Some general points to consider:
• It is very difficult and in many cases
impossible to navigate deep sand with
tire pressures which are appropriate for
on-road driving. If you decide to air
down your tires, be advised that the tire
pressure monitoring light will
illuminate. The tires must be returned
to normal recommended tire pressures
before driving on pavement or hard
surfaces.
• Lower tire pressures are more likely to
cause a debeading of the tire during
cornering. Avoid sharp or abrupt turns
when you have extremely low tire
pressures.
• To help prevent becoming stuck in
deep sand, avoid spinning the tires or
making abrupt maneuvers. Proceed in
a controlled manner while maintaining
vehicle momentum.
• Avoid stopping or parking on inclines
as this makes it more difficult to
resume driving while in sand.
Driving in Deep Snow
• Maintain vehicle momentum.
• Apply the throttle very gently to avoid
spinning the tires. Spinning the tires will
potentially dig the vehicle deeper into
the snow.
• Drive in a controlled manner, avoiding
aggressive steering wheel movements,
and keep braking to a minimum.
• Extremely deep snow may cause the
undercarriage of the vehicle become
to become stuck. Test the depth of the
snow before trying to drive through or
over it.
Crossing Obstacles
• Review the path ahead before
attempting to cross any obstacle. It is
best if the obstacle is reviewed from
outside the vehicle so that there is a
good understanding of terrain condition
both in, front of, and behind the
obstacle.
• Approach obstacles slowly and slowly
inch the vehicle over.
• If a large obstacle such as a rock
cannot be avoided, choose a path that
places the rock directly under the tire
rather than the undercarriage of the
vehicle. This will help prevent damage
to the vehicle.
• Ditches and washouts should be
crossed at a 45 degree angle, allowing
each wheel to independently cross the
obstacle.
Hill Climbing
WARNING
Extreme care should be used when
steering the vehicle in reverse down
a slope so as not to cause the vehicle
to swerve out of control.
• Always attempt to climb a steep hill
along the fall line of the slope and not
diagonally.
• If the vehicle is unable to make it up
the hill, DO NOT attempt to turn back
down the slope. Place the vehicle in
low range and slowly back down in
reverse.
• When descending a steep slope, select
low gear and engage hill descent
control. Use the throttle and brake
pedals to control your descent speed
as described earlier in this section using
hill descent control. Note that hill
descent control is functional in reverse
and should be used in this situation.
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