Driving
Afterdrivingthroughmud,cleanoffresiduestucktorotating
driveshafts,halfshaftsandtires.Excessmudstuckontiresand
rotatingdriveshaftscausesanimbalancethatcoulddamagedrive
components.
NOTE:IfthetransaxlePowerTakeOffunitorrearaxlearesubmerged
inwater,theirfluidsshouldbecheckedandchanged,ifnecessary.
Waterintrusionintothetransaxlemaydamagethetransaxle.
NOTE:Iftherearaxleissubmergedinwater,therearaxlelubricant
shouldbecheckedandchanged,ifnecessary.Therearaxleisfilledwith
alubricantthatdoesnotnormallyrequirealubricantchangeforthelife
ofthevehicle.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesshouldnotneedtobe
checkedunlessaleakissuspected.
Driving on hilly or sloping terrain
Whendrivingonahill,avoiddrivingcrosswiseorturningon
steepslopes.Youcouldlosetractionandslipsideways.Drive
straightup,straightdownoravoidthehillcompletely.Knowthe
conditionsontheothersideofahillbeforedrivingoverthe
crest.
Whenclimbingasteephill,startinalowergearratherthandownshifting
toalowergearfromahighergearoncetheascenthasstarted.This
reducesstrainontheengineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Whendescendingasteephill,avoidsuddenbraking.Shifttoa
lowergearwhenaddedenginebrakingisdesired.
Whenspeedcontrolisonandyouaredrivinguphill,yourvehiclespeed
maydropconsiderably,especiallyifyouarecarryingaheavyload.
Ifvehiclespeeddropsmorethan16km/h(10mph),thespeedcontrol
willcancelautomatically.Resumespeedwithacceleratorpedal.
Ifspeedcontrolcancelsafterclimbingthehill,resetspeedbypressing
andholdingtheSETACCELbutton(toresumespeedsover50km/h
[30
mph]).
Automatictransaxlesmayshiftfrequentlywhiledrivingupsteepgrades.
Eliminatefrequentshiftingbyshiftingoutof
(Drive).
(Overdrive)intoD
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Model Year | 2001 |
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