Off-RoadDriving
BASICOFF-ROADTECHNIQUES
CarePoints.........
DONOTdrivewithyourfoot
restingontheclutchpedal;
drivingacrossuneventerrain
couldcauseyouto
Thesebasicdrivingtechniquesareanintroductiontotheartof
off-roaddrivinganddonotnecessarilyprovidetheinformation
neededtosuccessfullycopewitheveryoff-roadsituation.
Westronglyrecommendthatownerswhointendtodriveoff-road
frequently,shouldseekasmuchadditionalinformationand
practicalexperienceaspossible.
inadvertentlydepressthe
clutch,resultinginlossof
controlofthevehicle.
DONOTdriveifthefuellevelis
low-undulatinggroundand
steepinclinescouldcausefuel
starvationtotheengineand
consequentdamagetothe
catalyticconverter.
Beforedrivingoff-road,itisimportantthatyoucheckthecondition
ofthewheelsandtyresandthatthetyrepressuresarecorrect.
Wornorincorrectlyinflatedtyreswilladverselyaffectthe
performance,stabilityandsafetyofthevehicle.
Gearselection
Correctgearselectionispossiblythesinglemostimportantfactor
forsafeandsuccessfuloff-roaddriving.Whileonlyexperiencewill
tellyouwhichisthecorrectgearforanysectionofground,the
followingbasicrulesapply:
ForYourSafety.........
•
Off-roaddrivingcanbe
hazardous-DONOTtake
unnecessaryrisks.
•
NEVERchangegearorde-clutchwhilenegotiatingdifficult
terrain-thedragonthewheelsmaycausethevehicletostop
whentheclutchisdepressedandrestartingmaybedifficult.
•
•
Bepreparedfor
emergenciesatalltimes.
Familiariseyourselfwiththe
recommendeddriving
techniquesinorderto
minimiserisktoyourself,
yourvehicleandyour
passengers.
•
•
Generally,andespeciallywherelevelbutslipperyorsoftground
conditionsprevail,thehigherthegearyouselectthebetter.
Whendescendingsteepslopes,alwaysselect1st(orreverseif
descendingbackwards)andengageHillDescentControl(HDC)-
iffitted.
WARNING!
Slippingtheclutch
Useofexcessiveclutchsliptopreventtheenginestallingwillresult
inprematureclutchwear.Alwaysselectagearlowenoughto
enablethevehicletoproceedwithoutneedingtosliptheclutch.
Alwayswearaseatbeltfor
personalprotectioninall
off-roaddrivingsituations.
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| Categories | Land Rover, Land Rover Freelander |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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| Language | English |
| Product Name | Freelander Handbook |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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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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