Driving
Waterintrusionintothetransaxlemaydamagethetransaxle.
Iftherearaxleissubmergedinwater,therearaxlelubricantshouldbe
checkedandchanged,ifnecessary.Therearaxleisfilledwithalubricant
thatdoesnotnormallyrequirealubricantchangeforthelifeofthe
vehicle.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesshouldnotneedtobechecked
unlessaleakissuspected.
Driving on hilly or sloping terrain
Whendrivingonahill,avoiddrivingcrosswiseorturningonsteep
slopes.Youcouldlosetractionandslipsideways.Drivestraightup,
straightdownoravoidthehillcompletely.Knowtheconditionsonthe
othersideofahillbeforedrivingoverthecrest.
Whenclimbingasteephill,startinalowergearratherthandownshifting
toalowergearfromahighergearoncetheascenthasstarted.This
reducesstrainontheengineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Whendescendingasteephill,avoidsuddenbraking.Shifttoalowergear
whenaddedenginebrakingisdesired.
Whenspeedcontrolisonandyouaredrivinguphill,yourvehiclespeed
maydropconsiderably,especiallyifyouarecarryingaheavyload.
Ifvehiclespeeddropsmorethan16km/h(10mph),thespeedcontrol
willcancelautomatically.Resumespeedwithacceleratorpedal.
Ifspeedcontrolcancelsafterclimbingthehill,resetspeedbypressing
andholdingtheSETACCELbutton(toresumespeedsover50km/h[30
mph]).
Automatictransaxlesmayshiftfrequentlywhiledrivingupsteepgrades.
Eliminatefrequentshiftingbyshiftingoutof
(Drive).
(Overdrive)intoD
Driving on snow and ice
An4x4vehiclehasadvantagesover2WDvehiclesinsnowandicebut
canskidlikeanyothervehicle.
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
Whenbraking,applythebrakesasyounormallywould.Inordertoallow
theanti-lockbrakesystem(ABS)tooperateproperly,keepsteady
pressureonthebrakepedal.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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