User Guide
Q:
Am
I
likely to stall when going downhill?
A:
It’s
much more likely to happen going uphill.
But
if
it
happens going downhill, here’s what to do.
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Stop your vehicle
by
applying the regular brakes.
Shift
to
PARK
(P)
(or to
NEUTRAL
(N)
with the
Apply the parking brake.
nlanual transmission) and, while still brakin,,
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restart
the engine.
and drive straight down.
Shift back to
a
low gear. release the parking brake,
If
the engine won’t start, get
out
and get help.
Driving Across an Incline
Sooner
or
later, an off-road trail
will
probably
go
across
the
incline
of
a hill.
If
this happens, you have
to
decide
whether
to
try to drive across the incline. Here are some
things
to
consider:
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A
hill
that can be driven straight up or down
may
be
too steep to drive across. When you
go
straight up or
down
a
hill.
the length
of
the wheel base (the
distance from the front wheels
to
the rear wheels)
reduces the likelihood
the
vehicle
will
tumble end
over end.
But
when you drive across an incline, the
much more narrow track width (the distance between
the left and
right
wheels) may not prevent the vehicle
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from tilting and rolling over.
Also,
driving
across
an
incline puts more weight
on
the downhill wheels.
This could cause
a
downhill slide or a rollover.
Surface conditions can be
a
problem when
you
drive
across
a
hill.
Loose gravel. muddy spots, or even wet
If
the vehicle slips sideways.
it
can
hit
something
that
will
trip
it
(a
rock.
a
rut,
etc.) and
roIl
over.
Hidden obstacles can make the steepness
of
the
incline even worse.
If
you
drive across a rock
with
the
uphill
wheels, or
if
the
downhill wheels drop into
a
rut
or depression,
your
vehicle can
tilt
even more.
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orass can cause your tires to slip sideways. downhill.
For reasons like these, you need
to
decide carefully whether
to
try
to drive across
31
incline. Just because the trail
goes
;lcross the incline doesn’t mean you have
to
drive it. The
last vehcle
to
try
it
might have rolled over.
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CAUTION:
Driving across an incline that’s
too
steep will
make
your vehicle roll over. You could be
seriously injured or killed.
If
you have any doubt
about the steepness
of
the incline, don’t drive
across it. Find another route instead.
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