Service manual
Off-Road
Recovery
An
emergency like this requires close attention and a
quick decision.
If
you are holding the steering wheel at
the recommended
9
and
3
o’clock positions, you can
turn
it
a
hll180
degrees very quickly without removing
either hand. But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and
just as quickly straighten the wheel once you have
avoided the object.
The fact that such emergency situations ,are always
possible is
a
good reason to practice defensive driving at
all times and wear safety belts properly.
You
may find sometime that
your
right wheels have
dropped off the edge
of
a-road.onto the shoulder
while
you’re driving.
If
the level
of
the shoulder is only slightly below the
pavement, recovery. should be fairly easy. Ease
off
the
accelerator
and
then,
if
there
is
nothing
in
the way, steer
so
that your vehicle straddles the edge
of
the pavement. You
can
turn
the steerhg wheel up to one-quarter
turn
until
the
right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then
turn
your
steering wheel to go straight down the roadway.
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