Off-road driving
WARNING
BASICOFF-ROADTECHNIQUES
Thesebasicdrivingtechniquesarean
introductiontotheartofoff-roaddrivingand
donotnecessarilyprovidetheinformation
neededtosuccessfullycopewitheverysingle
off-roadsituation.
Off-roaddrivingcanbehazardous!
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DONOTtakeunnecessaryrisks.
Bepreparedforemergenciesatall
times.
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Familiariseyourselfwiththe
Westronglyrecommendthatownerswho
intendtodriveoff-roadfrequently,should
seekasmuchadditionalinformationand
practicalexperienceaspossible.
recommendeddrivingtechniquesin
ordertominimiseriskstoyourself,your
vehicleANDyourpassengers.
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RemovetheCDautochanger(iffitted)
beforearduousoff-roaddriving.
Gearselection-automaticgearbox
Onautomaticmodels,withthegearshiftlever
setat’D’,thegearboxautomaticallyprovides
thecorrectgearfortheappropriategearrange
selected(HIGHorLOW).Rememberthat
position’1’willholdthegearboxinfirstgear
togivemaximumenginebrakingwhen
required.
Alwayswearaseatbeltforpersonal
protectioninalloff-roaddriving
conditions.
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DONOTdriveifthefuellevelislow-
undulatinggroundandsteepinclines
couldcausefuelstarvationtotheengine
andconsequentdamagetothecatalytic
converter.
HIGHrangegearsshouldbeusedwhenever
possible;onlychangetotheLOWrangewhen
groundconditionsbecomeverydifficult.
Uncontrolledspinningofindividualwheelswill
belimitedbytheviscouscouplingunitwhich
iscombinedwiththecentredifferential.
Driving0ff-roadwithaloadedroofrack
isNOTrecommended.Ifitisnecessary
tostowluggageontheroofrackwhile
drivingoff-road,allloadsMUSTbe
removedbeforetraversingsideslopes.
Braking
Asfaraspossible,vehiclespeedshouldbe
controlledthroughcorrectgearselection.
Applicationofthepedalshouldbekepttoan
absoluteminimum.Harshbrakingonwet,
muddyorloosesurfacescouldprove
dangerous.
NOTE:Ifthecorrectgearhasbeenselected,
brakingwillbelargelyunnecessary.
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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 Handbook Australia |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
| Applicable to Country | Australia |
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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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