Driving
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
WARNING:Donotspinthewheelsatover35mph(56km/h).
Thetiresmayfailandinjureapassengerorbystander.
Emergency maneuvers
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Inanunavoidableemergencysituationwhereasuddensharpturn
mustbemade,remembertoavoid“over-driving”yourvehicle,i.e.,
turnthesteeringwheelonlyasrapidlyandasfarasrequiredtoavoid
theemergency.Excessivesteeringwillresultinlessvehiclecontrol,
notmore.Additionally,smoothvariationsoftheacceleratorand/or
brakepedalpressureshouldbeutilizedifchangesinvehiclespeedare
calledfor.Avoidabruptsteering,accelerationorbrakingwhichcould
resultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover
and/orpersonalinjury.Useallavailableroadsurfacetoreturnthe
vehicletoasafedirectionoftravel.
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Intheeventofanemergencystop,avoidskiddingthetiresanddonot
attemptanysharpsteeringwheelmovements.
WARNING:Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchas
utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythan
vehicleswithalowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrive
vehiclesarenotdesignedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassenger
carsanymorethanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperform
satisfactorilyunderoff-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessive
speedandabruptmaneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrive
cautiouslycouldresultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,
vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.
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Ifthevehiclegoesfromonetypeofsurfacetoanother(i.e.,from
concretetogravel)therewillbeachangeinthewaythevehicle
respondstoamaneuver(steering,accelerationorbraking).Again,
avoidtheseabruptinputs.
Sand
Whendrivingoversand,trytokeepallfourwheelsonthemostsolid
areaofthetrail.Avoidreducingthetirepressuresbutshifttoalower
gearanddrivesteadilythroughtheterrain.Applytheacceleratorslowly
andavoidspinningthewheels.
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2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2010 |
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