Off-road driving
Useofengineforbraking
Surveythegroundbeforedriving
Beforenegotiatingdifficultterrain,itiswiseto
carryoutapreliminarysurveyonfoot.This
willminimisetheriskofyourvehiclegetting
intodifficultythroughapreviouslyunnoticed
hazard.
Beforedescendingsteepslopes,stopthe
vehicleatleastitslengthbeforethedescent,
movethegearshiftleverto’N’,engageLOW
rangeandthenselectfirstorsecondgear(’1’
or’2’forautomatictransmission)depending
ontheseverityoftheincline.
Groundclearance
Forseriousoff-roaddrivingALWAYSremove
thebibspoilerextensionfromthefront
bumper(iffitted).
Whiledescendingtheslopeitshouldbe
rememberedthattheenginewillprovide
sufficientbrakingefforttocontroltherateof
descent,andthatthebrakesshouldnotbe
applied.
Don’tforgettoallowforgroundclearance
beneaththechassis,axlesandunderthefront
andrearbumpers.Notethattheaxle
Accelerating
Usetheacceleratorwithcare;anysudden
surgeofpowermayinducewheelspinand
resultinlossofcontrolofthevehicle.
differentialsaresituatedBELOWthechassis
andarepositionedslightlytotheLEFTofthe
centreofthevehicle.Notealsothatthereare
otherpartsofthevehiclewhichmaycome
intocontactwiththeground;takecarenotto
groundthevehicle.
Steering
Groundclearanceisparticularlyimportantat
thebottomofasteepslope,orwherewheel
rutsareunusuallydeepandwheresudden
changesintheslopeofthegroundare
experienced.
Onsoftground,theaxledifferentialswillclear
theirownpathinallbutthemostdifficult
conditions.However,onfrozen,rockyorhard
ground,ifthevehicle’sprogressishaltedasa
resultofgroundingofthechassis,thiswill
causethevehicletoriseautomaticallytothe
’
Extendedprofile’rideheightposition.(see
’Airsuspension’forfurtherdetails).
WARNING
Alwaysattempttoavoidobstaclesthatmay
foulthechassisordifferentials.
DONOTholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
thumbsinsidetherim;asudden’kick’ofthe
wheelasthevehiclenegotiatesarutor
bouldercouldseriouslyinjurethem.
ALWAYSgripthewheelontheoutsideofthe
rim(asshown)whentraversinguneven
ground.
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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 |
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