorjust
beforelossofforwardmotion.
WARNING
Theenginemustberestartedbefore
reversingdowntheslopeastherewillbeno
brakingeffectfromthegearboxunlessthe
engineisrunning.
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Categories | Range Rover |
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Tags | Land Rover |
Model Year | 2000 |
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Language | English |
Product Name | Range Rover Export Handbook |
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Publisher | landrover.com |
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