Off-RoadDriving
Braking
Asfaraspossible,vehiclespeedshouldbecontrolledthrough
correctgearselection.Applicationofthebrakepedalshouldbekept
toanabsoluteminimum.Unlesshilldescentcontrol(HDC)andABS
havebeenfitted,anybrakingonwet,muddyorloosesurfacesis
likelytocauseoneormorewheelstolock-theresultantslidecould
provedangerous.
Hilldescentcontrol(HDC)-iffitted
Duringadescent,ifenginebrakingisinsufficienttocontrolthe
vehiclespeed,HDC(ifselected)automaticallyoperatesthebrakes
toslowthevehicleandmaintainaspeedrelativetotheaccelerator
pedalposition.
Whendrivingoff-road,HDCcanbepermanentlyengaged,toensure
thatcontrolismaintainedwhenever1storreversegearsare
selected.ABSandtractioncontrolarestillfullyoperationalandwill
assistiftheneedarises.
NOTE:WithHDCselected,gearchangescanbecarriedoutinthe
normalway.
Useofengineforbraking
ForvehiclesNOTfittedwithHDC;beforedescendingsteepslopes,
stopthevehicleatleastitslengthbeforethedescent,select1st
gear.
Whiledescendingtheslopeitshouldberememberedthatthe
enginewillprovidesufficientbrakingefforttocontroltherateof
descentandthatthebrakesshouldnotbeapplied.
Accelerating
Usetheacceleratorwithcare-anysuddensurgeofpowermay
inducewheelspinandresultinlossofcontrolofthevehicle.
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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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