Off-RoadDriving
CLIMBINGSTEEPSLOPES
WARNING!
Select1stgearandengagehilldescentcontrol(HDC)-iffitted.
DONOTattempttoreverse
downtheslopewithoutthe
enginerunning.
ALWAYSfollowthefalllineoftheslope-travellingdiagonallycould
causethevehicletoslidebroadsidedowntheslope.
Ifthesurfaceislooseorslippery,usesufficientspeedinthehighest
practicalgeartotakeadvantageofyourvehicle’smomentum-hill
descentcontrolonlyoperatesin1standreversegears,butABSand
tractioncontrol(wherefitted)willstillbeoperationalwhenrequired.
However,toohighaspeedoverabumpysurfacemayresultina
wheellifting,causingthevehicletolosetractioniftractioncontrolis
notfitted.Inthiscasetryaslowerapproach.
Ifthevehicleisunabletocompleteaclimb,donotattempttoturnit
aroundwhileontheslope.Instead,adoptthefollowingprocedure
toreversedownhilltothefootoftheslope.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Holdthevehiclestationaryusingbothfootandhandbrakes.
Restarttheengineifnecessary.
EngagereversegearandHDC(iffitted).
Releasethehandbrake.Thenreleasethefootbrakeandclutch
simultaneouslyandallowthevehicletoreversedowntheslope.
5.
6.
Unlessitisnecessarytostopthevehicletonegotiate
obstructions,DONOTapplythebrakeorclutchpedalduringthe
descent.
IfHDCisnotfittedorhasnotbeenselectedandthevehicle
beginstoslide,accelerateslightlytoallowthetyrestoregain
grip(onvehicleswithHDCoperating,accelerationis
automaticallycontrolledtoensuretraction).
Whenthevehicleisbackonlevelgroundorwheretractioncanbe
regained,afasterapproachwillprobablyenablethehilltobe
climbed.However,DONOTtakeunnecessaryrisks,ifthehillistoo
difficulttoclimb,findanalternativeroute.
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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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