Off-RoadDriving
WADING
Ifthewaterislikelytoexceed0,4metre,thefollowingprecautions
shouldbeobserved:
WARNING!
Themaximumadvisable
wadingdepthis0.4metre.
•
Fixaplasticsheetinfrontoftheradiatorgrilletopreventwater
fromsoakingtheengineandmudfromblockingtheradiator.
Severeelectricaldamage
mayoccurifthevehicle
remainsstationaryforany
lengthoftimewhenthe
waterlevelisabovethe
doorsills.
•
Ensurethatthesiltbedbeneaththewaterisfreeofobstacles
andisfirmenoughtosupportthevehicle’sweightandprovide
sufficienttraction.
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•
Ensurethattheengineairintakeisclearofthewaterlevel.
Select1stgearandmaintainsufficientthrottletopreventthe
enginefromstalling.Thisisparticularlyimportantiftheexhaust
pipeisunderwater.
CarePoints.........
Vehiclesrequiredtoundergo
frequentordeepwading
conditionswillrequiremore
frequentservicing.See
•
Driveslowlyintothewaterandacceleratetoaspeedwhich
causesabowwavetoform,thenmaintainthatspeed.
’Maintenance’andcontacta
LandRoverdealerforadvice.
Keepthedoorsfullyclosedatalltimes.
Afterwading
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Drivethevehicleashortdistanceandapplythefootbraketo
checkthatthebrakesarefullyeffective.
DONOTrelyonthehandbraketoholdthevehiclestationary
untilthebrakesarethoroughlydriedout;inthemeantime,leave
thevehicleparkedingear.
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•
Removeanyprotectivecoveringfrominfrontoftheradiator
grille.
Ifthewaterwasparticularlymuddy,removeanyblockages
(mudandleaves)fromtheradiatortoreducetheriskof
overheating.
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Ifdeepwaterisregularlynegotiated,checkthetransmissionoils
forsignsofwatercontamination-contaminatedoilcanbe
identifiedbyits’milky’appearance.Inaddition,checktheair
filterelementforwateringressandreplaceifwet,consultyour
dealerifnecessary.
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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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