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STARTING AND OPERATING
The Basics of Off-Road Driving
CAUTION!
You will encounter many types of terrain driving off-
road. You should be familiar with the terrain and area
before proceeding. There are many types of surface
conditions: hard-packed dirt, gravel, rocks, grass, sand,
mud,snowandice.Everysurfacehasadifferenteffecton
your vehicle’s steering, handling and traction. Control-
lingyourvehicleisoneofthekeystosuccessfuloff-road
driving,soalwayskeepafirmgriponthesteeringwheel
and maintain a good driving posture. Avoid sudden
accelerations,turnsorbraking.Inmostcases,thereareno
roadsigns,postedspeedlimitsorsignallights.Therefore,
Never park your vehicle over dry grass or other
combustible materials. The heat from your vehicle
exhaustsystemcouldcauseafire.
WARNING!
Always wear your seat belt and firmly tie down
cargo.Unsecuredcargocanbecomeprojectilesinan
off-roadsituation.
youwillneedtouseyourowngoodjudgmentonwhatis When to Use 4L (Low) Range
safeandwhatisnot.Whenonatrail,youshouldalways Whenoff-roaddriving,shiftinto4L(Low)foradditional
be looking ahead for surface obstacles and changes in traction and control on slippery or difficult terrain,
terrain.Thekeyistoplanyourfuturedrivingroutewhile ascendingordescendingsteephills,andtoincreaselow
rememberingwhatyouarecurrentlydrivingover.
speed pulling power. This range should be limited to
extreme situations such as deep snow, mud, steep in-
clines,orsandwhereadditionallowspeedpullingpower
| Categories | Jeep Manuals, Jeep Wrangler Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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