Off-RoadDriving
CROSSINGARIDGE
OperatingTip..........
Crossridgesbyapproachingat
arightanglesothatbothfront
wheelscrosstheridgetogether
-
onvehiclesNOTfittedwith
tractioncontrol,anangled
approachcouldcausetraction
tobelostthroughdiagonally
oppositewheelsliftingfromthe
groundatthesametime.
H2407A
CROSSINGADITCH
OperatingTip..........
Crossditchesatanangleso
thatthreewheelsalways
remainincontactwiththe
ground(ifapproachedheadon,
bothfrontwheelswilldropinto
theditchtogether,possibly
resultinginthebodyandfront
bumperbeingtrappedon
oppositesidesoftheditch).
H2409A
DRIVINGINEXISTINGWHEELTRACKS
Asfaraspossible,allowthevehicletosteeritselfalongthebottom
oftheruts.However,alwayskeepalightholdofthesteeringwheel
topreventitspinningfree.
Particularlyinwetconditions,ifthesteeringwheelisallowedto
spinfree,thevehiclemayappeartobedrivingstraightaheadinthe
ruts,butinactualfact(duetothelackoftractioncausedbywet
ground,isunknowinglyonfullleftorrightlock.Then,whenlevel
groundisreached,orifadrypatchofgroundisencountered,the
wheelswillfindtractionandcausethevehicletosuddenlyveerto
theleftorright.
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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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