Driving
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Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyin
roughterrain.Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultin
abruptsteeringwheelmotion,makesureyougripthesteering
wheelfromtheoutside.Donotgripthespokes.
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealed
objectssuchasrocksandstumps.
Youshouldeitherknowtheterrainorexaminemapsoftheareabefore
driving.Mapoutyourroutebeforedrivinginthearea.
If your vehicle gets stuck
Ifthevehicleisstuckinmudorsnowselectthe4x4ONoperatingmode.
Itmayberockedoutbyshiftingfromforwardandreversegears,
stoppingbetweenshifts,inasteadypattern.Presslightlyonthe
acceleratorineachgear.
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Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransaxlemayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransaxleandtiresmayoccurortheenginemayoverheat.
WARNING: Donotspinthewheelsatover56km/h(35mph).
Thetiresmayfailandinjureapassengerorbystander.
Sand
Whendrivingoversand,trytokeepallfourwheelsonthemostsolid
areaofthetrail.Donotreducethetirepressuresbutshifttoalower
gearanddrivesteadilythroughtheterrain.Applytheacceleratorslowly
andavoidspinningthewheels.
Mud and water
NOTE:
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Ifyoumustdrivethroughhighwater,driveslowly.Tractionorbrake
capabilitymaybelimited.
Whendrivingthroughwater,determinethedepth;avoidwaterhigher
thanthebottomofthehubs(ifpossible)andproceedslowly.Ifthe
ignitionsystemgetswet,thevehiclemaystall.
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Oncethroughwater,alwaystrythebrakes.Wetbrakesdonotstopthe
vehicleaseffectivelyasdrybrakes.Dryingcanbeimprovedbymoving
yourvehicleslowlywhileapplyinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.
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| Model Year | 2001 |
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