to a fire , a nd w ith it th e ris k o f s e rio us p ro p -
e rty d a m a ge a s w e ll a s p e rs ona l injury.<
Do n ot d rive w ith yo ur fo ot re s tin g o n
th e b ra ke p e d a l. Oth e rw is e , e ve n light
b ut c ons is te nt p e d a l p re s s ure c a n le a d to
high te m p e ra tu re s , b ra ke w e a r a nd p os s i-
b ly e ve n b ra ke fa ilure .<
P a rk in g th e ve h ic le
Cond e ns a tio n fo rm s in th e a ir c ond itio ne r
s ys te m d uring o p e ra tio n, a nd th e n e xits
und e r th e ve hic le . Tra c e s o f c ond e ns e d
wa te r u nd e r th e ve hic le a re th us n orm a l.
We t c o n d itio n s
Wh ile d rivin g in w e t c ond itio ns a nd in
he a vy ra in, it is a g ood id e a to a p p ly lig ht
p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l e ve ry fe w
m ile s . Wa tc h tra ffic c ond itio ns to e ns ure
th a t th is m a ne uve r d oe s n ot e nd a nge r
oth e r ro a d u s e rs . Th e h e a t w hic h is g e ne r-
a te d b y th e b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns he lp s to d ry
th e b ra ke p a d s a nd ro to rs . Th e re q uire d
b ra kin g fo rc e w ill th e n b e a va ila b le w he n
yo u n e e d it.
Be fo re d rivin g in to th e c a r w a s h
Fo ld in th e e xte rio r m irro rs , re fe r to
p a ge 3 1, a s o th e rw is e th e y c ould b e d a m -
a ge d d ue to th e w id th o f th e ve hic le .
De a c tiva te th e ra in s e ns or a s o th e rw is e
d a m a ge c ould re s ult fro m u nd e s ire d w ip e r
a c tiva tio n, re fe r to p a ge 4 2.
Hyd ro p la n in g
On a g ra d e
Wh e n d rivin g o n w e t o r s lus hy ro a d s ,
re d uc e ro a d s p e e d . If yo u d o n ot, a
we d ge of wa te r c a n form b e tw e e n tire s a nd
ro a d s urfa c e . Th is p he nom e non is re fe rre d
to a s hyd ro p la ning, a nd is c ha ra c te rize d b y
a p a rtia l o r c om p le te lo s s o f c onta c t
b e tw e e n tire s a nd ro a d s urfa c e , u ltim a te ly
und e rm ining yo ur a b ility to s te e r a nd b ra ke
th e ve hic le .<
You c a n re ta in fu ll a nd u nim p a ire d b ra kin g
e ffic ie nc y b y d owns hifting to a g e a r in
whic h o nly m inim a l b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns a re
ne e d e d w he n d e s c e nd ing lo ng o r s te e p
d ownhill s tre tc he s .
You c a n furth e r e nha nc e th e e ngine 's b ra k-
ing e ffe c t b y s e le c tin g a lo we r g e a r in th e
a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion's m a nua l m od e ,
d owns hifting a s fa r a s firs t g e a r o n
e xtre m e ly s te e p s tre tc he s , re fe r to
p a ge 3 8. Th is s tra te gy h e lp s yo u a vo id
p la c ing e xc e s s ive lo a d s o n th e b ra ke s ys -
te m .
Drivin g th ro u g h w a te r
Do n ot d rive th ro ugh w a te r o n th e
ro a d if it is d e e p e r th a n 2 0 in/50 c m ,
a nd th e n only a t w a lking s p e e d . O th e rw is e ,
th e ve hic le 's e ngine , th e e le c tric a l s ys te m s
a nd th e tra ns m is s ion m a y b e d a m a ge d .<
Du ring s lowe r d ownhill d rivin g, u s e th e Hill
De s c e nt C ontro l HDC , re fe r to p a ge 5 1.
Ne ve r d rive w ith th e c lutc h p re s s e d ,
with th e tra ns m is s ion in Ne utra l o r
with th e e ngine s witc he d o ff, a s o th e rw is e
th e re is n o e ngine b ra kin g w he n th e tra ns -
m is s ion is in Ne utra l, a nd n o p owe r- a s s is t
for b ra ke s a nd s te e ring .
Ne ve r a llow floor m a ts , c a rp e ts or a ny oth e r
ob je c ts to p ro tru d e into the a re a a ro und the
a c c e le ra to r a nd b ra ke p e d a ls a nd o b s tru c t
th e ir m ove m e nt.<
S a fe b ra kin g
Em e rg e n c y s to p s
The b e s t w a y to b ra ke is to a p p ly m a xim um
p re s s ure to th e b ra ke p e d a l d uring e m e r-
ge nc y – p a nic s to p s . S inc e th e ve hic le
m a inta ins s te e ring re s p ons ive ne s s , yo u
c a n n e ve rth e le s s a vo id p os s ib le o b s ta c le s
with a m inim um o f s te e ring e ffort.
Co rro s io n
P uls a tio n a t th e b ra ke p e d a l c om b ine d with
s ound s from the hyd ra ulic c irc uits ind ic a te s
to th e d rive r th a t AB S is in its a c tive m od e .
Wh e n th e ve hic le is d rive n o nly o c c a s ion-
a lly, d uring e xte nd e d p e rio d s w he n th e
ve hic le is n ot u s e d a t a ll, a nd in o p e ra tin g
c ond itio ns w he re b ra ke a p p lic a tio ns a re
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