Driving
DuringTractionControloperation,
thetractioncontrolactivelightwill
illuminate,youmayhearanelectric
motortypeofsoundcomingfrom
theenginecompartmentandthe
enginewillnot“rev-up”whenyoupushfurtherontheaccelerator.This
isnormalsystembehavior.
TheTractionControlon/off
switch,locatedontherightsideof
theinstrumentcluster,illuminates
O
OFFwhenthesystemisturned
F
F
T/C
OFF.TheTractionControlsystem
willreverttotheONpositionevery
timetheignitionisturnedOFFand
ON.
Ifyoushouldbecomestuckinsnoworiceoronaveryslipperyroad
surface,tryswitchingtheTractionControlsystemoff.Thismayallow
excesswheelspinto“dig”thevehicleoutandenableasuccessful
“rocking”maneuver.
Ifasystemfaultisdetectedthetractioncontrolactivelightwill
illuminate,theTractionControlon/offswitchwillnottoggleonandoff,
andyourvehicleshouldbeservicedassoonaspossible.
STEERING
Yourvehicleisequippedwithpowersteering.Powersteeringusesenergy
fromtheenginetohelpsteerthevehicle.
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringpump:
•
•
Neverholdthesteeringwheeltotheextremerightortheextremeleft
formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,theconditioncouldbecausedbyanyof
thefollowing:
•
•
underinflatedtire(s)onanywheel(s)
unevenvehicleloading
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