Off-road driving
WADING
WARNING
Themaximumadvisablewadingdepthis20
in.(0,5metre).
Severeelectricaldamagemayoccurifthe
vehicleremainsstationaryforanylengthof
timewhenthewaterlevelisabovethedoor
sills.
CROSSINGARIDGE
Approachatrightanglessothatbothfront
wheelscrosstheridgetogether;anangled
approachcouldcausetractiontobelost
throughdiagonallyoppositewheelslifting
fromthegroundatthesametime.
Beforewading,ensuretheelectronicair
suspensionissetineither’Standard’or’High’
rideheight.
Ifthewaterislikelytoexceed20in.(0.5
metre)whilethevehicleismoving,the
followingprecautionsMUSTbeobserved:
CROSSINGADITCH
Crossditchesatananglesothatthreewheels
alwaysmaintaincontactwiththeground(if
approachedheadon,bothfrontwheelswill
dropintotheditchtogether,possiblyresulting
inthechassisandfrontbumperbeingtrapped
onoppositesidesofheditch).
•
Fixaplasticsheetinfrontoftheradiator
grilletopreventwaterfromsoakingthe
engineandmudfromblockingthe
radiator.
•
Ensurethatthesiltbedbelowthewateris
firmenoughtosupportthevehicle’s
weightandprovidesufficienttraction.
•
•
Select’High’rideheight.
Ensurethattheengineairintakeisabove
thewaterlevel.
•
Selectalowgearandmaintainsufficient
throttletopreventtheenginefromstalling.
Thisisparticularlyimportantiftheexhaust
pipeisunderwater.
•
Driveslowlyintothewaterandaccelerate
toaspeedwhichcausesabowwaveto
form;thenmaintainthatspeed.
Atalltimes,keepallthedoorsfullyclosed.
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| Categories | Range Rover |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Range Rover Handbook |
| 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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